The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-07
REAL ESTATE AND
BUILDING NOTES
Outlook for Dealers i'll Richmond
Property is Good and In
proving.
BUILDERS TO KEEP BUSY
Building Boom Started Last Year
Shows No Present Signs
of Abatement.
BUILDERS TO KEEP BUSY

have every reason TO be optimistic. rms
Is true as to men or women who owr
the dirt and as to the agents who arc
handling 1t for them.
The first week of the New Year, while
that there is no backward movement
in real estate.
During the week just closed a large
hatch of Jackson Ward property was
thrown upon the market and the sellers
were delighted with the prices obtained.
Public sales also brought out some
- ehnrGli Hill property and the bids on
the same demonstrated that Church Hill
isn't going begging. One public sale and
three or more private sales during the
wekk were sufficient to show that West
END property is in active demand.
Manchester real estate agents report
stwashington Ward" property in active
demand and there is little or no trouble
to effect good sales on short notice,
2, One of the leading contractors and
builders of the city says the outloo<
for business in his line was never bright
sr than for the good year 1906. In fact.
said he. II don't know single contrac-
Tor who is not up to his neck in business.
rThc architects have made plans for more
houses than the contractors can finish
for a half year
Being asked what manner of houses
are being built. he replied: Mighty few
rheap John houses are going up IN
Richmond. In the main substantial and
1irst-class buildings are going up or
course there are some Sloddy shops
here and there.
1t would be strange IL there were none,
hut in the main home builders arc calling
for the best in sight.
Be Record Breaker.
This contractor continued: .'of course.
can't tell what is on ahead. y panic
may come or the world may come TO an
end but as far as / can see ahead just
now / will bank on the prediction that
in the year 1906 more houses will be built,
more mortgages will be raised. and more
new enterprises will be launched in Rich
mond than the old town has ever before
known in II twelve:month period"
The Seaboard Air Line Railway. finding
it necessary TO enlarge its local facilities.
has purchased from John Chamblin the
property between Broad Grace, Wall and
Sixteenth Streets. for $500. This prop
crty is to be used by the railroad COM
rany for necessary Improvements TO their
yards and sheds at that point.
Property Transfers.
Richmond-John Chambln to Seaboard
Air Line Railway. one-half interest in all
property and assets of the late firm OF
Chambln and Scott, especially in and to
$50 feet on north line of Ross Street.
northeast corner Wall Street. and run
ming back to Broad Street, on which 1t
fronts 225 feet. s27,500.
Irene 3. Thomas and Maurice W.. Fred
p. Blanche X. Charles c., Julia r. and
j. Lansing Bodeker. Lydia b. and John
i. Etchison, Jr,, Gussie B. and Albert T..
August and T. l. Bodeker's exors., to
James T. Sloan. 20 feet on east line of
Twelfth Street oS feet north of Clay
Street, sl,9c0.
The Columbia Building and Loan AS
sociation to Robert l.. Turpin, 2s feet on
north line of Beverly Street. 36S feet east
Of Randolph Street, s44s.
Same to same, sc feet on south line of
Chaffir Street, 1858 feet cast of Randolph
Street, 1892.
W. L. Fleming and wife to Richmond
and chesaneake Bay Railway Company,
. feet on north line of Broad Street,
81 feet west of Gilmer Street, 5000
Fritz stterdhg and wife to William
ii. Parker. 80 feet on east line of Buch-
anan Street, northeast corner of Chris
,ian Street s225.
Ri. Rev. A Van de yyver Mary T..
md w. ]. Burke and N. w. Bowe and
wife. TO j. b. Mosby and Gordon Wal
lace 10 feet on north line OF Richard
street, IL HIP feet east of Seventeenth
Street, $40.
Henrco--William B. Saunders and wife
TO Richmond Moore, 40 acres on the Three
Chopped road. about six miles west OF
Richmond, 5000.
The Outlook.
PUBLIC sales have not been numerous
nut he real estate agents have not beer
IDLE, and II reports are to be relied upor
the first week of the new year indicate.
that 1896 will overlap the fine record mad,
in 1906
All the agents report activity agains
activity, and q most healthy outlook.
Some nice deals We're closed by con
tracts during the past week, but as ;
rule the agents deem 1t premature to civ,
particulars till deeds are executed an,
ready for reeordation. There are ais,
many enquiries from out-of-town peopl
Tor all sorts of realty and 1t seems tn
Eyes of land seekers are turning Il
Richmond and this good old state. From
line To time we mention in our column
hese matters as they are gathered u
by the Times man" Nearly all In
agents are kerr busy answering tiles
Queries in addition to the local deman
which cannot be supplied
Messrs. ]. Thompson Brown ard Com
nanv reports last week they have appli
cations from Salt Lake City. Canada
Nebraska. New York, Illinois, Connect
cut. North Carolina, Ohio. M'sso,d an
other places for parties wanting subur
ban homes. farms Mica and mineral
property, timber, game preserves, cotto
mil! sites. grist mills. kablin salt waite
farms. SC. Sc, and they predict wte
real winter sets in, IN the west the in
auiries VIII he doubled many fold. TIL
M same firm report on active market /
good city property OF all kinds and tn
closings last week OF some half doze
or more sales, one of which will be III
establishment OF a new enterprise by
weIl-tp-do New York man affecting III
happiness and pleasure of a large porto
4, pr our population, particulars OF whc
AVA they did not feel ut liberty to disclose
fiis time. although contracts were close
Saturday for the porPerty and forte
WI money paid down. jsa.,.