Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-02

Unusual activity in small property
E'aturcd the trading on the local real
cgtatc market during the pas, week,
aud while the money involved in the
sHlcs decreased somewhat as compared
with previous weeks recently, til. vol
uinc Of the business turned by the
AGENTS waa far in cAccsS or that OF
tie average week, and many cucouras
irr reports were heard ia realty cir
cics yesterday
Several OF the agents. while saying
that the negotiations were ~ such
state as TO make dangerous any pub
s LEGATION. said that they had several
good deals pending which they ex.
rectcd TO close In the next few DAYS.
they reported that numerous inquiries
we're being received. ana that The de-
iiand was probably the best that (,
bad been this spring and summer
slight slump In the local market
had been anticipated during the warm
weather OF the summer mouths. bu,
az yet this has not matcrializcJ. aud
The agents in the main are of tho opiu-
ion that conditions viii continue along
practically the same lines until fall
The Indications ar. that this fall wlll
be one of the busiest seasons in real
estate and building circles thar Rich
mcnd has witnessed for several years.
There is no complaint heard these
days Of tho real estate business and
IN addition there are numerous .urgc
buildings projected FOR erection in The
rcSt few months. several Of ,hcsc are
large office structures. representing
''ca.y expenditures.
::IGIITl-NINE SALES
OF err, PROPERTY
There wcrc eighty mine sales OF city
property. involving ucnrn- s-j0.pyU re.
"prdcd III the courts dur.d. tho past
Meek, Willie more than twcnty-nyc
transfers OF llcirtcp county real cs-
i,,tc were nAd" Trading IN city prop
"rty Was widely distributed IN all see
lions OF the city, ANA while there were
"t"ral lars" transfers. the activity
sas IL tia" main for small residential
property With III" suburbs show INK th.
rcarcSt auti5,'iy
Tho largest deal recorded waa thai
,by which tho city OF l;ichmoud acquire
al Il 10, fronting 2oj feet ; inches
by iHi f"et inches q, thc south
'.rst c"rn"r Of l"iph aud prcu,iss
reefs This property wnH purchased
ON iamch :. Rods .Nccut"r. Tor
:5.oo". Charles W. Never sold 10 car
ri" 7. Taiia:crro :, lot fronting twenty
three feet eight iu,h". uu Tho North
side Of grove Avenue. tusi .ns, - the
u"rucrET Lombardy street, for :. 5oo
IohnSt' sheppard sold ;hre. lots in
'itc WNs5t End. fronting on Monument
venue u The plan % the Sheppard
tate, to W. ". Foster for $1,000 l.
" Gary acquired "a 10, fronting 100
>ct on Chamberlain" Avenue. III Gin
i'r PARK. from John w Williams TIN.
property Is improved with :. brick
yelling and sold for sll 800 accord
10 the taN paid ON tho deed in
gic Chanccry Court
sNStE OF THE TRANSACTIONS
PLACED On RECORD
The jefferson Lunch. lrv. leased
from Henry :. Walicrs,rirj for "A p.r.ivd
rf five years the brick store 81 III,
last Main street. y rental az sauo0
lease, which expires April 80 1871 Al.
bert O.. Anthony. Ir.. acquired an i'm.
proved lot fronting thirty feet Oh the
north side Of Grace street. Jus, IVES,
ni Allison Street. for $1,000
y The Drcwry Mansion Corporation
sold TO J. Brown II lot fronting TWEEN
iN-ScNen feet on tho south side Of
t'roNc Avenue. west OF Elm street for
5 500. Katherine :. Dawson sold O !
l'tNis twcnty-ouc feet on tho west side
West street, near Davis Avenue.
/. $500
4 Building operations in the city dur
y the week amounted 10 nearly $50
. - showing slight increase over the
! "Ei"us week. although tho Wort, was
Nln"" Amos, entirely 10 dwelling
! uses. Operations during the month
Z June were nearly 100000 greater
iran for the same month Of last wear
showing also a gain over other months
OF the year.
The IRE losses. other than the dam
s;-es to the barrel shop OF II. Metz
E"r's Sons. at Q. II and IL South Eich-
- enth street. were small The loss
n this fire is not expected to exceed
$1,000