Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-30
REAL ESTATE RECORD
AND COURT CALENDAR
More Activity Is Shown In Local Mar
ket, Several Largo Sales
Being Reported.
APARTMENT HOUSE PLANNED
Will Be Erected by Davis Brothers
on Northumberland Agents Re-
port Most Desirable Houses Taken.
Courts Open This Week.

Although there was considerably
moro activity In the local real estate
market last week than in the foregoing
period. the amount OF money spent Tor
property in the city and suburbs shows
only a slight Increase. The outstand-
ing feature OF last weeks market was
the completion OF several big deals Tor
large lots OF land.
For the past three or four weeks the
local real estate market has shown
slight gains. until before long the mar
ket Is expected to reach Its full
standard. There has been big de-
mand on the agents for the rental OF
small dwellings, throughout the city.
and most of the more desirable resi-
dences are now occupied. In addition
to big demand for rental houses there
also has been demand on the agents
by persons wishing to purchase resi-
dences
Building Inspector Butler had busy
week last week and although there was
a decrease in the number Of building
permits issued. the amount of money
to be spent for erecting and repairing
structures in and about the city showed
a substantial increase.
NEW APARTMENT HOUSE
TO co UP ON BOULEVARD
Davis Bros, Inc. have been author
lied by the Building Inspector to build
a thrce-story brick apartment house to
cost $4,000. IT is the purpose OF the
owners to erect the structure on the
west line OF the Boulevard. between
Main and Cary Streets. 1t Is under
stood that work on the apartment Will
be started Mt once. in order that the
contractors can get the foundation in
before winter weather sets in.
The real estate market was. featured
last week by the sale of lot OF land
and handsome building on Monument
Avenue to r. II. Harwood by ]. l.. Davis
and others. Tho land has a frontage
OF sevcnty-four feet on the south line
OF Monument Avenue. and extends back
on the west line OF Deep Run Street
for depth Of 1870 feet. Harwood is
said to have paid $4,000 for the land
and the>building together.
G. A. Blanton, acknowledgements be-
came the owner OF q lot Of land on the
west line of Deep Run Stfeet,sa ihort
distance north OF Park Avenue. The
lot was purchased from J. Lee Davis,
and Blanton is said to have paid s25.-
600 for the property. The land has a
frontage OF forty feet on the west line
OF Deep Run Street. and extends back
depth OF sixty-two and ne-si1th
feet
OTHER GOOD SALES
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS
l. w. Crump sold to Harry 3. San
ford a. lot of land on the east line of
Fifth Street for $4,000. This property
fronts on the east line Of Fifth Street
for distance OF sixty feet and has a
depth OF l22 feet, and is located 32lA
feet north of Baker Street
j. Lee Davis and c a. Blanton en-
tered into another big deal. when the
former purchased from the latter n lot
OF land and improvements, known as
ioS West Main Street. The property
has frontage OF seventy feet on the
north line OF Main Street and depth
OF los feet Davis paid $1,000 for this
lot of land and the improvements
Two lots of land in Lee Annex
brought good price when Hugh c.
Russell purchased lot IL in block II
Lee Annex and lot 10, block 12. Lee
Annex. Russell paid $1,000 for these
two lots.