The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-17
BUILDING BOOM is
ON THE INCREASE
Houses for Wage Farmers Going
Up All Over Richmond and
Suburbs.
THE MEN WHO ARE INVESTING

Don't you think the building boom
now on in Richmond and the suburbs
is likely to BIO overdone?"
That Is the question which one Of
the leading real estate agents yester-
day put to another, and tho man boz
fore whom the Interrogation point was
lined UP, replied: mot by a id
jug full. Richmond wants $4,000 more
people and can give profitable employ
fnent to that many, but up to date
Richmond has not the housing capacity
for those people. The men who are
building tenement houses in and
around and about Richmond are doing
the city great service. Let the build-
Ing boom go on. 1t Is not overcome
and Is not likely to be-"
That Is an optimistic view that Is
Justified by conditions, ard 1t Is a
pleasure and comfort to 30 able to
record the fact that the building boom
show no signs Of weakness
Mr.. ]. T. Wilson. the famous con-
tractor. Is building in Lee District five
double tenements--ten houses IN al.
Messrs. Green & Redd are building
for one of their customers as many
more on another street. and others are
putting up tenements and flats IN that
district, and altogether 1t is estimated
that not less than thirty-hve buildings
for homes are going up In Lee District
alone.
This is but sample, for the activity
noticeable in Lee District Is being
duplicated pretty much all over the
city and away out in the SUBURBS.
One n Week.
Messrs. G. w. and.J. L. Davis have
Just bought a number Of lots on Park
Avenue and Sycamore Street, on which
they propose to commence at once the
erection of homes for renters. Mr.. Lee
Davis, Iii short talk with The Times
Dispatch man yesterday, said:
1--WE propose to build house week
in Richmond this year-that Is to say,
Wa are going to put up fifty-two
up to- date houses that are to be sale
able and rentable. We may not finish
one every single week, but with the
closing Of the year we expect our out
nut to be ffty-two houses. That's
one a week. isn'tit?"
Where the Boom Started.
Months ago The Times-Dispatch
called the attention of men of means
to the fact that Richmond was in dire
need of more houses-up-to date
houses to be rented to good tenants.
such as wage-earners. salaried men and
took the cue and talked the matter
over with their monied constituents
The agitation thus started in the In
dustrial Section of The Times-Dispatch
has resulted IN this building boom. The
boom did not get on any too soon, FOR
It is fact that the industrial estab-
lishments Of Richmond were year ago
suffering for the lack of expert labor
because the city did not afford home
l A4{% al a.
earners.
| Thanks to such wide awake men as
Wilson. the Davis brothers, and others.
this trouble is now being overcome
| in fact, has been overcome.
| Mr.. Writ A. Chesterman announces
| that he will begin work on the Pace
mansion, corner Adams and FRANKLIN
Streets, this week. AS already an
nounced, this building is to be changed
into an up-to-date, fashlonaDle apa III
ment house, and something like $4,000
will be expended In making the
changes. It has been decided to name
| the new fashionable apartments The
Hanover"
It is we'll that the wide-awake build
ers OF modern Richmond are holding
fast to the old historic names. Shen-
andoah, Chesterfield Raleigh and Han
over are good names for handsome
homes OF Richmond. The hanover VIII
likely be ready for occupancy by early
autumn.
Beyond City Limits.
The building boom Is not confined
to the city. but goes out into the sub
i urbs. Barton Heights, Highland Park,
Chestnut Hill. Manchester and all TIE
l suburbs are on boom. The past
week, especially, has brouNht forth
many developments in the building line
Il at Ginter Park.
The contracts for the new Richmond
hall Of the seminary has been let to
Mr.. Nuckols, and Mr.. u. ]. Dietrich
has secured the contracts for the resi-
dences OF Mr.. c. B. Garrett and Mrs.
Rosa G. Tynes and work has already
been started Both OF these handsome
homes are to be built on Chamberlayne
Avenue, near Walton, and Will add
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