The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-27
REAL ESTATE AND
BUILDING NEWS
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This Is pre-eminently, the season for
activity in the suburbs, and without
going into particulars, 1T is sufficient
to show the trend of things TO say
that Westhampton is not suffering By
contrast with any other locality. A
dozen or more sales out there the past
week proved that people are still look
ing there for homes.
But, coming back TO town" There
was something doing in the old limits
and down In the business section
there was activity that Is worth talk
ing about. AS a general rule, tho
agents who do big stunts in the busi-
ness section arc slow to give out facts
sometimes think they are entirely
too reticent. and L blame them Tor It
not little. AS a matter of fact,
when the average agent makes big
sale. or several big sales down In the
BUSY part of town, he thinks it a part
of his religion tand some real estate
agents do have religion of one kind
and another) to keep all that he
knows and all of the knowledge that
his business transactions may have
brought to him a profound secret, es-
pecially from Observation-Disclosures. But
now and then some real Ropd, news
leaks out. $50 ~, Z. +, -.illt, y Z h. 90
Z. near of some large business done
the past week by Gibbonyi& Nnckols.
They sold to S. t. Bcveridge what
they describe asA"one of the best COM
hinations Of business property in the
city. Just what Combination of
business property is 4 hardly know.
but this "combinationy consists of one
piece Of property on the north side
or Broad street, between First ana
second Streets. one piece Immediately
In the rear fronting 100 feet on Mar
snail Street and one piece facing bout
thirty feet on the west, side of Sec
ond Street between Broad and Mar
snail Streets. and as this property has
no alleys. each of the properties adj
Joins the other, forming a .'combiua-
tlon,' what ever that may be, total
ing about $4,000 square feet. Over
Sloo,o0O changed hands on this deal.
While no information has been given
out by Mr. Beveridge, the purchases. or
the agents, as to what purposes the
property Will be used, there came a
kind OF hint that larSes theatrical
syndicate is figuring on putting IN an
other theatre in Richmond, and have
an ldea, a very correct zone, too, that
this site for both city and SUBURBAN
patrons is unique, Another rumor is
TO the efectythat certain capitalists are
thinking OF .establishingtin this CITY,
ktndEof permanent automobile exhibit
house, and have thrown their eyes nm
this property The agents win not Lat
them forget its Locations. 4F
4 Tlpn2ny. e. sNuckols sold some other
va iuaple business property about which
they refuse to talk, -ibut it somehow
comes out that their, total sales OF last
week more than doubled the one told
about above. -
South Riahmond and, Broad street
~ N
ness and exceedingly bright prospects
'rhey have made. within the last few
Gays several large deals beside sn,nl III
ones. Along with other. property, tnev
report the sale Of HUH Street ,propertv
at $50, 600 and West Broad Street prop
cry at Si5.00o- They have several
other transactions. and some of whicb.
they expect to close during the comine
Weeh' They appear very optimistic
about business
j. ID. Carneal & Son report. sales i'm
proving during past week: and nre,lict
a good spring and summer business
Their actual sales for the week agcre-
gate about $4,000 Sixty thousand dol
, ,a. OF this was Broad Street property.
III the vicinity OF the new Droposcd
railway station. There is a great mr..
tvity in this locality says Mr.. Carnea1
! his firm also did some right nIcn
stunts of smaller calibre I'm South
richmond.
o. a. Hawkins, manager or the real
estate department of the Richmond
rus. and Savings Company, was. as
usual, inclined to he reticent. but. he.
, ing well pumped" he finally said:
Business has been fair during the
past week We have sold for clients
something like 10000 worth, OF prnn.
erty, Including several Tots In BeIievna
i, the major part of the transac-
however, Being central business
property" And these samples given
arg az, Simply samples but they, show that
there ,i is business going on. and a great
deal OF it,, and all over. Richmond and
gu. out IN the suburbs, notwithstanding
the talk of light money. that some
pessimists forattes about Th4re lis no
innate Investment isT lin b sight. and
Richmond srsalty iaSalwaSs i'leg,timatel
investment, & y
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