The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-17
REAL ESTATE AND
BUILDING NEWS
X
The Modest Record Of
Another Quiet Mid
summer Week.
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BUSY BUILDERS
In THE SUBURBS
Rumored Sale Of West Franklin
Street Honle-Many Lot Sales
Beyond City Limits-De-
mand for Small Nearby
Farms Is Urgent-Silent
Agents on Southside. y

Another sultry and nerve-raokiug
week has witnessed curtailed trans
actions In real estate in and around
Richmond. and the agents who are not
of summerins IN tho mountains or
elsewhere have been busying them
selves mopping their brows. looking
attor rental matters. posting books.
and. in some instances. putting the
finishing touches on deals and sales
and trades that were made weeks
ago. and were duly reported when
made and before the deeds got to
record in the Offices OF the clerks of
the courts.
Several satisfactory auction sales
were made during the week, and these,
together with few small private
sales and the suburban transactions,
ran the figures for tho week up to
nearly 100000. fully that amount II
tho runored sale of franklin Street
residence. near Harrison Street, proves
to be settled fact. Elan & Funston,
who. rumor claimed. had made the
deal. positively refused to give any
particulars or to affirm or deny the
report. Nevertheless. 1t seems TO be
pretty tolerable certain that such a
residence changed hands. the sum OF
abou, $4,000 being tho amount In
yolyed.
Fine business Ahead.
has been abundant inquiry for both
business and residential properties.
and quite number OF the perspiring
agents are a trifle gleeful over the
fact that they think they have been
able TO put the ball in motion that
will analIy roll in some large and
very interesting transactions. Some
OF them feel 80 sure OF this fact that
they are content to walt patiently for
the torrid season to pass h. before
they undertake to push things TO q
conclusion.
The men who make a speciality OF
handling nearby farm properties say
they have no complaints to make Of
summer dullness. for they find the
demand for this class Of dirt really
in excess of the supply One agent
declares he could sell even In this
hot weather a dozen small farms
within fifteen miles OF Richmond IL
he could get them to show to would
be buyers.
Business Men Want to Farm.
City business men of ample means
seem to have acquired something OF
mania for running small farms IN
connection with other lines of bus!-
ness. They have found out from GER
tain OF their neighbors how that kind
of enterprise can be made to pay we'll,
and at the same time furnish vast
deal OF entertainment and real pecrea-
ton. The agent above referiled to
predicts that the time Is near at
hand when tho railways entering this
city will be lined for twenty or thirty
miles out with Just such little farms,
and then won't the railroads have a
cinoh on the commuters monthly
tickets?
Suburban Doings.
There has been for the past week
some activity in the suburbs. that is,
good business. considering the awfully
hot weather. Four houses changeu
owners in Barton Heights in one day,
and 1t is said that one OF them. on
North Avenue, Is to be torn down to
make room for large aid up-to-date
retail grocery store and meat and
vegetable market.
Six lots were sold to prospective
builders in Battery Court, and there
was business In Highland Park. The
western. suburbs were visited by In
quirers. and several good sales Of
BOTS were made in Westhampton
Heights, and Golsan & Nash made
seven sales in Westhampton.
Encouraging inquiry and a few sales
are reported from around the Battle
..tko NfNp, A
came in for share of the curtalled
business.
On the Southsidc.
Over In Washington Ward there
was something doing. but the agents
over there have an old -fashioned way
Of keeping all Of their movements as
secret as possible, and the only way
to ascertain anything about real es.
tate transactions is to search the
court records. and, as is the case
everywhere else these very frequently
do not develop anything until weeks
and even months after the deals are
really made. However, it is known
that there has been not little In
qulry for manufacturing sites in the
southside ward of Greater Richmond,
and it is rumored and believed that
several were bargained for the past
week, although the deals were not
finally closed by the passing Of deeds.
Suburban Building.
There probably never was quite so
much building going on at one time
in the suburbs as now. In all OF
them the contractors and builders are
on hurry jobs. everybody trying to
got their new houses ready for occu-
pancy before the chilling blasts OF
late autumn shall come. Activity in
this line is very noticeable in Glnter
Park, and real building boom Is In
full swing out there.
S. E. Bates has started home on
Seminary Avenue, and +. w. Duke has
made rapid progress on his dwelling
during the past week. G. B. Mount-
castle. w, II. Belts and j. Il. Nickel
have their homes under way, and
many other handsome dwellings, now
building are making strides towards
completion. The Park Is becoming
more popular each week, and has
never looked prettler In Its history