Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-19
REAL ESTATE RECORD
AND COURT CALENDAR
Large Number OF Sales Are Re-
ported, Mainly for Small
Property.
BUILDING OUTLOOK is GOOD
Miller 81 Rhoads File Plans for
$4,000 Annex-Many TRANSACT
tions Entered In Courts, Notwith-
standing Approach OF Holidays.
BUILDING OUTLOOK is coon
The Weeks Record

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Richmond real estate continues active.
with large number of sales durin;,
the past week. some OF which :" ere for
for large amounts. The total sales
Tor the week aggregate more than
100000. business for this amount WAS
placed on record in the courts. while
'he agents interviewed yesterday re-
Lorted additional sales that will bring
the total TO 100000 or more. These
latter deals were in the main for small
prorerty, rs was the greater volume OF
business transacted during the week.
The business last week was much
letter than mlny expected. with the
approach II the Christmas HOLIDAYS
during which time the activity OF tho
market reacts. with very few sales
i"ade. This was not true OF last wcek.
Tor the sales aggregated a larger
nsure than any OF the past three or
Tour weeks. Reports in realty circles
are TO the effect that the demand for
property Is fair. and that a large
number o! Inquiries are being received
n considerable portion OF the property
mat remained vacant in tho early fail
has now been tented, and busincs.
q Al
he agents interviewed yesterday were
unanimous n tie expression that bet
Ger iiin"s would result after IN. nrs,
OF the year. a;th ouEh business this f.u
Is said Ia be slightly improved over
that for the same months OF last -ea-
INCREASED ACTIVITY
AT MASUFACTIRING I,t>S.rS
The increased activity OF local man
uiacturinE GIANTS. Il well-known acen,
pointed out will surely react for bet
ter times fur real estate. This agent
mentioned Various Industries that a-n
now employing large forces OF work
men. some ~ rhich have the yreaio>:
number OF men employed In their his
torN' which we're practically idlc at
this time last year.
What was probably the largcs,
transaction for the week just closed
was I'll" sale OF the two brick dwellings,
~ o0i and 800 East Grace Street This
property was acquired By f.. W New
iL'h from three parties, each holding
third interest in the lot, for SJi 600
Another large deal was for the pur-
chase of three tracts Of land lying
near tho Belt Line Railway and tn.
James River. The property was sold
by l. w. Bates to Julien Gum FOR SEQ
roo. j.. w. Newman sold the property
Known as i04 East Main street to e.
u. Moore. The lot. which is improved.
fronts t"ehiy feet ten inches on he
Fourth and Fifth Streets, and sold for
$1,000. w. j. Gilman sold to w. p.
PATTERSON lot fronting for;y fcot at
the northwest corner OF Cary and Nor
ris streets. and lot on the south
side of Grace street, Just west OF Mica
dow street. for $4,000
SOME LARGE TRANSACTIONS
OF WEEK JUST CLOSED
=. q. Martin acquired from w. ]. Gil
man n lot fronting thir,y-nine feet six
ana one-half inches on the west side
OF the boulevard. just south Of Grace
street. for $4,000 Charles " WIttel
"old 10 Robert y. Kent. Jr, 100 feet
on the cast side Of Chambcrlavnc
Avenue. north OF Laburnum Avenue, In
G!ntcr Park. for $4,000
Probably the largest item OF interest
is the announcement OF the Miller "
Enoads Company OF the ercctior. OF an
addition at Sixth and Grace streets to
occupy tho site Of the old randolph
IN om" at the northwest corner, ana viii
cost approximately sl7j, 700. Worl. on
the structure Will be started as soon
as the site can be cleared.
The Building Department ISSUED
permit for the erection of the stuart
Apartments. mention of which was
made In this column last sunday. This
building will be erected at the south
east corner of Lombardy street ana West
avenue, al cost or SS6,Opb. Plans
were fled with the department vester-
day by j. Lee Davis for a new apart
ment house ut 2a03 Monument Avenue
which will be three stories high The
cost is placed a, $4,000. b. w. VIII
son VIII build a two-story frame st,ic-
coed dwelling on the east side =: prook
Road, between I.ahur7um and Walton
Avenues. TO cost $4,000.
BUILDING ACTIVITY
REPORTED ON SOUTHSIDE
On the Southsde the Washington
Terrace Corporation will erect ten two
story frame dwellings, in the plan OF
Bellevue. or what is known as Spring
Hill. Work on these buildings will he
started within the next few days and
they will represent an expenditure of
$4,000.
The real estate firm OF Catln &
Brooks has been mutually dissolved.
with Mr.. Catlin continuing business at
the old stand on Bank Street. Mr.
Brooks will have an Office on North
Eighth Street under the firm name of
S. NJ. Brooks & Co. In the Barnham
Realty Corporation. a concern char
tered last week. new company en-
tors the local real estate field. The
new concern is capitalized at $4,000
for n general real estate business.