The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-23
Real Estate Men Express
Themselves as More Than
Satisfied at Results.
ACTIVITIES ARE FAR
ABOVE THE AVERAGE
Many Buildings Are Under
Construction in All Parts
of City to Meet Demand
For Homes. s

An unusually large week for this
ed in Richmond real estate circles.
more than $4,000 being involved IN
the transfers shown by the deeds go.
ing to record In the Chancery, Hua.
ings and County Courts. During tbs
week there was one notably big day,
$4,000. in property transfers came
to light
More than the usual number Of
large deals were put through and
brought to light during the week, and
the average number of smaller prop.
critics was maintained. The market
is in splendid condition despite in.
ffuences having q tendency toward dir
turbance, such as the unsettled diplo-
matte relations In which this country
is involved. Realty men, however,
are looking on the brighter side ana
there are few who are really appre-
hensive OF trouble to grow out OF tbs
foreign situation.
Demand for all classes of property
In the city, In the suburbs and in the
outlying country in which many choice
farms are to be found, continues good
Prices are firm and. though reasons
able. there Is no idea OF sacridciuo
any property. The tone is better tha1
1, many months. money appears more
ready cash are placing 1t in what -
regarded as the safest of inveate
ments H
Many Buildings Under Way.
Considerable attention has been d.
rected toward the Southside during
the last week or two. and the ver8
attractive proposition opened Lass
Monday at Fonticello Park 10 fndtng
many inquiries and numerous buyero&
Other interesting deals are about ~
be put on and though summer weath~s
. er is here, there wiz be less iet-up this
season than in previous years, II -
predicted,
Building activity, too, continues ~
show marked improvement and scores
OF new residences are going up or arc
about to have construction begun. II
all parts of the city. The demand
Tor homes has never been greater and
with the coming of hundreds OF al
ditions to Richmond's population that
demand promises to be continued Ut =
| healthy rate.
Plans for several very handsome
| structures have been flied with tho
Department of the Building Inspeckoxs
and number of permits for largo1
enterprises has been granted.
| J. Gilman recently filed plans with tho
building inspector, proposing to erocS
a two-story brick residence on tho
south side of Grove Avenue. between
the Boulevard and Sheppard 6treAep
The building is to cost approxfmateiL
$4,000.
Another who has presented plans
for the erection OF a handsome hoime
building is Harvey c.. Brown, who WIN
have built a two-story brick dwelling
at 1926 Monument Avenue, at = co.,
of $4,000.
Among Larger Operations. ~
Permits have been granted to o. +.
Davis to build two brick DWELLINGS 81
Park Avenue, between Addison An4
Elm Street, at cost Of $1,000; ~
j. B. Elan. for two detached tMos
story brick dwellings, at 723 and 10
West Cary Street. $4,000; to the L.
burnam Corporation. two-story bric&
dwelling south side Confederate Az
enue, between Brook Turnpike -
Lamont Street, $500.
Among the larger realty transans
lions are: Purity Ice Cream Corporns
ton to Purity Corporation, properly
at Cary and Jefferson Streets. $37. 100.
IL. w. McComb, to Highland Park
Realty Corporation. f7.s acres -
Brook Road and on Chamberlayno
Avenue. for $4,000; same to Henry ~
Hutzler. trustee, thirty feet on "a
north side of Broad, west Of McKen1e
Street, s12.sO0: Israel and Yettn 6te1D
TO Henry E. Litchford. - feet. noue4
side Grace Street, near Shafer. So
500: g. w. Fordham to A. L Adamoe1
and f. T. Sutton, 148 feet ncrthea4
corner OF Broad and 6happ449
streets. sl1.500: j. Murray Priest Il
w. ]. Graham. 81 feet, east side D9y
Avenue. 1885,; ard e. 8. Evans ~
wife TO Irwin Balm. three lots -