The Washington times., 1916-02-12
REAL ESTATE. SALES
OF WEEK ESTABLISH
.ARECORD FOR YEAR
Best Showing Made Here In
Last Six Days Since 0cto-
ber 9, 1915.

The best showing Of the year In rea
estate activity was made during the sec
ond week of February. In closing lb5
transactions in the last six days the
brokers not only broke the records Of
the preceding weeks Of 1915. but excelied
the business OF any week during the last
four months. Not since the week Of oc-
tober have 10 many transactions been
completed In six days. Involved In this
excellent showing Of activity were 2bs
lots and parcels OF real estate.
Quality was not lacking In the weeks
trading. An office building changed
owners at 1901 600; the Occidental Annex,
at i4i5 Pennsylvania avenue, at $4,000;
two apartments. one At $500 and the
valued at between $4,000 and $4,000.
Trading was brisk throughout the
week. Monday and Thursday were tied
for nret place. each having reported
ess TTsSsss trsss oo.sd arse next SS h
day with twenty-three transactions.
There were twenty-five sales completed
on the half-holiday Of Saturday. and
twenty-one on "wednesday.
Near-Urban District First.
The near-urban district attained the
supremacy OF the market with q record
OF ninety-one lots sold. The northwest
was In second place with seventy-eight
lots conveyed. followed by the outlying
suburbs with lfty-six parcels changing
owners. There were nineteen lots sold
In the southeast. thirteen In the north
east, and one In the southwest.
The Adams building at 1893 ana 133b "
street again changed hands this week.
The consideration was stated at SOL 900.
ma nj "a ma
q Delaware corporation, which recently
acquired the property, transferred II TO
Walter NJ Gill. OF Pittsburgh.
The annex to the Occidental Hotel was
for a price Indicated by the stamps at
SS5,00O. The building, two stories high.
IL used for restaurant purposes. II
fronts about twenty-seven feet on the
Avenue. and has depth OF about III
At about the same price. as indicated
by the revenue stamps, Charles Il. Trib-
by acquired the De Soto apartment at
Thirteenth strset and Massachusetts,
avenue, from Jesse NJ shreve. Mr..
estate OF Senator Redheld Proctor Of
Vermont. II Ia o ive-story building.
containing twenty-five apartments. and
fronts 80 feet on Massachusetts avenue
and forty feet on Thirteenth street.
An apartment on Chaplain street. near
Euclid, was purchased last Tuesday by
Israel Putnam and Alexander NJ. Baer
from Julia l. Saunders. Tho stamps at
tached TO the deed indicate q consider
alton OF S6l, 900.
John r. wilkins. as part considera-
tlon OF the purchase OF the Occidental
Annex, sold to DR.. Henry H. Hazen the
residence at 1894 Massachusetts, avenue.
The price N stated at So, 900. DIR. Hasen
yesterday transferred the property 70
Prof. James II. Gore in Q trade which
involved the conveyance by Prof. Gore
OF premises 1885 r street northwest TO
DR.. Hazen. The latter property IL valued
at $500
Playhouse Changes Hands.
The Playhouse at 1910 N street north
west. was conveyed wednesday by trus-
tees to Aura I. Middlekauff. The price
given in the deed IL $1,000
Two downtown business locations also
figured in the weeks trading. A fore
closure sale on premises l21S and 121C
Pennsylvania avenue, known as Deaf
ley's Hotel. brought 81. 1000. Isabella X.
Brownson was the purchaser. Robert
II. McNeill sold the premises at 50s
Eleventh street, to Frank r. Bavis for
s23, 600
As beftting the busiest week In four
months. the loom market showed an
advance of $500. boo. The exact figures
for the last six days were Sf34, ,726.6s. This
sum was borrowed on the security Of 19i
lots at an average interest rate OF 81
per cent.