The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-20
MAY BUILD on
!. N. G. 4. SITE.
sIx-sToRr OFFICE STRUCTURE me-
ING PROJECTED AT SIXTH AND
MAIN STREETS.
CHAMBER INTERESTED
PERCY 10TH AND JIM POLLARD
ARE REPORTED TO BE THE
MEN BEHIND THE
CHAMBER INTERESTED

An up date Office building on tho
site OF the old Y. NJ. c.. A building
at Sixth and Main streets Is the latest
talk in realty and building circles.
According to those in a position to
know. erection of such a structure is
practical certainty. although the
time is not yet ripe for publication OF
details.
1t is proposed to erect ON the site
building at least six stories In height,
and probably higher.
The project, Ii was learned from an
authoritative source yesterday, is be-
ing engineered by James j. Pollard.
that enterprising and hustling promo
ter, whose firm Is already RESPONSE
bic for the erection of no fewer than
half dozen fiae structures in Rich
mond. Mr.. Pollard himself was not
doing much taking. when seen IN
regards to the matter, but he gave
the man of news sufficient information
to let him know that he was on the
right track.
Chamber Interested.
AS the report goes. the structure Will
be known as the Chamber of Com
merce building. provided that organiza-
ton agrees to occupy quarters in ~.
hUu ~ may 40 St1l2u ch <ANthoAANS
that the Chamber of Commerce has
been approached on the subject and is
not altogether averse to the plan. al
though it has been generally under
stood that the Chamber would take
space In the First National Bank sky
scraper at Ninth and Main streets
when that building Is completed. 1t
is understood. however. that other par
ties will gladly take the space allotted
to the Chamber.
r. Percy 10th. owner OF the Sixth
and Main site. IL said to be the chief
man behind the guns in the under
taking. He bought the property two
years ago soon after It was vacated by
the Y. NJ. c, A., giving $4,000 FOR Ii,
or at the rate OF $1,000 per front
foot. This Is tho same site on which
| II was proposed to erect hotel last
year, that project having been fin
ally shifted to Eighth and Grace streets
| where an eight-story hotel is to be
! erected.
What Shall It BE?
| Just now. by the way, promoters
Of the hete' are casting about fer a
name for II. Some incline to the name
of Wallerstein and 1t may be that that
/ DESIGNATION will finally be accepted.
4 Others think the Henry Hotel would
be an ideal title, while othe4s favor
The Virginian. Work on this struc-
ture will begin February /. II all goes
well in the meanwhile. The hotel
will be completed In time for occu
pancy January /. 1918.
While no details have been worked
out, II IL understood that Binswanger
Il & Company, whose large plant at
Sixth and Canal streets was burned
to the ground Wednesday night. are
planning to erect an even larger plant
on the site. Meanwhile othar quar-
tiers, which have been already secured.
will be occupied. One Of these Is the
building and warehouse nearby, for
merry occupied by the Miles Shoe
Company.
Plans for the addition of five stories
to the handsome brick structure on
Grace street near Eighth. occupied
by the Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany. are understood to have been
drawn. although officials OF the com
pany declare that they are not alto
gether sure that the new stories win
be added. This report Ia going the
rounds along with the talk that the
Southern Bell is going to- move their
headquarters from Atlanta to Rich
mond, considerable shakeup among
it's officials being scheduled to take
place about the same time.
Week Was Quiet.
Again, there was very little doing
In actua' realty circles. although the
past week gave promise OF better
things than did the Hecedinc week
I'VE haven't quite thawed out but
we are moving that way" remarked
one agent.
Still covered with snow" observed
another, when asked how the suhur-
ban looked. "brt there's light ahead"
Perhaps the leading feature of the
week was the report Of the special
commissioners on widening the Rose~
meath Road from Grove Avenue to
broad Street. the total cost of con-
demnation being placed at $46.41O.SO.
The report will have to be approved
b Council before It ID effective. At
the same time, 1t Is generally ad-
mitted the widening project In now