The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-13
MANY DOWNTOWN LEASES FOR LONG
 TERMS ARE CLOSED
New Firms to Open for Bus mess Here-LOcal Firms Change Locations-Real
 Estate Active

Reports of real estate firms indicate that many downtown leases for business houses were closed during the past week, and that many firms will move to better locations on October i.
 Two leases for long terms were closed by the Buter-Garrett Real Estate and In- surance Company for buildings located on the Southside. One of these buildings, at 613-15 South Twentieth street, newly constructed by T. c. Cairn, was leased f,r term of years to the Bearings Serv- ice Company, a new firm in Birmingham, with headquarters in Detroit. This firm handles all kinds of standard make bear ings for automobiles and will open in their new place of business during the next month. The amount involved in the lease is in excess of $16OOO.
 The Penny 6 Long Company, sales agents in the south for the new automo- bile. the American Balanced Six, has leased through the Butler-G Garrett Real Estate Company the new building at COTS South Twentieth, where they will open show rooms and a service station. This lease was also for a term of years, and involved about s16OO0 rentals.
 The Gilbert Trunk Factory, for some time located at 2009 Fourth avenue, north, will move to 1908 Second avenue north on October 1, it is announced by the w. D. Leedy Real Estate and Insurance Com rany, who have closed a long lease for the latter building. The building on Sec ond avenue is at present occupied by the Guarantee Shoe Company.
 The Jemison Real Estate and 1nsur- ance Company announce that they have just closed ten-year lease with the G. R. Kinney Company Onc), for the larss building at 1920 Third avenue, north It is stated that approximately s125,000 is involved in the deal.
 The Kinney Company is now occupying the building at 3O9-11 North Twentieth street As soon as remodeling of this building can be done after their removal to the new location on October 1. the Britljne Cafeteria No. will occupy it.
 The building at 1920 Third avenue, into which they will move. is at present oc- cupied by the Robert Prowell Stove Con- pany, who will move to 2011 Third ave- nue, north. They have obtained this building under ten-year lease for the aggregate sum of s70,000 The place is at present occupied by the Arcade Billiard ParIors.
 Sales during the week were also active. Ed S. Auen of the w. B. Leedy Real Es- { tate and Insurance Company announcing sales amounting to s6s.75o for the week.
 Among these is the sale of a vacant lot on the west side of South Twenty-first street, between Avenues F and F, from w S. and J. P. Mudd to the Crawford's g Auto Shop. This lot adjoins the lot re- gently purchased by the Crawford Auto Company and now gives them 99xl00 feet. It is reported that this is the site upon which the new garage and shop of the Crawford Auto Company will be erected The amount involved in the sale is not given out but is reported to be large sum.
 large sale of business property in E cluded in the sales of the week was the one-story brick building at 2221-23 Morris avenue, from B. M. Allen to w. s. Rob- inson, for the sum of s20,000 This build ing is 50xS21s feet and is at present occu- pied by wholesale house.
 Other sales included 8 residence. 3230 Cliff road. from w. c. Matelett to M F. Hill for s10,oO0; residence at 1137 South Twelfth street from T. J. Pinckard to F. T. Williams for s7.o0o; residence, 1529 Eleventh avenue, south, from c. H. Null lins to Pete and Philip Trantos for s65OO; residence, 1104 Fountain avenue from Jef- ferson County Life Insurance Company to S. F. Griffin, s4,250; and lot, Fountain Park, from w. D. Leedy to R. N. Simp- son. $3,000.