The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-28
REAL ESTATE AND
BUILDING NEWS

BUILDING NEWS
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outlook for fall trade, which is always
good in Richmond.
Herbert Funsten. of the firm OF Elan
6 Funsten, was among the men who
| had smiles and smiles. only with which !
to greet inquisitive folks talking about
real estate matters. He thinks sales
arc as large and prices are as good as
they ought to be expected at this sea-
son OF the year.
of farm acreage, as we'll as West End
property. but, give no particulars;
Richeson G crutchfield look for
/ they last week closed UP number OF
| deals that have been hanging fire for
some time.
| randum that showed some business for
1 the past week, as well as good out
! WEEKS OF the autumn season.
1 ing on the optimlsts side of things and
! have the figures to prove that their
! optimism is we'll founded, founded on
legitimate. solid business and an out
] look that bears every mark of solidity,
i with none OF the speculative features
/ that sometimes mar what the old
| stagers love to talk about as solid
/ business"
Norwood Comes In Limclight
The agents who handle suburban
properties. as well as those who make
| a speciality Of that kind OF business,
| feel greatly encouraged by the weeks
| transactions. One Of them says that
| addition to Barton Heights. that has
| been developed, and only two weeks
! ago was put on the market by j. B.
sWartwout. the owner OF the beautiful
/ very encouraging. Four of the new
| residences built by Mr.. Swartwou, have
| already been sold. to be occupied by
4 the purchasers.
/ The entire North Avenue front of
| this new subdivision has been sold. in
Guiding ten Of the large residence lots.
| Negotiations now on hand are expected
! clean up all the other new houses that
are In the course Of EonstrYeion In
deserves it. for all OF the homes that
are being built there are up to date.
Ginter Park.
A visit to Ginter Park during the
past few days has convinced an OBJ
building line in that suburb and there
| is considerable development in other
1 lines going on there al this time. The
| east side Of Seminary Avenue from
| Walton to Laburnum Avenues is to be
| paved with granolithic sidewalk,
| there being four residences now under
construction on that block alone. The
roadbed east Of the Chesapeake Bay
| lots fronting on Brook Road. is being
/ improved by the building Of gravel
road. which is costing. over $4,000, the
Land and Improvement Company for
the benefit of the lots fronting on that
/ avenue.
The residences of Fritz VIII. Ino
A. Lancaster and Geo. H. Whitfield.
south Of the seminary. are making
rapid strides towards completion. and
the finishing touches are now being
made on the handsome residences OF
G. Taylor. Jr. F. ". Duke. Dr.. irwin B.
Smith and ]. E. Nickel. north of the
seminary. a number of other houses
are under construction on Hawthorn
homes being now under construction
in 7!7is suburb. A visit to the water
worls discloses the fact that the new
n55 1900 gallon tank is now about COM
storage capacity in the three tanks
of about 100000 gallons, that amount
being ample for the present and future
growth of the park w. D. Stuart is
one of the recent purchasers of a lot
on Seminary Avenue
Over the River.
, From over the river there come all
kinds OF good reports. all the way from
= \ Z
Woodland Heights and Washington
Ward, to the river front. And then
farther out there Is Bensley Village
!, In this delightful suburb everything
; is moving forward Two more hand
some homes are now in course of con-
struction. the Yacht Club building is
almost completed. and 1t is expected
that three Of the recent purchasers OF
lots in the village Will soon commences
BUILDING. One Of the features OF
Bensley' is that almost without ex-
/. ception every lot purchased has been
: purchased as home site.
There is an almost entire absence
8 OF the Spectator who buys lot and
waits for the Improvement Of the adj
joining lot to reap a profit, and every
week shows an added popularity with
richmond people Of the idea of large
: against those sold by the pi front sf foos
where. the only protection against
crowding is the purchase OF number
of lots.
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