The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-10
MUCH RICHMOND
REALTY SOLD.
Remarkable Activity in Residence
Property During the
Past Week,
Residence

The transactions in Richmond real es-
tate the past week amounted to nearly
100000.
There were no sales Of very extensive
property. Nearly all the sales were pr1-
vate. The average price is thought 10
have been under 5000, probab bly,.
Messrs. Pollard & Bagby sold nearly
$4,000 worth of lots in Lee DISTRICT yes
terday. This firm has sold $l6,ooo Wort
Of Lee District property during the "eek'
Within the past few days John I. God
din & Co. have sold property in Lee DIS
trict aggregating $500 in value
Other real estate firms report sales in
Lee District which will bring the total
OF sales in that section during the week
to probably more than s30.0Oo
Nearly all the property sold IN RICH
mond during the week was residence OF
real estate suitable for residences
Messrs. Pollard & Basby advertise a,
sale OF real estate in Lee DISTRICT on
next Thursday afternoon at clock.
The builders arc already busy. The
activity in building has begun Garner
than usual, and will probably be on d
scale greater than the city mas ever
known. The demand for residences was
never so great before. Offices are very
scarce. The Southern Trust Company,
at No 1112 East Main Street, has re-
Gently had the third story remodcied
and cut up into offices to supply the
urgent demand as far as possible.
1t is said that there is probability OF
the construction at an early day OF the
big office building long planned by the
Mutual Assurance Society of Virginia, 10
occupy tho lot at the southeast corner
of Main and Ninth Streets. The dliacuitS
in the way is the fact that the leases
Of the present tenants have some tllne
vet to run. The B. f. johnson Puoi1sh-
ing Company has a lease which runs
three years Yet.
P,it Mr.. johnson will build soon. lie
spent some time in European cities laSt
year studying the architecture or various
publishing houses with a view TO select-
ing the best for use i'll erecting nc"
building. He declined to discuss his plans
Yesterday, but so ra pidly has the business
Of his house increased within the past
two wears that it would look as though
more coumodiouS quarters were an ur-
gent necessity.
1t is stated that work will soon be
started on the new Office building for the
Virgnia-Caroina Chemical Company. me
building will be located on Twelfth
Street, between Main and Cary, and Will
be five stories and lire-prOot. Archltect
Dmmocl is at work on the plans Tor the
now building The structure will have a
frontage OF II feet and 165 foot depth.
Areyways will be had on both sides and
a space in the rear. The construction Wall
be of brick stone and steel.
The Transformation of the old Ballard
House into an apartment house is going
on rapidly. Worllmen arc now putting
the building and the rooms in good con-
dition. and Mr.. P. P. Winston, the trus-
tee thinks Richmond will be proud Of
such an institution before long.
Mr. David J. Martin is having two pref
tv residences erected at Thirty-fourth and
Marshall, and Mr.. w. J. Westvood is
having q modern residence erected on
North Thirty-fourth Street.
Carneal & Davis are having eight beau
tiful dwellings, erected at Fourth and
Canal Streets.
The following are some of the sales ad-
vertised for this week:
Tomorrow the farm known as ''The
Ccdars.'' containing 100 acres, twelve
miles from Richmond, in Powhatan coun-
ty, will be sold at public auction.
Pollard & Bagby will sell a lot and
dwelling in Brookland, three miles west OF
Richmond, at noon tomorrow.
j. Thompson Brown & Co will, on
Tuesday at o'clock. sell a two-story
brick residence at No. SIG West Cary
Street.
A. L. Adamson WILL on Wednesday at
4:30 o'clock sell a vacant lot on Sixth
Street, Manchester.