The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-24
Downpours of Rain Did
Not Stop Richmond
Real Estate Business
MUCH ACTIVITY ON
WEST BROAD STREET
Washington Ward Gets in Lime.
light-Sales of Business Prop
erty on the Southside-Sales
From Church Hill to
Boulevard - Suburbs
Active.


When 1t is rain against real estate
The latter Is likely to go down in most
towns. but not necessarily SO In Rich
mond and the beautiful suburbs sur
of the past week phenomenal down
pour. and this was followed by several
rainy days and many April showers,
and withal primary election that took
many buyers and dealers off the turf
for at least one whole day. Never
theless there was something doing in
and around the old town. for It would
take a second Noahs experience TO
drown out all OF the active Richmond
dirt dealers.
1t is true that some OF the agents.
probably more than half of them. re-
port troubles due to bad weather and
the primary election. but on the whole
q fairly good weeks business was
done, the footings being In the neigh
borhood OF $4,000, perhaps. If all OF
the deals that We're practically closed
were added to those for which deeds
were sent TO record
West End lots and home sites were
fairly active, and all OF the men who
deal In this class OF property report
much business done and well done.
Among others, j. Thompson Brown *
Co. report the sale of a number OF lots
in the Scott 6: Hoyt addition and also
a small amount OF business property in
the heart of the city.
Broad Street Dirt in Demand.
There was decided activity on Broad
street the past week. Pollard &; Bagby
sold eighty feet on West Broad, be-
tween Laurel and Pine Streets, 10 r.
Francione for $4,000. or 1925 per front
foot. This firm also sold. or rather
Douglas Taylor sold for them. thirty
six feet on the east side of Sixth Street.
between Grace and Broad Streets. 10
u. Perlin for $4,000. 1t is understood
that this property Will be used for
store purposes. The same firm sold
three houses and lots in the 1000 block
on Stuart Avenue for s15.75o. the pur-
chasers being Mrs. Burch and T. L.
Gary.
Ralph Levy became the purchaser
last week of seventy five feet on West
Broad. beyond Harrison Street. for
which he paid something over 5000 per
front foot.
Blanton & Co. report business very
EOOu. 1ney SOLO worth,
ing OF West End residential property
and suburban lots in Warwick Place.
Monument Heights and Chamherlayne
Place.
snlcs All over Town.
Some sales that were more or less
good ones were made on Cary Street
ad on Church Hill. and 1t is reported
that sevral Main Street deals of some
thing like huge proportions, as we'll
as several Eighth street transactions.
were hung well on the string, with
every prospect of dropping off as con-
summated deals within a very short
while.
All kinds of residential property in
the western part of the city is active.
and the agents are making many sales.
SO one OF the best posted among them
tells me. that range from $4,000 con-
sideration down to $1,000. "All of the
people," said this agent, are not rush
ing to the suburbs. but many Of them
are buying lots within the old limits"
II is likely that the sales of residential
property within the old limits during
the past week ran over $4,000 These
sales We're not confined to any special
locality. although majority of them
may have been west of Lombardy
Street. They We're from Church Hillsto
the Boulevard, generally speaking.
Eighth Street Looms Up.
There are various rumors to the ef-
feet that wouldbe manufacturers, and
agents for manufacturers anxious to
locate in Richmond, are making in
quiry for sites One agent ventured
to remark TO the man of news that he
could sell business property right
along II the holders of the same would
Just name price that is anywhere in
reason" He fears that a majority OF
the holders of such property have their
ideas rather much inflated This shows
that nothing is going begging, even
If there has been bad weather It
would be a pity if the owners OF
eligible manufacturing and business
sites We're to drive away from Rich
mond any worthy enterprise by hold
ing too stiff for Richmond dirt in the
right kind of place.
Eighth Street and the new offices
recently erected thereon between Main
and Franklin and between franklin
and Grace, are getting much in the
limelight. Several real estate men
that region. and there are rumors
that others are going to follow suit.
Douglas Taylor, =. a. Catlin and wv.
u. Purcell. ,Ir,, Company have hand
some Offices on Eighth Street, and they
are intimating that in time 1t MAY be
necessary to ask tho City Council to
change the. name of Eighth Street for
at least a part.rf1the way to Real
Estate Row These agents like their
new quarters immensely.
Washington Ward.
There has been considerable activity
in Washington Ward the past week.
in fact, ever since it became settled
fact that ancient Manchester would
become Washington Ward, The fol-
lowing comparative figures graphically
show this fact They are the real es-
tate clearings of Manchester, now
Washington Ward, for the period from
March 1 8 to April Is. as compared with
the clearings for the same period OF
the year before. The figures are COM
piled by Charles r, Ruehrmund, OF the
real estate firm of Ruehrmund g.
Bowles, 729 East Main Street., and are