The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-29
WILL ERECT LARGE
APARTMENT HOUSE
Building viii Cost $4,000
When Completed
BUILDING CIRCLES ACTIVE
Lot on Eighteenth Street Changes
Hands, Consideration Being $780,
ooo-Bought for an Invest
ment-Building Permits.


]. G. Whitfield, who has recently pur-
chased what is known as the West prop
erty located on the southwest corner of
Fifth avenue and Twenty-third street
will erect a handsome apartment house
of brick and stone on the newly acquired
site. The contract has been let to Car
rigan & Lynn. and actual work will COM
mence Monday.
The lot is 1OOx6O feet, and the apart
ment house. which will probably be known
as ''The Whitfield" will cost when COM
peted $4,000 1t will be divided into eight
apartments each having from three to six
rooms. The apartments will be provided
with gas ranges and water heaters, COM
bnation electric and gas fixtures and the
entire house will be heated by steam. 1t
is to be ready for occupancy by Septem-
Der l. The plans were drawn by W. E.
Sphinx.
Mcconnell & Cartwright, as well as
other real estate agents report con-
tinued marked activity in real estate mar
ket in Birmingham. Mr.. Mcconnell stated
last night that his sales for the month
of April have already amounted to Sloo'OOo
and other real estate agents are making
the same kind of reports.
Bought as Investment.
w. r. Hamilton of Illinois, has re-
Gently purchased through Mcconnell ~
| Cartwright a lot 10Ox5O feet on the south
vast corner of Third avenue and Eigh-
| teenth street. from B, B. Conner paying
| $4,000 for the same There is two-story
| brick building located on the property
and 1t is understood Mr.. Hamilton bought
! It as an investment
Contractors report they have ABOUT as
much work on hand now as they can
handle 1t is said that the new buildings
being erected in Birmingham, especially
! in the residence sections, are unusually
| fine.
Building permits were issued yesterday
from the office of the building inspector
John P. Lind as follows:
Fl. q. Smith, to erect one-story frame
dwelling on Seventeenth street and EleV-
enth avenue. south the came to cost
| when completed $500.
| w. E. Urquhart, to erect one-story
frame dwelling on Thirteenth street and
Fourteenth avenue. south, at cost on
$4,000.
Birmingham Trunk Factory to repair
store at No s15 North Nineteenth street
at cost of s95.
w. C. Garrett, to repair two-story frame
dwelling at No. 1122 Eleventh avenue,
SOUTH at cost of $500
| Mrs Enslen. to repair one-story frame
dwelling on Seventeenth street and Elev-
enth avenue, south, at cost of $1,000.
Many New Buildings.
Mrs Rose Clarke to erect one-story
frame dwelling on waucoma street and
Mountain avenue at cost of 5000.
Clarke Leyens, to erect one-story frame
dwelling on Thirey-first street, between
Twelfth and Thirteenth avenues north,
at cost of $500.
Mrs. w. w. Busy to erect one-story
frame dwelling on Thirty-frst street,
between Twelfth and Thirteenth avenues,
north, at a cost of $500.
M f. McCarty, to erect brick building
on First avenue, between Twenty first
and Twenty second streets.
James Bailey, to erect one-story stucco
dwelling on Thirteenth street and Twelfth
| avenue, cost not given.
James Hood, to erect one-story frame
| dwelling on Thirteenth street. between
Twelfth and Thirteenth avenues, north,
at a cost of $4,000.
| j. T. Mullin, to erect two-story brick
veneer dwelling on Fifth avenue. between
| Twenty and Twenty-third streets.
| at a cost of $1,000.
The indications are that the aggregate
amount of improvements called for in
building permits issued durin- the month
of April will reach $4,000 or 100000.