The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-12
REAL ESTATE AND
BUILDING NEWS
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Company show sales. mostly in the
West End residential section. that
amounted to about 100000 While tho
bulk of these sales were building lots
and some OF them really in the SUI
burbs the sale of some businessj
ground lower down town helped to-
make the 100000 total.
Other agents hint at sales thew hava
made the past week both in businesa
regions and in the residential sections.
but particulars are woefully lacking
Suburban transactions.
rainy spell always has kind
OF drawback effect on suburban real
estate business, but in this green
spring season or early summer sea-
son 1t Is hard to keep the suburban
prospector down. Crowded Richmond-
ers. and the newcomers as we'll, arc
looking for homes in the suburbs, and
no matter what may be the weather.
conditions they just keep on looking
number OF interesting sales wers
made during the days OF last weeH
In Barton Heights, Battery Court. Gins
ter Park and other suburbs
Not less than a dozen OF the early
purchasers OF lots in Battery Court ara
now erecting homes on the ground
purchased. and the Court presents a
very bury building scene. In thu
meantime other purchasers are taxi
ing notice and every afternoon, when
weather will permit. the grounds ara
well filled with prospectors and lot
hunters
Away across tho river in the OPP
posite direction Bensiey Village. over
in Chesterfield. is attracting every day
home hunters, This shows that tho
suburbs are attracting attention from
one limit 10 the other.
Colonial Place and Monument Annex.
Colonial Place. new suburb that
has just come into the limelight, is
attracting great deal OF attention.
The thirty-eight acres that have been
acquired by the Abbey Realty Com
pany is jus; west of Lee Annex.
suburb that was most successfully
launched by J. L. Bunting. the sama
man who is now in charge of thu
Colonial Place property. Mr. Bunting
has a remarkable reputation as de-
veloper of subdivision property. Hs
has never promoted an acreage prop
osition that has not been money
maker for the purchasers. Lee Annex
is monument to him in this city.
and the outlook for Colonial Place ia
very promising. for 1t is in close
proximity TO tho city's westward
growth. and easily reached by the car
lines
Monument Annex. just west OF Rose
meath Road, is another new suburban
candidates. and there is no better layout
anywhere around Richmond than the
400 and more lots which Blanton &
Co. are Offering there. This property
is not moro than 1000 feet from the
city limits and is really continuation
of some OF the leading city streets,
namely Monument Avenue. Franklin
west Lee aaq The and
lie high and dry, and are beautiful IN
the prospect; Similar lots Just within
the city limits readily bring from $50
to sl25 per front foot.
Northampton.
Westhampton activity continues. not
withstandlng bad weather Golsan &
nearly s $1,000 ou worth Of lots and $4,000
worth OF acreage nearby.
Westhampton Heights is a new SUI
IN charge of e. H. Lipscomb. secretary
and treasurer of the company. The 200
lots the company has laid off and
plated lie beautifully between ehal Pa pdes
week ago the sales have already
amounted to something ha1 ibs3 ne
is selling. on the easy payment or
monthly instalment plan.
notwithstanding the fact that West
some weeks ago for the purpose OF
making some big improvements, A. l..
Mcclellan, president of the company,
says that the demand for the property
has never ceased. Within the last few
days more than fifty acres have been
sold to prominent Richmond people
Among the new purchasers are Louis
w. Pizzini. DR.. II Stuart MacLean. j.
G. Smith. DR.. B. G. Henning, the Rev
George W. Mcdaniel. Professor William
Harris and several others, whose names
are being withheld for the present
The river site drive has just been
completed, and is being tried regular
ly by automobiles, and is said to be
the finest automobile road in the coun-
try.
Woodland Heights.
The regular thing has happened In
The company closed out a dozen lots
between the showers, and a few more
owners are having plans prepared for
residences to be built during the sum-
mer and fall in this charming sec
ton.
Boom methods" are not being en-
ployed to advance prices in Woodland
Heights. but the natural development
is acting as a strong stimulant In this
direction, and there are rumors of re-
sales Of lots, at advances, but none of
them We're chased down. the interested
parties being reticent.
A New Concern.
Garrett & Co. is the firm name of a
new real estate concern that has just
thrown it's banner to the hreeze at
1000 East Main Street. Charles E.
Garrett, the senior member of the con-
man in the city for 10 these many
years Henry D. zimmerman. the
next in order, Is the son of w H. zim-
who Is a large real estate
owner. The younger Zimmerman is
a business man OF varied experience
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