The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-21
CITY PROPERTY
IS MOST ACTIVE
Recorded Transfers Show That
Realty Market Continues
Healthy.
SECTION OF FORD
ESTATE AUCTIONED OFF
Sum Of $4,000 Offered For st.
James Church And Warehouse
In New Ward Brings
$. $4,000.

trend toward the West End. marked
transactions In realty during the PAST
week Recorded transfers in the city
proper. according to figures compiled
by Blanton & Co. reached the total
of s225,36s. In the annex the sum
of s42.447 figured in. property eX-
changes. while the suburbs mustered
only $I1.43b of actual transfers In
the county the figures ran up to $780,
AIT, making a total of s344,6ss for
the week ending Friday afternoon.
number of other sales were made dur
ing the week. but they have yet to So
to record. and the agents, as rule.
are reticent in giving out advance IN
formation. One instance in this con
nection is the sale of a piece OF prop
erty In the central part Of the city
for upward OF $5a. zee. the signature
of a party in London. Eng, being nee
essary before Ii can be made public.
; One of the unrecorded sales OF the
week was that part Of the Ford prop
erty with frontage of 2e4 feet on
Twelfth street and a depth of 1874 feet
along Leigh street By order of the
court. this property. which includes
four-story brick tobacco factory and "a
brick stable. was sold at auction for
s165o0 This sale viii have to be
confirmed by the court, and until then
the name Of the purchaser will have to
be withheld, IL Is stated.
Hold Out for More.
Failure OF the Ford Hotel property
n: Twelfth and Brassi streets 60 bring
the desired price caused some COM
ment In realty and business circles.
Bids ran as high az $4,000. and IL Ia
stated that $4,000 was offered In pri-
eate later. How much Is wanted for
the property has not been stated In
actual figures. but is 1t understood
that the sum must he at least six
figures.
This valuable piece of property will
likely be again put up at auction with
In the next two or three weeks. pro-
yided private sale is not effected in
the meantime. The property known as
Ford.s Law building, on Ninth street.
between Grace and Franklin streets,
will likewise be put up to the high
est bidder. when prospects OF a salts
factory price seem better than they
were daxt Wednesday, at which tine
$4,000 was offered.
A transaction that attracted some
attention was the sale OF one-tiftn
interest In an old city estate by Mrs.
Pauline Scholloy to Felix A. Lyneman,
both OF Denver. Col, for $4,000. The
properties sold were as follows. Nos
Ra[ anu FAST ISF9aaA NUS. 0HS
366. 30S. 3i0 North Sixth street No
I3a East Broad street and a vacant
lot fronting "a feet on Eighteenth
street. near Clay.
$4,000 for Church.
The fact that St. James Episcopal
church, on Fifth street. Just north OF
Broad. Is on the market for sale has
brought forth a number of inquiries
to agents handling the property. In
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was offered, but the proposition was
rejected. If sold, It is likely the church
would give way to several brick stores.
The congregation. while planning to
build on a recently purchased site on
West Franklin near Richmond Col
iege, is in no special hurry to move.
and for that reason they will probably
hold out for some time before dispos-
ing of their present building and site.
Another church project is the pro-
posed new Unitarian church building
at Highland Springs. 1t IL believed
that everything will be in readiness
by the fall to begin this work.
Warehouse Brings $4,000.
transfer of interest in Washing
ton ward was the sale OF the tobacco
warehouse at Decatur street and the
right of way OF the Atlantic Coast
Line. This property. which faces 1872
street. between Twenty-f1rst and the
right of way. passed from the hands
OF A. II. Schwartz to J. A. Dart for
the consideration OF $4,000. Other
eaies Of some consequence were the
transfer Of the improved property
Nos 1921 and 1923 Decatur street.
passing from p. A. Buchanan to
Harry NJ. Lawler fer IS and other
consideration: the improved property
street. which passed from s, r. Bev-
eridge to NJ. NJ Strause for $4,000.
and the property at Eighth and Por-
ter streets for $4,000, passing from
Victoria E. Thompson to w. ID. Tur-
ner.
Battle Abbey Attracts.
Activity In suburban property CEN
tered around the Battle Abbey site,
where n number OF sales are said to
be nearing the stage where they can
be given to the public Northampton
Is also holding It's own. although talk
OF street railway extensions and span
ming the James with a bridge in that
vicinity was not so current as previ-
ously. Rivalry among agents hand
ling property in this section IS
to be particularly spirited. and few
OF them show disposition to make
known the actual transactions unt'
Tic MATES 10 w ECSpi0 uhu " HSsVrSats
become public. 1t Is said that sew
eral new subdivisions will be put
the market In the West End shortly
Home Building Feature.
y. Rapid development in home bull
Ing Is one of the most noticeable
facts regarding suburban divisions
This Il especially marked In Ginter
Park. where nearly 126 homes have
been built In little more than three
pears. Every lot has artesian waite
piped to II from wells nearly SEQ Fee
deep Sewer facilities are ample
shade treex are largo and attrac-
Give. while the streets are horderce
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