Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-12
REAL ESTATE RECORD
AND COURT CALENDAR
Trading Continues Brisk, With Small
Property in Constantly In
creasing Demand.
RETREAT BUYS WEST END SITE
New Hospital Building to Be Located
at Grove Avenue and Mulberry
Streets-Building Activities Show
Effect Of Summer Dizziness.
Real Estate Summary
Yesterdays Record.

Trading in local real estate con-
tinued brisk during the last week and
the number of property transfers com
pleted was much larger than that OF
the previous period. The trading last
week, however, did not total as much
money as that OF the foregoing week.
The property transfers last week were
sJr the most part IN smaller lots OF
land in the city proper and the suburbs.
although in several deals
for large properties were made.
Although II has generally been the
case for the local market to be un-
usually dull during the month of Au-
gust. the first eleven days Of this
month has witnessed unusu activity
in local real estate. SO far this month
there have been over 200 deeds placed
on record in the Chancery Court, while
the Hastings Court. Part II. South
Richmond. also has been busy this
month.
Featuring the property buying dur
Ing the past week was the transfer OF
the Casey property to the Retreat for
the Sick. The Retreat for the Sick,
which is now located at 319 North
Twelfth Street, is to be moved to the
Casey site at the northeast corner of
Grove and Mulberry Streets. No plans
for the new Retreat have been filed.
but a large part of the money for erect
ing the hospital has already beer
raised by a public subscription cam
paign conducted here n few months
ago.
CASEY PROPERTY BRINGS
ScS,OOO AT SALE
Davis Brothers. Inc. sold the site to
the Retreat for the Sick for $4,000.
In addition to buying the lot located
at the northeast corner of Mulberry
Street and Grove Avenue, which fronts
on the south line OF Grove Avenue for
n distance of lI0 feet 5 inches and ex-
tends back for u depth Of $50 feet six
and one-half inches. the Retreat also
purch: sed an adjoining lot In the rear.
me rear lot has q frontage OF sixty
feet on the east line OF Mulberry
Street and extends back for a depth OF
1912 feet and Is situated $50 T-12
feet south of Grove Avenue.
Archer G.. Jones and his wife and
Granville Gray figured in a large trans
action when the former transferred to
the latter property fronting thirty feet
nue. and known as 1900 Monument Ave
nue.. The land has a depth OF l5O
feet and the lot and improvements to-
Sether brought s27. 900.
The same parties also figured in an
other large property transfer. when
Gray and his wife transferred to Ar
cher O.. Jones property on the north
iht| VI ! SlIecl, lou lcGt west
OF Meadow Street. The land has a
frontage OF 81 feet on the north line
OF Walker Street and extends back for
a depth Of $50 feet. a total of $4,000
was paid for this lot Of land.
FLOYD AVENUE PROPERTY
CHANGES OWNERSHIP
Rovsl Saloman and others have sold
to Robert Hill and others two lots Of
land located in the western section
Of the city. The first lot of land has
a frontage Of As 5-12 feet on the south
line of Floyd Avenue and a depth OF
135 feet. and is situated &c 1-6 feet
east of Deep Run Street. The second
piece OF property included in the trans
action Is on the south line Of Floyd
Avenue between Deep Run Street and
the Boulevard. The parties to whom
the property was sold paid q total of
$4,000 for the two lots.
Building permits fell of last week
as compared with those OF the fore
going period. The weeks building
operations did not pass the s25, 600
mark. but this is not unusual, however,
as his season Of the year is usually
considered n dull time for building
operations.