Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-15
Local Market Shows Increased actiy.
hy, Notwithstanding War
Conditions.
SEVERAL LARGE SALES MADE
Iotal for Week Exceeds That for
corresponding Week Last Year by
More Than SGO,0OO-Broud Street
Lot Brings $4,000.
The Weeks Record

mo local realty market continued TO
70 along steadily during the past week.
and much trading took place in real
estate In all sections OF the city. AL
though the amount Of money expended
during tho week Was not as large as
That OF the foregoing period. the week
which ended yesterday was by no
means "a poor ono. The trading for the
foregoing week WAS unusually large.
and consisted mainly of one big trans-
Ter. tho Times Dispatch Building deal.
WITHOUT II the weeks total would
have been below that of last week.
IN" weeks transfers amounted to
S3S6.o77
Although number or large deals
we're placed OH record. tho trading WAS
Hery active, and - number Of smaller
deals were made. The totals for the
week. as compared with the CORE
spending week Of last year. show an
Increase of over 100000 The week
closed strong. and several large deals
were recorded yesterday. The total for
yostcrday amounted to sl06.450
TENTH AND BROAD LOT
BRINGS GOOD PRICE
w. IT, Adams CT ny. and @. g. Wor-
sham figured in the largest transfer
OF tho week. when the former sold to
the latter the lot mt the northwest cor
fer Of Tenth and Broad Streets for
$50. 600. The land has 81 frontage of
line Of Broad Street and depth OF
l2G IL feet on the west line Of Tenth
street. This lot Is one OF the largest
vncant tracts of land in the business
sections OF the city. No improvements
we're Included in the deal.
Property situated at the southwest
corner OF Fifth and Franklin Streets
was sold during the week for $4,000
by Coleman Workman 10 w. Il. Hop
hins
purchased from NJ &. Kranch property
known as 201 East Franklin street for
$4,000. The land fronts on the south
lilic Of Franklin Street for a distance
"t ever twenty-siX feet. and extends
thck for Il depth Of over lji feet.
Margaret :. Holloway sold 10 the
FRichmond Apartment Corporation
property on the south lin. Of Grace
Street between Eighth and Ninth
Streets. The lot of land which has Il
frontage OF 30l-2 feet on Grace street
brought $4,000.
The College Apartment Corporation
during the week became the owners OF
two lots OF land 4, the sou,heas, cor
nor OF Lombardy and Grace Streets for
a price said 10 have been ti6.l1l.TJ.
SEVERAL LARGE DEALS
RECORDi:D YESTERDAY
Several Of the largest deals OF tho
week went To rccor,! In the Chauccry
Court yesterday. w. H. Parker and
his wife and Arthur Levy and others
figured in the largest transaction of
the day when the former cold to the
latter property on East Main street FOR
$e3. 900. The transa elton included inn
prorements known 2lo6-slo-l2
Last Main Street.
Three lots OF land and dwellings,
were sold for a total OF $50, 900. accord
ing 10 the deeds placed on record yes
terday.
James T. Sloan paid total OF .2o.o 900
for two lots OF land on the Boulevard.
known as l04 and LOG North boulevard
These two lots were purchased from c.
u. Cooke.
The Virginia Realty and Construction
Company sold lot OF land ana i'm
provcmcnts known as 2i9 North Boule-
ward to Charles X. Willis for the sum
OF 500 600.
Although the number of building
permits Issued last week by Building
Inspector Butler was not as large as
for tho previous week the amount OF
money to be spent in building and
repairs was far above the previous
week a total OF nearly $500. 600 worth
OF permits was Issued