The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-29
REAL ESTATE AND
BUILDING NEWS

CONTINUED From First PaEe.)
stein, for $4,000: 36OT East Grace
street, to George Z. White. $4,000; two
lots in Henry Pace to out Of town Gus
toner, $3.50; Sill and 311s East Mar
shall Street, to w. A. Robertson. 81
$50: two frame houses at Twenty
eighth and 0 Streets, to Harry 3.
Royal s2,025; $50 feet on Taylor and
Richie Streets, to Willie Sprenk!e, So
400: new house on Grove Avenue. near
Sheppard. to H. S. Walierstein. $1,000.
Pollard & Bagby very often refuse
10 give the man OF news any In
formation. bu. whenever they are WILL
ing to "cut loose he can expect big
things.
Shea & KeegaI. agents who are
usually very quiet but always right on
the job, have been turning some very
fine stunts within the past five or six
weeks. 4 glimpse at :heir sales BOOK
shows that they have recently sold
property on Hull Street for $4,000,
cary Street flats for $4,000. lot on
Boulevard for s2,945. a lot on Monu-
ment Avenue for $9.5Is. the house and
not No. s0I E. Leigh Street for se,l's.
6li feet on Main Street for s23-.Vo;
i.3 feet Kensington. s.l,3o0: 200 leet
kensington, $1,000; Park Avenue lot,
$4,000; two Cary street houses, S".eee'
several small Investments at $4,000, all
amounting to near $4,000.
Some Other Deals.
Gibbony d. NuckoIs made sales last
week that footed up $4,000. inc!ud-
ing property on various streets In the
northwestern section of the city
Meredith & Co, a new concern. SOLO
two West Grace Street residences for
$4,000. and other properties which ran
their total for the week up to near
$4,000.
Perhaps the largest single sale OF
the week was pulled of by Raab & Co
They sold for Arthur L. strause an
Ell shaped 10. at the corner Of Broad
and Madison Streets. for which they
obtained $500. Thomas p. Bryan
was the buyer. and he made the deal
merely as a good investment, although
IL may be that in the near future
costly improvements may be placed
upon the grounds
There is activity in the suburban sec
lions. Barton Heights, Highland Park,
Ginter Park and other delightful
suburbs report much demand for rental
houses and a greater demand Tor
ground upon which home-makers want
TO build
ButlAfDg Talk.
Building operations are still on the
boom order and all Of the architects
and builders and contractors have their
hands full In a short talk with Shep-
herd 4 Peale II was learned that there
never was . time when as many plans
ard specifications were before the con-
tractors and builders for bids as are
now recorded. Shepherd & Peale, by
the way, are preparing plans and
specifications for several large build
inss contracts for which have recent
iy been procured
The plans and specifications for the
handsome Lee Apartments TO be erect
ed ?, Park Avenue and Addison street
are now completed. and In the hands OF
,he bidders. bids 10 be opened on Oc-
tober g.
This firm Of architects has recently
formed an association with f. ID. Litch-
heIt. o. New York City. who has spe-
ciallzed for a number Of years on large
concrete and steel structures.
Their working force in the draught-
ing department has been greatly en-
Iarsed. ana they are putting In every
strok. possible to get out a number OF
designs nov waiting In their onlces.
They also advise that through their
Sew York and Philadelphia connec.
lions they are In . position 10 snancs
any building operations on . liberal
. basis. not only in Richmond. but In any
- the large cities % the South