San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-30
DEALS INVOLVE !
s3,075,175 IN
SINGLE MONTH
Total Of 885 Transactions
Maidstone Largest
Ever Recorded Here.
| PERMITS TOTAL 1874
Months New Buildings
Cost $S66,369-Many !
| New Churches.
PERMITS TOTAL 1874

March was the best month this year
for real estate trading in Bexar coun-
ty. A total of SIS transactions were
made involving real estate valued at
$3,O75,175. Several large deals made
during the last three " eeks were among
the largest ever recorded in the his
tory of San Antonio realty.
Building activity for the month was
also great despite the slight slump in
the total as compared with the prior
month. A total Of 334 building per-
mits were issued during the last four
weeks for new construction 10 cost
SS66.369. A feature os building ac-
tivities for the last half of the month
was the permit for the $4,000 Ogil-
vie garage building on North Alamo
street. The Liberty Mills, Lakeview
avenue. also took out a large build
ing permit last Friday for new build
ings to be constructed at the plant to
cost $4,000.
Month Begins Well.
Beginning the month with total
of $422,3S7 worth Of property chang
ing hands in a week, real estate trad
ing continued brisk throughout the
month. The total amount of real es-
tate values aggregated during the
month was considerably higher than
that of the prior month. Only total
of SS4 warranty deeds were filed in
the public records during February
which represented property changing
hands for a total consideration Of 81
095,310.
In the second week Of March 2i9
pieces of real estate changed hands in
Bexar county which were valued at
S1,52S,724. 1t was during this week
that a deed to the st. Anthony Ho-
tel was filed representing a sale in
volving a total sum of more than
| SSS0.000.
During the thu week Of the month,
total of 21S real estate transfers
were made which involved property
valued at S536,023. No especially
large deals were recorded during this
week.
Last Weeks Sales Large.
With the exception of the week dur
ing which the st. Anthony deed was
| filed. last week was the largest OF
| the month for trading when a total
of 213 property sales were made in
volving n total consideration of $685.
041. The number of sales. however,
was exceeded twice during the month.
In spite Of considerable inclement
weather during the first two or three
weeks of March, building activity was
unusually large. The total value OF
March construction was not quite as
large as that of the prior month but
the building inspectors list of per-
mits showed activity in every line.
Scvcra. large home builders began con-
struction in various parts OF the city
and business builders were on hand
during every week of the month to
take out building permits.
The first week of March was the
largest for the four-week period. A
total Of % people applied to city build
ing inspectors for permission 10 con-
struct buildings at a cost of 1927 ,010.
Build Many Churches.
Although two of the largest permits
of the month were issued on Friday,
last. the. weeks total failed to equal
that of the second week of the month.
The DR.. III. II. Ogilvie garage building,
Of five stories. on North Alamo be-
tween East Travis and Third streets,
will cost $4,000. Work on the foun-
dation is nearing completion and il
is expected that the building will be
completed and ready for occupancy
within another three months.
Church construction in the city dur
ing March was unusually active. Work
on several $4,000 and S1J0,000 ed
| ifices was begun.