▁ 1 7 , ▁Robert ▁D uv all ▁was ▁first ▁charged ▁with ▁reck less ▁driving ▁before ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁m ans la ugh ter ▁and ▁sent ▁to ▁a ▁grand ▁j ury . ▁The ▁charge ▁was ▁ignored ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁ ▁Real ▁Est ate ▁In vest ments ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁the ▁company ▁also ▁started ▁divers ifying ▁its ▁business . ▁While ▁it ▁was ▁still ▁making ▁br icks , ▁it ▁was ▁also ▁bu ying ▁land ▁for ▁real ▁estate ▁development . ▁It ▁purchased ▁the ▁tract ▁of ▁land ▁known ▁as ▁Tr in idad ▁from ▁Columb ian ▁University ▁( now ▁George ▁Washington ▁University ) ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 8 8 4 . ▁This ▁piece ▁of ▁land ▁represented ▁ 1 5 0 ▁acres ▁located ▁north ▁of ▁B ound ary ▁Street ▁( now ▁Florida ▁Avenue ▁NE ) ▁between ▁K end all ▁Green ▁( now ▁Gal la ud et ▁University ) ▁and ▁Bl ad ens burg ▁Pi ke ▁( now ▁Bl ad ens burg ▁Road ▁NE ). ▁It ▁had ▁been ▁don ated ▁to ▁the ▁university ▁several ▁years ▁before ▁by ▁William ▁W . ▁Cor cor an . ▁The ▁university ▁sold ▁it ▁for ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁In ▁December ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁the ▁university ▁files ▁an ▁inj unction ▁against ▁the ▁company ▁acc using ▁them ▁of ▁removing ▁top ▁soil ▁and ▁cl ay ▁from ▁the ▁lot ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁factory ▁to ▁manufact ure ▁br icks ▁a ▁few ▁weeks ▁before . ▁A ▁rest