The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-07
REAL ESTATE AND
BUILDING NEWS.
Visitor to City Notices
and Remarks on Signs
of Growth.
NEW REALTY FIRM
d N T 3 r s. FL ED
Noonandson Realty Corporation
Now Factor in Local Market.
Another Addition to Subur-
ban Property Comes Out
in Norwood, Near Bar
ton Heights.

There were no big sales In the real
estate market last week. and condi-
lions. as usual at this time OF the
year, were dull, though not more dull
than usual for the vacation season.
Money is still little tight" though
renting is still going on apace.
But the best sign Of the generally
healthy state of the real estate mar
ket is the continual building. There Is
hardly q street In Greater Richmond
where the erection OF stores or
dwellings is not going on. and in the
suburbs the same thing is to be mo-
ticed. a stranger visiting the city
last week remarked on the activity.
Signs of Activity.
"Everywhere went" he said. II
saw signs of the city's growth, Of
growth which appeared remarkable to
me. 1 went up Seventh street, up
Eighth Street. and saw building going
on. / went out on West Broad Street
and there again saw building going
on. went out into the West End, and
there saw more building. In fact,
everywhere l went / heard the sound
of the carpenters saw and hammer,
and saw bricklayers at work. Surely
Richmond Is growing city, and there
must be a great future ahead for
your town.
And what this stranger said is true.
for everywhere one goes he may see
signs ot the city's progress. There is
a tremendous amount OF building
being done.
Two Good Sales.
Though the market was dull. there
were several sales OF more or less I'M
portance, the two biggest being the
sale OF q Broad Street store TO the
Sors brothers. shoe dealers, for s25,-
600, and the sale OF store at Broad
and Munford Streets by~U. B. Elan q
Company for $4,000. The purchase
was made for Investment purposes
The w. II. Miles Shoe Company last
week gave out q contract for q mann
moth shoe factory to be erected on
Franklin Street. between Fourteenth
and Mayo Streets. Immediately ad3otn-
ing the old Ballard House. The old
buildings which have stood on this
site for SO many years are being torn
down to make way for the modern
structure. The shoe firm has out
grown It's present quarters at Sixth
and Canal Streets, and was compelled
by its increasing business to move
into more commodious building
The site for the new building is con-
venient to the railroads, and is in the
heart of the wholesale section Of the
city.
]. Thompson Brown & Company sold
at auction last Tuesday a house on
North Twenty-fourth Street. as adver-
tised in The Times Dispatch for SLIPS.
The same firm will sell at auction at
o'clock next Wednesday another
Church Hill dwelling. at 2o17 East
Broad Street Church Hill property
is always available. and there will no
doubt be good attendance at the
sale.
New suburb.
The suburban field around Richmond
has not been fully occupied. much less
overdone. and the latest field for pub.
nc patronage is the new addition OF
Norwood. which has Just been opened
as sDsnaa # 1GhR
Barton Heights. by the prolongation
and extension OF some of the best and
principal streets of the latter place.
such as Lamb, Barton and North Ave-
nues. improvements have been made
in most substantial manner. Grano-;
lithic sidewalks have been laid: there
Is ample sewerage and an. extension
!
pense. Already nine houses are in
course of construction and nearing
completion In this pretty addition,
which was nothing more than corn sa, n
been sold. suburban property gives
opportunity to certain class of peo-
pie who always pay rent, OF securing
modern. up-to-date dwellings, with all
the advantages of the country and the
improvements of the CITY,
It Is not generally known that every
lot in the original plan Of Barton
Heights has been DISPOSED Of. and
other additions OF suburban sites are
necessary for the overlooking popula-
tion.
Xaug da M,sms q are 9fs5jps
property at Westhampton. The tract
fronts 500 feet on Popular Avenue, and
is Ideally situated, Nearby property
s sss sea t Ms the sale Of
Offering will soon be made,
New. Firm in Field.
One Of the events SO 81 a M week was was
real e Estate i,rm. called Noonands s
Realty Corporation. the members of
which are Y. 9. Noonan. g. e. Anderr-
son and P. 81. Mason, from whose
1vea T H. ts e 81 he ns s%
was suggested by one OF the clerks In
the office Of the Corporation Commits
sion when charter was applied for.
Mr.. Noonan Is a Georgian by birth,
During the past few months he has
been travelling throughout the South
ern States in connection with loans
and realty deals. lie met Mr.; Mason
i, in Norfolk, and the two decided that
Richmond afforded an excellent field,
and, coming here. they formed q part
nership with Mr.. Anderson. who is a
Richmonder. and who has been con-
Company for several years,
Bids on the new building to be erect
ed by the Main Street Bank at Fiji
. teenth and Main Streets We're opened
! last week. hut the contract Is yet to
4 BIO given out ~
Renting continues steadily. and yes
to-day one of the agents said that rent
cards are coming down as fast they
are being put up, The indications are