The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-06
AGENTS
NichoIIs-Ritter.

Nicholls-Ritter Realty and Financial
Company are having On unprecedented de-
mand for small houses and also for houses
and flats of all sizes for rent. In their
renting department last week they sue
ceeded in competition with the other
| agents In locating the Brazilian Commits
sioners. having leased three Of the elegant
new apartments on Lake and Mcpherson
avenues to three of the Brazilian repre-
sentatives. Colonel F. NJ. de Souza Aguiar
secured apartment 427 LAX avenue; Major
g. de Cuntra, 425 Lake avenue, and D. G..
Baptists de Moltra engaged the apart
ment Al Lake avenue.
These apartments. which are very hand
somely finished, are located just north of
Portland place. four new buildings hav-
Ing been lately erected, three of them
facing on Mcpherson avenue and one or
Lake avenue, costing about $4,000. Sew
eral of them have been rented to army
officers and Nicholls-Ritter are having a
great demand for them. They have also
had a large demand for the six new
houses on Lake avenue, between McPher-
son and Washington, and could have rent
ed them three times over.
Nicholls-Ritter Realty and Financial
Company have several sales under consid-
GRAFTON. and report among their sales the
house No. 615l Columbia avenue, eight
room brick. with lot 50xl5o feet, from AL
bert L. Smith to Frank w. McQuilken.
Whitman Agricultural Company, will va
cate the house in a few weeks, and Mr..
McQuilken will take possession.
Nicholls-Ritter Realty and Financial
Company also eport the sale of the de-
sirable piece Of property in one of the
best residence districts of the city, be-
Ing the northwest corner of West Nor
gan street and Newstead avenue. This
lot has a frontage of 81 feet ) inches on
the north line of Morgan street by Il
depth of $50 feet on he west line OF
N2wstead avenue, and was sold for the
Berry-Mont Realty and Financial Com
pany TO Berry a. Davis. who will imme-
diately erect a fine apartment building ON
Morgan street, as well as on Newstead
avenue. These buildings will occupy the
entire frontage on Newstead avenue, eX-
tending full to Morgan street, and Will
reach to the right OF way of the suburb
ar Railway Company. which ~ lmmedi-
atsly north of and adjoining this lot.
These apartments. being so convenient
to the Suburban road and being hand
somely finished. will make desirable prop
erty. The plans are already prepared for
these buildings. and work viii be com
menced at once. Nicholls-Ritter Realty
and Financial Company is negotiating a
loan of S25. coo for the purpose of making
the improvements. This is one of the
most desirable corners in the West End
for apartments such as Mr.. DAVIS pro-
Mr.. Davis has been successful with all
his corner property. having built upon
MANY corners through the Nicholls-Ritter
which are paying well on the investment.
Nicholls-Ritter Realty and. ~Ffnancial
Company have also mace an offer for the
purchase of a large apartment building
In the West End. Buyer and seller are
a few thousand dollars apart, but they
expect to max the deal.
When MIR. Nichols OF the Nicholls-Rit-
ter Realty and Financial Company was
introduced to Secretary shaw and I. was
stated that he was the p~c-ide~- che
Nicholls-Ritter Realty and Financial Com
pany, as quick as a flash Secretary Saw
said: what makes your real estate so
cheap in this city" stating that he found
1t cheaper here than any place of any
size to which he had been. This is a fact.
St. Louis real estate IL lower than other
cities of less population and the real es-
tate in this city IS a good and profitable
investment.