San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-27
HOMES BEING !
|. bU|[TAT COST ]
Of s105,900
Twenty-nine Home Build:
ers Improving Sites :
Throughout City.
TRADING GOOD, TOO
Celebrations Do Not Affect
Realty Transactions i
as 166 Are Made. y
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Despite Fiesta activities and the
fact that the city building inspectors
office was closed during three after
moons, new weekly record for homs
building. vas set here for the year
during last week.
A total of 30 prospective home
builders in San Antonio took out
building permits to construct homes
at total cost of S105,9OO.
Building activity during the week
was well scattered throughout the
city. Gus +. Niggli, city building
inspector and his assistant. Joe Bova,
issued a total of 6S building permits
during Tuesday. Thursday, Friday,
Monday and Wednesday mornings.
The inspectors office was closed on
the afternoons of the last TIRES
days.
According to the public records at
the court house. Bexar county real
estate trading was not greatly him
dered by the Fiesta. A total of 1866
real estate transactions were made
during last week which involved .
total consideration of S326,99S.
A $4,000 Residence.
Dwelling construction here was
confined, with the exception of three
or four structures. to costs ranging
from $4,000 to $500. The following
home builders took out the largest
dwelling permits Of the week:
o. L. Fortman, S14,S00 residence
ON Hollywood Boulevard in Monte
Vista; Carvel and Bethea, home
builders, $4,000 home on West Sum-
nit; p. w. Jones, nine room DWELL
ing on Woodlawn avenue which is to
cost $500: g. i. Gwin, nine room
dwelling on Agarita avenue at a cost
of $500.
During the prior week 20 building
permits were taken out for new
homes here to cost around $50, 420.
| Several large homes were included in
the list of that week. But not only
did the cost of new homes for last
week exceed that of those for the
prior week but activity last week
was greater in point of variety. :
Homes costing $1,000 to $500 are
being constructed in many sections
of the city following the Issuing OF
building permits by building inspec-
tors during last week.
J. w. Goodman was among the
leading builders last week when he
took out permits to construct three
store buildings on Water street at .
total cest of $4,000. =
Trading Is Good.
W. A. Baity was among the homo
builders, taking out permits on Fris
day morning to build two six-room
dwellings on Huisache at a cost Of
$1,000 each. b
Although real estate trading OF
last week was exceeded by that Ct
the prior week the total of $50 real
estate deals involving 1857 ,226 fop
last week were well up to the weekly
average in Bexar county. No es-
pecially large deals were shown By
the deeds filed at the court house
but the fact that the smallest day OF
the week for trading showed a total
of 90 transfers involving total
amount Of S19,534 indicated that tbs
celebrations here had practically no
effect on realty activity.
Beginning the week with 10 deals
in one day which involved SS4.21Ss
trading remained steady throughout
the following four days. On Tues.
day 80 transactions were made in
Bexar county and property valued az
S61.712 changed hands.
On the following day, wednesday,
90 deals weye made, involving S!9,-
J34 worth Of property. THURSDAY
brought 81 deals involving S6O.9S4
worth of real estate and on Friday
10 warranty deeds were filed at the
court house representing property
that had changed hands for q con-
sideration of S55.253.