The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-05
.C|TY's GROVTH
TO WESTWARD
Beautiful Residences Spring Up
Where Old Fields Were Few
Years Ago.
MANY RECENT SALES MADE
In Lee District Alone Property
Valued at 500, 900 Changed n
Hands.

The city OF Richmond is growing west
ward rapidly. as most all progressive
| cities do and one OF the new additions
to the fast-dcveloplng West End is the
| Bunting McNeal tract known ais "Boule-
ward Residence Park This property
fronts on the west side of the Boulevard
and adjoining the Park. This firm Is now
cutting and grading the streets prepara-
tory to the extensive improvements which
they are going to push to completion as
rapidly as possible, such as granolithlc
sidewalks, turfing, planting trees, etc.
Mr. Bunting, secretary and treasurer
of the company. is giving this work his
| petsonnl supervision, and. AZ he and his
associates are experienced real estate men,
wa predict a great future for this prop
erty.
They have sold several lots to some
of the best people in the city, who Will in
the near future build homes.
Brookland Park.
This has been the best week we have
had In Brookland Park lots" said Mr..
S. j.. Snowden to The rimcs-Disatch
man yesterday THE sales Friday and
Saturday were exceedingly good over
fifty lots sold in the two days. While the
weather was a little cold 1t was bene-
lit to us, II gets people with idle curiosity
away and quick purchases were made.
j also sold this morning to one gentle
man, $3.50 worth of Broohand Park
lots. think Brookland Park is the
coming suburb of Richmond, owing to
ts access and elevation"
Mr. j. w. Mccomb. of the Highland
Park Realty Corporation, reports Il very
successful week. We have disposed OF
fifty lots this week and have accepted
plans for seven houses, to be erected
early this spring. \ number OF houses
are nearing completion on our property
among them those of Mr.. w. w. Foster
and Mcssrs. Dalton. We expect nice
business as soon as the spring opens
Various Notes.
Several sales have already been made
in Boulevard Residence Park and the
owners are examining plans for hand
some homes to be erected this spring.
Mr. j. L. Bunting left yesterday for
Norfolk. Mr. Bunting is interested in
number OF real estate transactions in
and around Norfolk. also in this city
one OF his most successful adventures
ir this city was the Lee Annex tract.
Among tho sales of residential property
made last week by John t. Goddin and
Company was the frame dwelling. I'll.
North Thirtieth Street. for $50.
The lot at the northeast corner OF
Twenty-frSt and Franklin Street, Ssxl5o
feet. $500.
Also Nos. las and $50 South Laurel
Street for $500.
Il know Of 5000 worth of Lee Dis
trict property that has changed hands
this week. remarked a real estate agent,
'ibut / cannot disclose the names OF the
purchaser"
Mr.. III. r. Pollard. Jr., of Pollard and
Bagby, said yesterday:
I've have had a splendid week, have
done n nice business. The sales have not
been confined to any one place. To-day
has been a very good day in spite of
half holiday"
'''rhe greatest mistake the people are
making in building in Richmond" said
a well-versed real estate man, "is erect
ing 30 foot houses on 80 foot lots. That
is why Richmond looks so densely
populated now. Even In Lee District they
| are doing that very same thing entirely
too much.''
Messrs. Chaplin and Hume, for Mr.. A.
TT. Smith, have sold his dwelling, 100
Harvie Street. The exact price or the
name of purchaser has not been made
public. but 1t is understood to be about
$3.50.
Mr. G.. 2. Lumsden has sold through
Chaplin and Hume a splendid detached
| house of seven rooms to Mrs. Annie F..
| Richardson. for $4,000.
| Mrs. Richardson bought this property,
1920 Hanover Street, for her home.
Rev. George Fl. Wiley has bought an
attractive home on Chestnut Fill. Messrs.
Chaplin and Hume made the sale for
his home in this popular suburban COM
, lnunity.
Mr.. William B. West has purchased
from Pollard and Bayby sc feet on Grace
Street near Allen Avenue, at $3.50 per
foot. Mr.. West will erect handsome
colonial home costing about $500.
Building Notes.
Architects and builders continue busy,
but a little balk has been caused in the
building boom by an unexpected advance
In the figures of contractors. They have
Increased prices for all nlhnner of build
ings at least ten per cent.
The contractors say that they have been
| forced to this by the larger advance in
all kinds of building materials. They
| claim that some materials have gone up
10 per cent, some - per cent. and some
| 10 per cent.--none less than the last
| named figure.
| But, all tho same, houses are going
right along up, and architects are draw
| ing plans for more that are to go up this
| spring.
Property Transfers Friday.
Rich1nond Louise B. Jones to Stuart
MCGUIRE % 7-s-12 feet on north line Of
Grace Street, 70 711s-12 feet west of Harri-
son Street, $500.
/ Arthur G. Snton and wife to James IT.
! Crenshaw, 20 feet on east line of Fifth
Street, 1874 IA feet south Of Grace Street,
subject to deed Of trust for $500, $3.50.
/. George P. 1Lunsden to Annie u. Rich
| ardson, % feet on north line of Hanover
Street, 70 feet east of Meadow Street,
$4,000,
Lucy G. and IT. M, Smith, Jr., to g. A.
I.abenberg so feet on south line of Mon
ument Avenue between I.ombardy. Street
and Allen Avenue, s4,935.
Hcnrco: Thomas u. Nuckols's executor
to Heinrich Fischer, 8 acres adjoining the
Hands of Fred. Thomas and others, $40.
John NJ, Buckley to Della r.. Woodson,
4 so feet on west limo of Marshall Street,
so feet south Of Potomac Street. $500.
/ W.. u, Gentry and wife to Robert s.