The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-19
IMPORTANT DEALS
|. IN REALTY MARkET I.
Transactions of Week Aggregate
Over 5000, 900 Many I'm
provements
WEST END PROPERTY rs
GOING LIKE WILD-FIRE
Values Active in Every Section Of
Richmond Due to Kind
of Building
Boom.

ing the week has been nearly over-
loaded with big deals, and these deals
represent every phase of activity from
speculation to permanent improves
ment. while the deeds recorded dur-
ing the last few days show that the
ordinary gales of local property have
run we'll over the $500. 600 ,3-rk.
Records show that In no part 0k
Richmond has real estate been reaiiy
dull. since de.~s were closed Ia prxc-
tiGaliy every section OF 1he city, 81
kinds of property being bought and
sold. the agents reporting an unusual-
~ large number OF inquiries, due
in large measure to the opening Or
the warmer weather. when nearly n
markets assume new life and activ.
ity.
Principal among the events Of the
week was the not entirely unexpected;
announcement that the Chesapeake1
and Ohio Railway Company would
add to its capital stock In order -
procure funds to make certain con-
seglplassd improvements. and Thu
announcement naturally suggested the
great shops which everyone now feels
assured that the road wifi build On
that property recently acquired near
this city
These shops are tn be, II ID under
stood. the central repair and con-
struction plant for the eastern dirt-
sion OF the Hawiey system. Their
construction will represent the exr
penditure of nearly two million dol
4 lars while In addition all that prop
eTty lying in the vicinity of tlla
shops will increase in value.
In "Wali street" Section.
In Richmond's Wall Street.
1 Mafn street between EfHhEh an
! Twelfth streets-severai matters *
Importance are on foot. The new o.
! flee building planned by the Rich
mond Building Corporation Ii a0on
| to be begun between Tenth and Elsv-
| enth streets: the new postofice build
/ ing contract Is about to be AWARDED.
| and three prominent East Main sfre1t
stores have arranged merger, vhtch
will go into effect as soon as the de-
tails can be completed
1 factor entering Into real estate
! market conditions In East Main street
/ Is tho practically assured conAottda.
| ton with Manchester. which VIII u
once lead to the construction Of !
| bridge across James river In the Inn
mediate neighborhood of Fourteea,
street, thus diverting to that part u
town large proportion OF the trafut
that now crosses above. and addtnE
decidedly to East Main street trade.
/ Add to The Richmond.
From Mrs. A. d. Atkinson. owner
of the Richmond Hotel. comes the IN.
nouncement that the hotel will "
enlarged Immediately BY a second N.
mex running back about ninety feet
Two more stories will then be adde's
to the entire building. finished viii
magnificent roof garden. which VII
be one of the finest and most artists
in the United States.
The interior OF the present strua.
ture will be somewhat changed r
connect the present lobby with IN
new lobby fronting on Ninth street
while new bar. together with extern
sive billiard rooms, wilt be added
Build on Broad Street.
In Broad street, near Adamas work
men will soon hegin the demolition
of the store now occupied by IN
Ratcliffe-T Tanner Company. and upon
this site Messrs. clam and Funstel
will build four-story store OF bricl
and steel construction. coating ~
tween $4,000 and $4,000. PIani
have not yet been completed for TN
building, but the firm which proposel
to stand sponsor for II has announces
; that the store win be one OF the mos
modern and complete in Richnaond
afford ample floor space for aaIG
departments and stock rooms.
Activity towards the North Sfde s
, / represented by contract just Award
ed to Measrs. John r. Wilson = e.
by the Richmond branch OF the Ans
lean Locomotive Works for the con
struction of a frame shop. which I
} to cost $4,000. and which II 10 B!
completed Just as soon as possible
/ This structure will be OF brick ~
"a
feet long, 1I5 feet wide and ~ To-
! high.
Downtown Deals.
z While more real estate sales we4s
made in West End property than 4
= any other section. several deaiG q
! considerable Importance were cloooI
, further down town, the amounts ~
In certain instances being unussaA1{
, large F
among these were the foliowfnas.S
. Mr.. s, Cornick. executor. 20 ~
, street. sol East Clay street. 1A@
1002-10O4 North Second street. 1(X
! Ito East Charity street and 1e1 M6&1
Plum street. the price being &43.{H
Mr.. I. ]. Miller 20 Mr.. ~. q. n
, sey. twenty-five feet fronting nj
2 street near Second street. IL ~ 3D.
being $s.5oo. ssssf
Mr.. Il, Moore to Mr 4. q. yss
!, street. for $4,000. X sSa ne
Mr.. q, w. Hughes to ~.
Gibbla. property known ~ Xxx
! North Eleventh etreet. 1o< 49s&& &sX
Mr.. Ed9nf Taylor ~ l
7 &. Waiicrstetu. pFopertv
: No. 1903 East Main efroek. ~
! Alteration being ss' I'M
Vet EnA IT,