The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-02
Improvement in Business
Shown by the Figures
of the Past Week x
MORE GOOD WORK
FOR THE BUILDERS
Visitor Falls i'll Love With Rich
mond and Buys Lot for Mag
nificent Residence More
Handsome Homes Arc
Being Erected
for Rent.

for Rent.
The itemIzed statement OF Building I
Inspector Beck. published In this pu,
per yesterday morning, is worthy 1T
study, and those who give 1t thought
for even moment Will readily con-
cludc that the alleged hard titnes huve
not struck the real estate market OF
little old, solid old Richmond Win any
perceptible force.
The Inspector issued forty-hve per-
mits for the erection of new houses
OF one kind and another. the value OF
which. when completed, will be S42d-
900. Forty-hve permits were also
issued for extensive repairs TO build
4ings already occupied and the est-
mated cost OF these repairs VIII be
nearly $4,000.
When people get to building or re-
pairing houses they always spend more
money and have more work done than
they at f,rst figured upon, and it Is
safe to say that the total cost OF the
building and repairing sauthorized 10
be done by the Inspector during the
month OF January will be something
over 100000. 1t Is worthy OF remark
that very large proportion OF the
dwellings, to be erected under These
permits will go up on lots that have
been purchased within the past few
months. or during the so-callcd panic.
A Weeks Buhiness.
The snow and rain and cold waves
OF the past week In no sense dulled
the edge OF the real estate agents
energy, and they did fairly good
weeks business. amounting In the as
II. 4 IA
number OF good-sized deals. both In
residence and business property, were
practically contaminated, but as the
deeds are yet TO go TO record, the
agents arc withholding the particulars.
Aiessrs. j. Thompson Brown d Co. made
an $4,000 transaction. but decline TO
give the details This :irm also sold
some smaller property, amounting TO
several thousand dollars.
Messrs. Green & Redd report the sale
OF two choice lots on the south side of
Grove Avenue. near Rowland street, TO
Mr.. Sans Gale. prominent lawyer OF
Bucking ham county. Mr.. Gale mEae the
purchase purely as an Investment, and
II Is his purpose to build Immediately
two handsome residences. which Will
be equipped with all modern Improve
ments, Including the very latest heat
Ing system.
n beautiful lot on the north side of
Grove Avenue, near Sycamore street, 10
AIR Thomas A. Stanford. prominent
business man Of North Carolina
came to Richmond on the lookout for
81 good Investment, and having been q
reader OF the Industrial Section of Tic
Times Dispatch, he reached the con-
cluston that Richmond realty is the
best and safest investment he could
fvnd hSsY H.,
naturally fell in love with Richmond
and d ecided TO make 1t his home. The
Grove Avenue lot was purchased for
~ site for his residence. The plans for
the home now being drawn by archi-
tects indicate that 1t will eclipse any-
thing In that neighborhood, the gem
eral outline being similar TO a grand
old castle Mr.. Stanford saw and adj
5lrired when on a 4recent European tour.
Messrs. ]. A. Connolly & Co. have
sold for Mr.. NJ. l.. Hoffheimer the prop
crty at the corner OF Third and Main
Streets. consisting of the building
fronting on Main. and known as the
II. p a. headquarters. and the resi-
dencc In the rear, fronting on Third
Street. Neither the agents nor Mr..
lloffheimer will give the name of the
purchaser or his Intentions concerning
the use the property is to be put TO.
They are also silent as to the pricc
obtained, but it is reported that the
figure is s1S.OO0 Mr.. Hoffheimer
bought tho properly at auction only
4 q few months ago for considerably less
than that sum.
Many other transactions, mostly for
smaller property, lots and dwellings,
were made during tne week, but the
agents arc rettcent as to the particu.
lars. Nearly all of the agents say they
note marked improVeme nt In the rea
estate situation, and home builders are
making more earnest inquiry for lot:
upon which to erect small dwellings
There has also been increased inquir,
for investment property, and this in
quIry Is for both business and resi-
dence lots.
Very Quick Work
About ten days ago Green & Red,
sold two lots at Kensington5 Ayenu
and Elm Street to Or. e. NJ. Hardy II,
well-known dentist Of this city. aTh
deeds were signed. sealed and delivered
last Friday, and early this week groun
will be broken for the erection oE 8tw
residences on the lots. which Dir. Hard
has owned only two days and the,
Il will be splendid brick residences, wit
nine rooms each. and arranged with al
& modern convenlences,s DIR. Hardy ha
bought and is building as an invest
nent, and the two homes will be TO
rent. {ss;s
building Operations.
Tho reference made to the yJanuar
report Of the Building 1nspe tor
suftlcientto show that building Q era
sttons are active In Richmond and wi
continue active forSsome time to COM
CT In dditfon to the handsome homes Al
read u mentioned as sc on to be undt
8 way, 1t Is known that Mr.. w, II. Wyatt
High Constable OF Richmond. who's
good work Nv hen he was ON the polit
force attracted national attention All
chilled for he applause Il of n the 900
people Of this city, is going to era
8i be autlf ul home on M Comment 4Avenll
81 Coat illued on Second Pase.1