The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01
REAL ESTATE AND
BUILDING NEWS
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the seller, and it is we'll established
fact that he never sells unless there
Is a profit in sight. Anyhow. he got
$4,000 for this office. Mr.. Taylor
bought as a safe investment and has
already leased the premises to BROOKS,
Moncure 6 Carter, real estate men,
who will move from their Main Street
Offices to this new "real estate row"
early in May.
Another interesting deal that has
attracted not little of attention was|
the sale made by j. II. Chappell, OIL
10 North Seventh Street. to Robert Nj
Kent and Clinton l. Williams. The
consideration was $4,000, which, it is
said, paid Mr.. Chappell handsome
profit on his investment OF few years
go. Messrs. Kent and Williams are in
yestors, pure and simple.
In Washington Ward.
Activity continues in Washington
Ward. 1t is said that since anneXa-
ton there was never anything like it
Hull Street property no longer goes
begging, but every site that shows up
is eagerly taken by men in search of
business sites or by men who ~
eager to invest in Richmond's new and
in every way promising ward. The
demand over there for manufacturing
and residence property is something
phenomenal. Golsam 81 Nash made
good sales In the new ward the past
week, while Ruehrmund & Bowles say
they have had very brisk business,
their total sales in Washington Ward
and thereabouts footing up bout SET
600. They note increasing demand for
manufacturing sites and other bust
ness property.
They also say there is decided ten
dcncy to buy home places a little out
from the new ward, that is to say, in
the Forest Hill and Woodland Heights
sections, they having recently made
several sales in these localities, no.
table among them the splendid prop
erty locally known as the News Lead
er Bungalow"
By the way, Mr.. Ruehrmund of this
firm, has just published a perfect real
estate atlas showing all of the prop
erty in Washington Ward and its su-
burbs-just how 1t lies and who it be-
longs to.
Woodland Heights.
With the splendid weather which
prevailed all of the past week. 1t goes
without saying that there has been
activity in the suburbs. Every day
people go out to the suburbs to look
around. and right often they are so
charmed they can't help from buying
lots. a.
The woodlsnd.Heishts Company re-
ports that April has been a banner
month in lot sales
Twenty-Five buyers purchased sew
enty-seven lots and the News Leader
prize house. A large percentage Of
The purchasers expect to build in the
nea. future About dozen residences
are now under construction within the
Woodland Height boundaries, and
much additional development work is
being done by the company. Rich
mon1 has the opportunity to build a
great speedway and chain of parks
along the James on the south side
similar IS Riverside Drive in New
York, and Woodland Heights has made
1t easy for the development of such a
project by establishing a park space
along It's entire river frontage.
This Joins Forest Hill Park to the
west. and when the time comes to
bridge the James at Riverview. or
higher UP, then this truly magnitcen,
project can be carried through at COM
paratively small cost, as undoubtedly
much of the land required would be
donated by the owners or could be
purchased at small cost for such a
purpose. Other cities are spending
hundreds of thousands or even mil
lions for what Richmond can get for
n mere pittance. AT least this is a sug-
gestion
Village of Bens,ey.
While the recent wet weather has
prevented a number of parties of home
seekers from visiting the village of
Rensley for the last two weeks, sew
eral good sales have been made and
others are about completed. The home
of DR. c. II. Rudd is rapidly nearing
completion, as is also that of Mr.
styles, and the ground Will soon BIO
broken for r. B. Bradleys home on
sherbourne Road, and for the Rich
mond Yacht Club at the junction of
Failing Creek and James River. More
roads are being completed and hedges
and shade trees being planted, and the
village is becoming more beautiful
every day, Much interest has been
shown by the people OF Richmond in
The herring fishing in the village, as
there has been q greater run of fish
than for many years previously, many
historic old Deep Hole. the scene OF
the Indian massacre of 1929.
Every day during the past week,
that is every day II was not raining,
answering Inquiries of people who arc
looking To that delightful suburb for
homes. Several sales were made and
the buyers announce their intention OF
breaking ground right away for build,
ing purposes, II is likely that not
less than fifty houses viii go UP ir
Battery Court during the summer
eilities, the splendid sewer system anc
the school facilities all combine t.
make The Court one among the mos,
attractive suburbs around Richmond
And some sweet day 1t, with Bartor
Heights and Brookland Park will bt
q part OF Richmond, for Greater Rich.
rnond Is going to continue to eX.
pand
barton Heights is growing as Il
never. grew before Three years api
q well-known Richmond man went Il
! this suburb 10 get country air, ant
did II al The beheet of his daughter,
little miss who had not reached hel
teens by several years. The other d.
the same little miss said 10 her now
aomewhat aged parent. Go West