The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-12
REAL ESTATE AND
BUILDING NEWS
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OF vacant land in South Richmond,
upon which tobacco storage ware
house is to be built. They also sold
to w. n. Robins 1i22 Floyd Avenue for
10000; also two houses on Brook Ave-
nue., which will be converted into q
manufacturing plant. John Tinsley
WINS the buyer. Among othcr sales
made by this firm was 700-acre tract
between Richmond and Laurel ii. w.
Gebrill. the purchaser. bought this
property for the timber that Is or It,
and his sawmills will soon ba a. work
In the Suburbs.
Golsan & Nash. Inc, say they have
been so rushed with wesinampton bus
mess they have had no timo for any
thing else much; nevertheless. they sold
sixty-two acres on the River Road for
pretty stiff figure, and 1913 feet On
Everett Street. in South Richmond.
Their sales in Westhkmpton were sew
enteen lots in Club View"
j. Thompson Brown & Co. report very
active inquiry and some really hand
some sales that were. however, OH the
small order.
Cover & Smith sold whole block
of land near Byrd Park but they are
not just ready to give out tn, particu-
lars.
All Of the dealers in suburban prop
critics report much Inquiry and consid-
The old Mosely tract. adjoining High
land Park. which has recently bean sold
by Ruehrmund Bowies to syndi-
cate headed By J. NJ Atkinson. is being
plotted into now suburb, and lots Will
be on sela on or before Juno l. Ths
property is already severed in con-
nection with the Highland Park sys-
TEN, and the water works of that town
also supply the Mosely property.
New RichmOnds Ii the Field.
new real estate firm opened up for
business the latter part OF last week
1t is the firm of Moorencld & Blake.
Eugene c. Mooreneld, the senior IN am
Der If the new firm, has for several
years been actively engaged in the real
estate business in this city, having met
with marked success as a salesman of
Richmond realty. lie Is considered by
those In n position to know to be u
coalition with Mr.. Blake, Mr.. Moore
field was connected with the firm of
Williams {; Cease.
Alfred l.. Blake. the junior member.
while younger man, is growing old
in the business. having been for more
than 'aight years connected with the
firm of IL. Seldom Taylor & Co.. one OF
the oldest and foremost concerns in
the real estate line. With such a
Taylors. Mr.. Blake should be we'll able
to hold up his end In me trade. THIS
new firm has put out it's shinSie at 20
North Eighth Street.
Contracts amounting to about $4,000
for bank improvements In this City and
stanton Will be announced tomorrow
by a. &. Bosom. architect, of This city
and New York. The FIRST contract to be
awarded will be that of the Savings
Bank OF Richmond. This Includes the
remodeling of the entire interior of the
Savings Bank OF Richmond and the in
stallation OF new. handsome fire and
burglar-proof vault When completed.
this bank, Mr.. Bosom says. will have
about as pretty banking rooms as any
in the city.
The other contract is that for the
stanton National Bank, stanton.
This work like the Richmond contract,
includes an expenditure of approxi-
matcly $4,000 An elaborate Interior
and handsome fire and burGlarpr
vault are features.