The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-28
REAL ESTATE AND
BUILDING ] | ] [ c: NEWS
Rental Agents in a Guess
ing Mood, But Doing
Some Business.
ACTIVITY is IN
BLOOMING SUBURBS
Gintcr Park Sets the Pace.
Other Suburbs Taking Notice,
and Business is Generally
Active Where Brcezes
Blow and Birds
Sing.

The real estate agents of the city
lave been conhnins their operations
for the past week very largely to the
matter OF rents, and they report that
Notwithstanding the alleged scarcity Of
houses to be rented, tho people who
are in the habit OF living in rented
houses do not seem to be uneasy Rates
have been advanced in certain SECTIONS,
and tho renters nre rebellng somewhat
against the raise. Tho, result Is that
fewer contracts have been closed than
Is usual at this season OF the year
The renters are holding OF. with the
expectation that the owners will come
down. and the owners are holding stifr,
with the expectation thatsthef renters
viii haze to come to terms. Thus the
agents are left in q stew, and only the
future can tell which side will win out.
some Business Doing.
In the meantime the agents have been
making some good sales. Seyeral lots,
:lpon which the buyers expect to build
were sold during the week, and 1t Is
faid that not a few contracts have been
made with the builders for the erection
or houses.
While the week has been a little
duh, several deals that have been
hanging on the string have been closed
lip. and altogether the transactions of
The week foot up something like s45,-
900. ~ s79s-g 4r4esl3
The auction sales Of the week were
few and somewhat far between. There
IS but little Offering by tho auction-
& GERS in city property. and the dealers
In suburban property prefer the pri-
vate sale method.
The fact Is that suburban property
as now attracting more attention than
rity property.
Suburbs booming.
Highland Park, Chestnut HILL Bar
ton Heights and other suburbs have
the attention OF investors and home
builders
The truth is that Richmond In the
past few years he's grown abnormally
long. and until a few months ago the
magnificent property to the north and
northwest OF the city had been neg
lected The opening up OF Ginter Park
was the beginning OF a change in this
respect, and now the greatest activity
in real estate is In this section.
The natural advantages OF the high
lands OF Ginter Park and adjacent ter
Iitory and of the other suburbs a IS
places OF residence are very superior
because of their marked healthfulness
and accessibility to the clty's social
and business centres. Ginter Park is
drainage and sewerage systems. It's ex-
cellent supply of purest water from ar
tesian wells many hundred feet in
depth. and which go far down into the
granite beds which underle all this
territory.
Ginter'n Prophecy.
Major Lewis Gnter appreciated the
great prospective growth which was
bound to come this way in time. and
at cost OF hundreds OF thousands Of
=. dollars beautihed anu developed large
area of ground, surrounded by Some of
the finest old estates In Virginia. Ha
built miles upon miles Of the very
finest macadam roads, planted shade
trees by the thousand along the wide
avenues which he had laid out and in
closed each and every block with SUI
perb California priyet and honeysuckle
hedges. These trees and hedges have
had years in which to grow and de-
vclop most beautifully. until now q
bird's-eye view of Ginter Park from the
tower OF the main building of the
Union Theological Seminary, which Is
In the heart OF the property, resembles
Il beautiful park in the true sense OF
the term.
How to Get There.
Gnter Park Is reached by two trans
rortation lines. which give adequate
service for single fare. The princi-
Of household supplies, the electric
light service is furnished at city rates;
fresh vegetables can be bought from
the market men who go through
the property daily. at prices below
those that prevail in the city. The
magnificent group Of buildings Of the
Union Theological Seminary, the fine
mansion Of Mr.. Joseph Bryan at la
burnum." together with the many 9th
crs erected In Ginter Park during the
Iast few months, give this section q
tone that is unequalled The property
is wisely restricted for all time against
c,owding and other disagreeable fea-
lures, and the building lots average
nsiderably over half nm acre in size
affording ample space for lawns, gar
dens and orchards, so that the resi-
dent has an opportunity to raise al
necessary vegetables and fruit If he
cares to do so.
Church 10 be Built.
s, school ana church facilities are moi
wanting; and an additional two story
school building of an unusually hand,
some English half-timbared design 1,
to ba built at once, and will be FL.
the accommodation primarily of til.
residents of Ginter Park. "A handsom,
Episcopal Chul CHI and rsctory are ais,
to he erected; the aggregate cost Of
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