The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-13
REAL ESTAT AND
BU|LDING|N NEWS.
Well Attended and Very Salts
factory Auction Sales All Of
s5s the Week, s
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4 Tic feature otzthef real estate bust
ness for the past week, that fs the
leading feature worthy OF mention, was
| the large number Of auction sales. the
| large attendance upon the. same, and
! tho satisfactory sales made by the AUG
| tloneers. These sales were not confined
10 any, particular locality. They were
al. over town and away out in the
suburbs, and all were cminently salts
factory, showing that good property is
in demand and buyers are yet Plentiful.
One of the notable. auction sales OF
tho week was that Of J. Thompson Brown
and Company, who sold under the ham
mcr about II dozen Home Place lots, and
every offering became a sale; all the
lots nut up being sold.
tdMessrs. Brown and Company also re-
port number Of very satisfactory prl-
vate sales, AMONG then, the brick dwell
Ing No. ala East Leigh Street for $3.50;
the brick dwelling: No. 1916 Grove Ave
nue. for 81, ESQ.,, n thirty-foot lot OH Seventh
Street for 500; a brick dwelling on Ivy
Street for $500, and two dwellings OH
Orange StrectSfor $3.50 each. 2
Mcssrs Bowe und Son report.a number
OF very satisfactory private sales OF
property, but, 5asrtis usual with the real
estate men, decline to give names and
figures until the deeds get to record.
r. NJ. WORKMAN. and Company say they
have had good business during the week.
MAXI ing los that .uggregat ted $50, OQ0'i ( put
all were on private terms and particu-
lars are withheld, for the present.
Busy Builders.
Tho builders and contractors report
very active business for tho week: In
deed 3they.Fll have their hands full, ana
cottage builders are :. still seeking tue
attention OF the architects and contract
ols. Some Of the contractors are points
ing With pnrdonable pride TO Lee DIS
trict homes that are nearing complexion.
There are many attractive residences on
Monument Avenue and me cross streets
in tho I zee Monument CIRCLE territory
None attract more attention. for mo
dwelling In that neighhorhood, is more
plctureso,,e than the one recently huilt
for o,Iis w. Pizzini, ESD. On account
OF the prominence Of Its site, and local
ed on almost the highest point Of ground
gives 1t the most pleasing urchltectnral
effect The house sets well BACK rom
tile avenue, with q ground frontage, OF "
feet, and the broad .expunse Of vely ,.
lawn. The approach is by Il vide walk
which Winds itself from the main cn-
/ trance and around TO the side entrance
door from this point down the lawn 70
the stable, which is large enough to
accommodate three horses ana carriages,
with coachnan's quarters overhead
The fFizzini home is one OF the most
beautiful OH beautiful Monument Avenue
Old Firm Moves,
After occupying offices in the shafer
building, on Tenth Street for lhirty-thrso
wears, the old established real estate
firm, of r.. B, Chaffln e. Company. has
removed to I'LL East Main Street. The
Offices formerly occupied by this firm
wIll be used by the government, III COM
nection with the internal revenue SER
Vice.
ono of the best known In the city, prt!es
itself on having helds It's own N zone
Office for third Of q century, and IT IS
safe to say they would not have H,oyel
had not so great u mower as the United
states Government forced them out, AS
IT is they think they. arc lucky IN being
able to get IN such comfortable new
quarters. At I'LL East Main they have
more room and better lighted offices. And
Shen to some minds there appears to be
something lucky In the number Four
onss or more properly speaking, four,
aces, together with proper Judgment for
which Chaffln and Company, are famous,
will be pretty apt to win.
Il Among the attractive auction sales an
uounceu for the week Is one for Tuesday