The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-18
Summer Dullness atLast
Fades Away and Bet
terBusine ShowsUp
MANY SMALL SALES
BRIGHT OUTLOOK
Richmond Investors Acquire Va
cant Property at Westbrook.
Handsome Ora ce Street
Home Changes. Hands.
Noticeable Activity in
the Beautiful Suburbs.

ralr weather, autumn breezes and
good. bracing air have done much to
3nliven the real estate market during
ne past week. These changed condi-
tlons seem to have started things go.
ing. and all OF the agents, or at least
the most OF them. report decided i'm
provement In business as coYnpa red
with the preceding week, and in
fact with severab preceding weeks.
The Improvement Is shown both In the
Increased number OF sales and in the
Increased inquiry,
While nothing very great In the way
OF sales and nothing OF startling inter.
est was accomplished, 1t TUNED out to
be good. substantial business week.
the bulk OF the deals that were con-
summated being homes and home sites
OF tho smaller order in the city and
out In the suburbs. the latter being
the more active
However, some pretty good sized
deals that have been hanging on the
string for quite while dropped off in
the consummation basket Probably
tho most interesting deal OF the week
was the sale made oy Green & Redd
OF the handsome residence. No 104
East Grace Street. which was former
~ the homo OF Thomas rutherford.
and Is one OF the three nice rest
dences that were edceted in that block
years ago by the late James Thomas.
The sale was made for Mrs. NJ. l.
Gray. and Charles B. Richardson. the
general agent for Virginia of the
Massachusetts, Mutual Life Insurance
Company, was the purchaser, the sum
paid being $4,000 cash. Mr. Richard
son VIII make extensive improvements
and repairs and occupy the residence
as his Richmond home.
Westbrook Lands Sold.
Another Interesting Gear that has
long swung in the air involves valu
able suburban property. Something
IKE year ago Mr.. Miller. New York
man with a big bank account, bought
the Westhrook property from the Gin.
ter estate. and after selling the resi-
dence and a considerable part OF the
surrounding land. cut the remainder
up into lots. and in vague way put
the subdivisions on the market. He
has now. after much negotiating ana
much dangling of the string, sold the.
subdivision property as whole. r III.
Harwood and James T. Sloan becoming
the purchasers. 1t is understood that
something more than $4,000 was the
price paid. It is also understood that
in due time Messrs. Harwood and Sloan
will be offering this superb property
to would-be owners of large and airy
suburban homes.
A Few Sample Deals.
Speaking about Improved business in
real estate circles, Richeson & Crurch-
field report that they scored one or
more sales every day during the week
mostly Of small residential prop crtv,
their sales was large lot in Ginte.
Park.
J. Thompson Brown & Company tell
OF some good sales they made, among
them being very satisfactory auction
sales of six Church Hill lots anj also
private sales OF several West End
dwellings. footing up about $4,000.
They also recorded deeds for $2O.00oI
worth of other property. the sales OF
which were made previous to last
week
The w. E. Purcell Jr.. Co. made
some good sales, and these added to
several that were previously made. butI
not entirely closed up until the latter
to about $25,o0o.
IT is whispered that one OF the big
Investors, or might 1t be said one of
the neryy spectators in realty, made !
several profitable sales that foot up
close to $50,000 but the principals In |
the transactions were as mum as the
proverbial close-mouth oyster, and no
particulars could be obtained. Garrett |
& CO. report more active business than
has been noticeable since the summer
dull times.
Besides disposlng OF a goodly bit
of city and suburban property they
engineered the sale of two small farms
during the week, one in Henrico and
the other in Hanover county In all,
their sales footed up nearly SIS. .Oo0.
ali OF tsem d have Ab been DUNG business US
and all agree that the outlook is very
fine, but enough has been given as
samples to show that the long COM
planned of dull season has reached
the end and the uphill movement has
Avondnlc anil It's Attractions.
The suburbs were the first to feel
tho effects of new fall business and
this class of propenty have been very
busy showing the goods to inquirers
and many Df them In making quick
sales
One Of the lar largest T. transaetions a. t 10 . Of
giant Westlawn property formerly
Lewis Gintsr by John T. Howe. for
the Avondale Land Company. The
into large lots and put them on the
market Immediately This property, In
such a high state Of development, will
doubtless find ready buyers among
those wishing beautiful location out
side the city. with water, sewerage and
electric car-servicey
Airy Norwood.
Since tile opening of Norwood, the
new addttionto Barton Heights, which
was put on the market Just about a
month ago. more than SAG, 900 of the
oroperty has been sold, all the dwell
ngs being purchased by actual set
tlers who will moye in as soon as they
ire entirely completed. The purchasers
are Well known people and will be
acquisition to the social and
life on the Heights. They
lrs James w. Carr. Mrs. Alma de
Milhau, who has already moved tnili
;, r. Nuclsqls, Frank Cook, pr, Allen 4
W, Freeman, u r. Spencer, g, =. car
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