Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-01
Real Estate and
Construction News

Local real estate interest centereG
largely to-day in public sales at the
Court House.
Ronald Ransom sold the Noise De
Leon residence at IA Piedmont ave
nue. to +. d. Mcdonald for $l0,55O.
a property that up to "a few years
ago had been in the Peters estate for
30 years. This Is on the west side
Of the street between Seventh and
Eighth streets. a two-story frame
dwelling on a lot 55X190 feet. The
property is free OF liens and the con-
sideTatiOn was cash. The sale was
made on an order from the United
States District Court, and is subject
to confirmation by the Court.
Forrest Adair, Jr sold for the Jake
c. Moore estate a 43.4N140-foot par
eel on the north side of Forrest ave-
nue. foot of Butter street. for $500.
The buyer was j. r. Chamblee on
this property is one of the Rogers
string Of retail grocery stores which
pays $50 a month rent and another
store in front and several negro
houses i'm the rear that bring the total
monthly rental to S106.
Mr.. Adair also sold for this estate
179 and ISL Forrest avenue, south
west corner Of Fort street for an
aggregate of 1850. the purchaser be
ing MI Chamblee These two lots
have a total frontage Of 90 feet, are
lSS feet deep TO an alley and are i'm
proved with houses renting for an
aggregate of $40 a month
John d. Babbage bought of the
Moore estate an undivided half-iuter-
est in a 26Xl4s-foot lot on the south
side of Auburn avenue, between
Nonge and Jackson streets for $3.50.
This lot has enhanced $500 in little
over a year Terms on the Moore
properties We're one-third cash, one
and two years at per cent.
Steve Z. Johnston. auctioneer for
the estate Of Mrs. ROsalia Barwald.
sold TO Frank Malone 40 FOrmwalt
street. FOR $3.50. and to Mrs. Mar
tina Boldridge, of Cedartown, "A
Formwalt street for $500 The for
mer is rented for $2750 a month and
the latter for $25. The lots are 29N
125 each He sold % East ST. Paul
avenue TO \. b. Clarke for $500.
Ralph .. Cochran sold for the es-
tate of j. V Johnson the johnson
home place on the east side of Wei
lington street, near Atlanta avenue
24ON4u0. to g. p. Murphy. for $500
cash. and a vacant lot on Gordon
street near the foot. Of West Ontario
avenue. 5ON20b feet, TO : ". Suli-
van FOR $3.50 cash. AiT. Murphy and
MI sullivan bought without seeing
the parcels The Johnson property
is improved with "a dwelling a serN-
ants house and barn
Building Permits.
Building permits iu Atlanta for the
first quarter of 1913 total Sl,254. l2G,
as against $ll15.6S2 for January. Feb
ruary and March of 1912. a gain of
S13S,444. Builders consider this q
very good indication Of prosperity in
this industry. and predict that tho
years figures will 60 well above last
years. which We're S9.9S7,444
The figures for March. 1918. were
sl6,490 ahead OF the corresponding
month last year: for February. SCI
Pa, and for January s1O0.71O Per
mits in January 1912. We're S294,2g5;
February S402 .331. and March. S419.-
ESQ. For January. 1913. S395,0O5;
February, S423,591; March S435.54G
Conspicuous i'm the building OF
1875 first quarter are apartment
houses of the smaller type. five OF
which total $115200 or an average OF
$4,000. Prospective builders of sew
cral other apartments have not yet
applied for permits.