The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-04
PLAN TO Improve
STORE PRDPEn
Kaufman and Company <
Make Additions That VIII B
Cost About Soc, 600 q
REMODEL STRUCTURE
AND ADD TWO STORIES
Real Estate Property Chafl
ing Hands, Several Impor
tant Deals Being Put
Through During Week

!. Plans have been drawn by Aron
.tect Albert +. Hunt for an addif10
ard improvements TO the estAb11n
ment OF Kaufman and Company MI
the southeast corner OF Broad an
Fourth streets which will cost Id tl4
neighborhood of 10000, 1t Is est1s
mated.
The plans contemplate the additi0N
of two stories on top Of the thre9
story brick and stone structure on 0tM
corner, while the small two-story M1S
tiquated structure immediately o14#
joining the corner site Is to be rxxo y
and q .five-story building put w tllM1
viii give the establishment d tO94x2
frontage OF 81 feet ON Broad stroG&I#
The company plans to tear d0Nn
the brick wall separating the sKnadl4
structure from the larger oIe aAf
will have beautiful glass show 49,
front occupying the major portion G&}
the Broad street entrance. On ettl1Ap
side Of the show case will be an 01x~
trance way leading around TO the mann
entrance, the magnificent glass caGma
for display OF goods standing alo40s
In the areaway. There will also III
show cases to the right and left " tl1x
entrance thus giving an effect uIls
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In Richmond. d ~
Open Bids Feb. 10.
The plans are now on display t1f
the, Office of the Builders ExchMnS4
where estimates are being malkexS
Bids will be opened Feb. 10, 1911. Ii v
is stated. hi
Contractors who have alreay uxlSs
mitted bids are wv. Al. Chesterunaif
J.. r. Nuckols and Al. NJ Walkup.
The present home OF the compan4
will be thoroughly remodeled - ~
to be in keeping with the gen0xa1 4
effect of the new and larger buil6
ing. 81 sa
Bids for the new Asbury MeshodiuQ
church In the West End win alno
opened February 10. II ID announces 81
These bids were to have been Op4uoi Il
several days ago but the matter WNl
postponed. The church will ~ r.
Gated at Allen and Park avenues n~MR#
will cost $4,000 approximately. IL # IS
Commenting on building activity TIL
Richmond, prominent real eaE6f 4
operator remarked Saturdav til 4
while they hardly ever got the crs6
the realty agents and promoters N&1(
In fact. largely responsible Tor 1ak2 q
almost unprecedented building tt
has been on In Richmond for oo1
years. q Xs5ssz
Wlacre Credit Be3onxs. Ssag
We are the people," he said, q
turn over property and seek 70 lanfS
est people who are not afraid 10
their money out on investmenk TN
safe building ventures Few pae
appreciate this. but II ii nevex4kN
an unbeatable fact. ana Il & - =
fes. tho real estate men the city W1da1
be far from what Il - to-day. m
folks Judge = city BY tt1 but36
and general outward aspect and n
arc few cities In the country tkat
compare with Richmond in fh1s
srect. Several handsome skrun&
are now going up on Broad ~ s.
largely through the activities "
men who handle real estate and
mote building propositions. ii, &c. 4
these cases. the property hAd ~
Tor rnahy years In the hands q d
old wealthy Richmond family. nm
was content TO get small rental q
1t. Several months ago the oNl
were induced to sell out TO N ~
prfsing citizen and merchant, ar1
large four-story brick stor1 III
ing ID going up on the site kp<
instances equally - striking nna14
cited q n 4 sSSE
West End Horuc Soa6
There appears to have been SS
thing Of q lull In real eutnfa "
the past week. though o0m6 of
deals showed that business n NM
the upward trend.
Ruehrmund and Howlea enlH ~
ing the week the swo-stcry I'M
dwelling 1t .zloz Hanover street
$4,000. the property passinx IT.
formerly owned IT. The I'm,
disposed OF two smaIl frame dse2
sngS ut I3i0-12 North TwentY-xoaSf
street to III. g. Carlton.