The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
This Class of Realty Holds its
Own Well and Agents
Are Optimistic
NEW CHURCH GOING
UP IN GlNTER PARK
St. Marks Planning to Sell
Out-Another Hospital
May Be Put in
Operation Here.

Although the past week has APP
parently been rather a quiet one with
the real estate agents, they are very
optimistic and declare that prospects
are unusually good. Loans on real
estate. they say. are still hard to get
from tho banks. but they believe this
situation viii be relieved before very
long.
The agents are trading among
themselves good deal. and In that
way succeed In turning over some
coin. The Richmond dealers are par.
ticulaTly adept in this special line.
never failing to give a good account
OF themselves when the trading deals
are executed.
There has been some demand for
suburban property during the week.
In the city business seems To have
been somewhat below tho average. In
but few instances however, do the
agents feel disposed to take the news
man on the inside Of their deals. An
exception is found In the case OF
Ruehrmuud & BowieA. who sold three
dwellings At Cary and Rowland streets
to Aubrey Bongers for $4,000. To
A. l. Sharp they sold 100 frontage
on Grove avenue near the site OF the
new Catholic school for $e.60o. This
II a vacant piece OF property, but II
Will likely be improved at an early
date
Ruehrmund d Bowles report about
$4,000 worth OF business for the
week, and they are expecting better
things next week. They handle a good
deal of Manchester property. but they
say business in this direction has been
At rather low ebb for the last few
weeks. They attribute this in a meas
nre to the delay on the part of the
city authorities In proceeding 10 give
South Richmond better bridge facili-
ties across the James.
Looking Eastward.
The attention Of many people and
investors Is stiii being directed toward
the suburban section OF the city where
Montrose Heights lots are selling rap
idly. This finely located addition is
attracting special attention because OF
reports that the Richmond and Hem
rico Railway is contemplating extern
sion of Its track beyond Church Hill
10 as To make a loop around the Hill.
across the valley 10 the east. skirtin1
the National Cemetery and this piece
OF properly, and then traversing Full
ton Officers of the company held q
meeting Friday and II In understood
that approval OF the extension scheme
WAS given AZ the meeting There are
many who believe that the line will
eventually be extended To the chesa-
peake and ohio Railway shop site.
z nile to the east of the valley
When the railroad will begin work
on the shops is not known. but their
construction near Richmond Is now
believed to be practical certainty
Another suburban section now very
much in the lmelixht In Ginter Park,
which has every modern convenience
and facility To be found In an ideal
community OF Its class. Ginter Park
Ii hardly fifteen minutes ride from
the center OF the business section o.
the city on the trolley cars and yet
is farther enough out TO have every
advantage Of rural surroundings and
m abundance OF fresh pure air.
Build New Church.
just now the Episcopal residents
OF this community are preparing TO
build handsome new church at
Hawthorne and Walton avenues on a
site donated by Miss Grace Arents,
who has also contributed the sum of
$4,000 towards its construction. II
IN proposed to put up . pretty stone
structure costing SEQ. 1000, the parish
toner's to subscribe the difference be-
tween that sum and the money given
by Miss Arents. Indications are that
ground will be broken for the edifice
within the next month"; Three nrcff-
expected one OF the designs will be
selected by the building committee
ut an early date. For some time past
che practitioners have been Worship
ping In the public school house. Rev.
Frank A. Ridous being their rector.
He will continue a. rector when the
new church - built The church wifi
be called St Thomas and will prob
ably be ready for occupancy not later
than next summer.
The beautiful suburb Of Falkland
In also forging ahead. J. T. Ramsey
& Company are agents for this prop
erty and they report moro than the
usual amount OF activity. having sold
over forty-five lots in the last thirty
days. There are several new houses
now being planned there. among them
q handsome residence on Edgewood
avenue for G. g. Reams. formerly of
Lynchburg Va, now connected with
Jones Brothers and Company. OF this
city. s. p, Jones II planning to
build adjoining Mr.. RsamA and
/ Michael Seay II to build on the cor
ner OF Griffin avenue and the Boule-
ward. Several others are contemplate
ING building this fall and winter,
Many Lots Sold.
The ideally located suburban addi-
tion II Colonial Place, handled BY the
Abbey Realty Corporation. great
Ynany of these lots have been recently
sold and the prospects were never
brighter, say the ofIscers OF the COM
pany. Colonial Place II situated with
In ono block OF the highest point
within = radius Of seven miles around
Richmond Some Of the streets ira
versing II arc Hanover. Stuart ana
Remington avenues.
An item Of some interest n realty
circles % the news that st. 0Arkse
Episcopal church 1t First and Clay
/ streets u for sale. This congregation
il planning to move out to the West
\ End and will likely merge with the
Holy Comforter nocl at Grove ave-
nue. and Rowland street.
Some time during next week the
contract Tor the nAw Gnivesstty Col
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