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February Record Month in the Sales of San Francisco Reality
REALTY DEALERS
SURE OF BUSINESS
The Approach of Spring Gives
Brokers Chance to Launch
Important Campaigns
OAKL.AXD. March 4. — With spring
olosp at hand tho realty market is
rounding into form. Projects which
h"avo_ ijofn formulated during the win
l€>r ' months arc ripened and will go
forward now that fair weather is ap-
I>r<ia<liinß. Several big campaigns
wil! -start within a fow days and buy
< t.s will b<? offered some exceptional
opportunities. N>w tracts are being
devoloiied and it is a <-ertainty that
the «MiUook for a big year was never
better iir the rewords of Alameda
«-©wnty.
•Oakland a* a residence city pos
stji^c^ unsurpassed advantages. The
climate is ideal, the environment is of
!?if; bopt so far as the. social and home
life is concerned. School*?, churches
and. such other institutions as make
for the development of a high type of
\u25a0;iicipa!it y are herv ii abundance.
\u0084Vi-ar at hand is the mairnificont Uni-
Uorsiiy of California, while there are
hundreds of private' and semfpubllc
organizations for the advancement of
the ethical side of lif<*.
Nature was lavish in her bestowal
of favors upon the city. It is superb
In its natural attractions. Ami on
i!.i material side Is forcing ahead
i\ ith tromendous strides. A wave of
*ivit- fMJde is upon Hie community. It
has a<-coptrd the new oonditions with :
•-mhusiasm and purposes to keep mov
ing ahead as one of the great mu
nicipalities of the Pacific <*oast.
«.RK\Ti;i: OAKLAND'S Fl TIRC
That tW.s should be reflected in the
market lor real estate goes without!
saying. <Jreater Oakland's future is so |
surely established that the nian who
handles realty feels no hesitancy in J
proclaiming his ability to produce the j
evSdencc At no time for many years
! ia.« there been so much inquiry about
oakiand as at present. Part of this
is due to the large expansion in terri
tory snd population caused by the re-.
• \u25a0ent nnnexhiion of suburbs, but a great)
deal more can be traced to the country
wide advertising the city has received
toy reason of its big program of munici
pal improvements.
This public enterprise bias favorably]
affected private interests so that there I
'•ontii.ucs to be a widespread effort all !
around to better business conditions.
r;i iI.DIVU OPERATIONS ;
Building operations for February, as
compiled by Walter B. Fawcett, secre- |
\*ry of the board of public works, were j
IVrmlts. Cost. J
\»>w .. tiiNir* irl inli ITS $*'~K "41 < M^ >
MteratiouK, adJitioun, rVpairs 134 ' M.OIS.SS i
Tom I ?X?l $43** TIT>4 °5 '
The summary for the week:
Permits. Amount*.
«>n« >t«ry d»«-l!injr> 25 $35,700
«»«.» ami a Jialf st<»ry dwflJinir*.. :: 5.500
•| v.o >;o-v dwellings 4 T2,**mi j
One siorr <lttf!lia?s kiiJ sToff . . - "."XV |
Tt.vi stfrry Ift n>->m )o<ijrin;: hou^e
end stores .\ . 1 S.OOO
Tbr** story Jivjck I'xjpinc house
Bjtd'et«n>s 1 -J2.IKX j
Two story wart'b'wisffr '2 2.100 j
tdcecstoa tvml.nt«\ M«ir» purk.. 1 ' 4.o<><» i
• •ires's. w..rks!v>ps »nrt sh«vis... 1<» I .7T<> j
AltfTttioy. ao.llUoii«, roi'air*. .. 21 T.r.Kj j
iiUPORT by \v>rtns
*• -; lvnnits. AmnniUF.
V.iTtt ward 22 $.Ti.'J4s |
s*v -irui uar<l 4 I.ISO j
Illrd w»nt <» :i.\**>
F-virth ward :: 7<>> j
FJrtJi ward .' 12 71.214 |
mil ward 19 13.8X0
I<tT:il 71 f 131.074
<.Tl\M> IVKMU HEIGHTS
Th«. Frank K. Molt company an
nounce that prices will be raised in
Grand Avenue lieiphts Monday. March
14. and are planning to notify all pros
pective purchasers so that they may
close Tip tlieir transactiona before that
date. This piece of property has been
upon thf markfi for two years, and
durinsr this entire period, in spite of
an e\j»endrture of $200,000 for im
provements, no raise of prices has been
triads. All lots sold between now and
March 14 will be entered at the open
ing pale pri<es. which will mean a very
considerable saving to those who take
immediate action. t-'peaking of this,
K. B. Dull, manager of the company,
said:
In addition to all of the work of
improvement that has been going
on nt Grand Avenue heights within
ithe la«t two years, there is soon to
\u25a0 be something of even more radical
-benefit to residents, whi< h amply
\u25a0justifies us in raising prices very
materially. We have held the
\u25a0 prices down just as long as the
stock holders of the company would
• permit us. and in all probability
•'had the property been in other
hands it would have long since
been raised in price. We believe
: in holding prices down, however,
«s long as it is, possible to do so,
mm it develops the property and ulti
mately makes the balance of lots
\u25a0 worth* a great deal more. As an
— sample of how <3rand Avenue
heights is helling. I can say" that
during the last }(* days we have
's<.!d nearly $20,000 worth of lots —
?nd that between 'now and March
M we expect to sell at least 'an
f<jual amount. There is no prop
rrty in the city of Oakland that is
more desirable, and there is abso
lutely nothing at moderate prices
Jhut has a view to be at all com
pared with that of Grand Avenue
' heights. Our street work is just
' hk nne as it can possibly be made,
and as our building restrictions re
• juire. that no residences costing
less than $3,500 be erected, the
character of the tract is assured
beyond all question.
\u25a0" Our business during the month
of February has exceeded that of
\u25a0••\u25a0an-v of the last four months, and it
.-.looks to me as though the coming
\u25a0 '• -spring and summer would see a
•very radical revival in the real es
•tate business. We "ire now prepar
\u25a0 ing to open up Kastlawn, a spicn
\u25a0 ".I'M *J0 acre subdivision in East
'..Fourteenth street and Seminary
•'avenue, which, with our sales In
; Hiand Avenue hHghtfi and miscel
laneous city properties, should en
abie us to eclips* all previous rec
ords. We are going to offer the
public a fine proposition in East
•laivn. and expect to create an im
\u25a0 *-tß#nß« amount of interest Jis soon
t, as-we nr;noi;nre our general open
ing. TJiis is one of the prettiest -
\u25a0\u25a0': jj'if'ccs of undeveloped realty in the " r
.< =ity. and we are going to see that
: '»t- is placed upon the market
V.i"OHippe<j with the highest irrade of •
'\u25a0'"tract improvements possible .to se
i\:re. It has been divided into 40
\u25a0.for-t lots, which will sell at from
:*";JHO to $^0 per foot, which price in
iv-ciude* all tiie improvements. . ' ,V. •:;.
::'rhe Frank K. MrOtt company Is plan
lifng to enlarge their offices, litlving en
t/^.r.ed aggressively into the insurance,
renting and -other branches of the real
i stale business.
t AHTISTIC HOMES
x.Ciaremont's beautiful residence loca-
Vioti .is gi\-lng architects keen delight
.fji. : developing artistic homes In that bu
peVb ..section. J. Cather Xewsom has
>;oTii-nieted plans for a twin residence in
:i^' Jiiil district, wlilch Ik a fair type of
vHe'cUa racier of new dwellings that are
frf*3ng erected tiiere.
vTVp -la«t link in the chain of. private
pifirk tracts between Piedmont an«
ALAMEDA COUNTY PROPERTY
CONTINUES IN BRISK DEMAND
Twin residences at Claremont, designed by Architect J. Cather Newsom.
Lake Merritt is A. J. Snyder's Pied
mont -Terrace-by- 1 he-Lake.
The unsold portion of this fine old
estate, reserved until the completion
I of the improvements,- will be placed on-
I sale today. The street work, side
| walks, cement curbs, water mains sew
| ers and cement terraces have been put
|onat a cost of 550,000. They are of
the highest possible order and have
bf.en planned to appeal to the seeker
after his ideal for a permanent resi
dence site.
Leaving Grand avenue boulevard, 110
feet wide, one passes on to the higher
; elevations and is-- held in amazement as
! the beauty of the view unfolds. In
the foreground Is Adams Point with its
beautiful homes and gardens. Just
beyond, bathed in the radiance of Cali
fornia sunshine, is Lake Merritt and
the semitropical verdure, that borders
its shores. To the west and as far as
the eye can reach t?an Francisco bay .
is seen, dotted with the ships, that visit
this port. > -
A. J. Hnyder said: "Pledmont-Ter
race-by-the-Lake, in point of natural
beauty, view, accessibility, environment;
and price, surpasses anything hitherto
offered to a real estate buying-publlc.
Over a third of the property is nov
built up 'with modern homes, and at the
prices now asked for property in this
i tract the person speculatively inclined
| is sure of a rich reward."
REALTY SVXIIICATK ACTIVITY
The announcement that the Realty
Syndicate has decided aggressively to
develop its holdings is an encouraging;
evidence of the advent of an active '
realty market. Ft a number of years i
the syndicate has been increasing and
holding on to its property interests
until today it owns millions of dollars'
worth of the finest real estate in Oak- !
land" which has increased to almost
immeasurable value during the last
few years.
Xo special effort has ever been made
to dispose of these holdings, the own
ers preferring to await the passing
of the period of. stagnation character
istic of 1908 and 1009. Nat M. Cross
ley, mariager of the reul estate de
partment of the syndicate, says:
Wej believe that Oakland is right
at the verge of a great activity in
realty circles, and propose, to
enter aggressively not only into
the development, subdivision and
sale of all our properties, but also
into all bram-hes of the general
real estate business, including in
surance, home building and other
various lines. We propose to place,
our first subdivision on sale with
in a very few days and are work
ing hard to make, a notable suc
cess from the very start. We real
ize that the first tract will have a
great deal to do with our future
achievements and are planning to
give the public something quite
out of the ordinary.
There is no question but that
property values will see many sen
sationaVadvances during the next
few years, particularly in the dis
trict lying between bakla'nd and
Berkeley, where both cities are
rapidly amalgamating and where
the most favored of the residential
sections will probably center.
There will also be considerable
development along the lines of the
new railroads, which, howeve./,
'can not be accurately located at
the present time. There is no
donbt but that a great many peo
ple now living in San Francisco
will be interested in locating in
Oakland, provided they can be as
sured of rapid transportation to i
and from their business headquar-^'
ters.
The Key Route lias unquestion-,
ably done a great deal in this
direction, the only difficulty being
in finding lands along the Key
Route at a price within the mans
of the average individual.
The property, that we are about
to put upon the market i^ among
tne finest In Oakland 'and the
Realty Syndicate has been request
ed by numbers of property buyers •
to equip it and offer it for, sale.
There are scores of people who
have been, waiting to buy some of
this property and we believe that
the moment we offer it the result
will probably be the complete dis
position of every lot in the tract.
The people know its value as
well as we do and all they w«jit to
be assured of is the improvements
and the fact that the syndicate is
-back of the proposition and will
see that the necessary, restrictions
are enforced in order" to make it
the splendid, desirable neighbor- '
hood that the property is capable
of developing into.
liAVMA.XCK CO3IPA.W BUSY
The Laymance real estate company
reports a busy week, one considerably
above the average of the last two
months, which average in itself has
been a remarkable one. William J.
Laymance said: . . . *" r -
The change in the real estate
situation with the beginning of the
new year has been most marked.
Xot a week since the first of Janu- f
ary have the sales in our office "
failed to exceed the" $100,000 mark.
I do not mean by this that our
weekly average has reached this
high figure, but every Saturday '
nit; lit of the entire period has r
shown a business for the week in -.
excess of $100,000. This without
a break.
- Demands for. the larger prop- .
erties still dominate the market,
several of which sales have been ,
closed in our- office during the last
week, but which we are unable. to
report at the present time for va
rious reasons. The call for build- "
ing lots in all sections of the city' ;
has been very much in Evidence
and exchanges have been frequent..
No small feature in reaching
puch a large sales total has been
the activity in Rock Ridge park.
During the month ot February, in"
spite of the rainy weather and the'
• difficulty of getting the people out
of the lious« to look at property,
" we- sold 10; lots tin this new-jvilla! 1
subdivision,^ and during the;^ first;
three days of March we, sold five
THE^S^ /Ma^CISCQ; X^
more. The street work on the
property has been rushed with
double crews every time the rain
would lift and the early spring
, will show macadamized streets
completed over a mile In length. -
The next house in the tract to be"
started will be built for Dr. John
Snook of Berkeley in Ocean View
drive, adjoining the home of R. L.
Harris. It will be from plans by
McDougall Brothers, architects,
and will cost $8,000. It will be old
Knglish in its effect, low and ram
bling and covering a large part of
the 80 foot lot on which it will set.
\u25a0 Plans are also being drawn for «
.Tohn C. Berry of" Berkeley for a
?4,000 cement bungalow to be built
in West View drive on a lot SO by •
' , 140. Th«^ plans are from the office
of W. D. Reed, architect, and are
extremely artistic. The lot on
which this home is to be erected
slopes away from :the street on
an easy grade, giving an" oppor
tunity for the sunken garden effect,
in the front. ; Instead of coming
straight off from the street and
building the 1 house on stilts, as Is
usually the case on hillside lots, it -
will be kept close to the ground, with
a true bungalow effect. en
trance from the street will be down
cement steps through the garden
to a low court. From this court
you enter a large living room
18 by 24 feet, with wide French
sash doors at the, end, opening
' from the living rooth to a pergola
porch. 16 by 18 feet at the rear. .
The view . off from this porch will
be one of the charms of the entire
property, including as it does a full
sweep of San Francisco bay, with
. the Golden gate and Tamalpais in
the background and Berkeley and
Point Richmond off to the north.
RESULT! OF -PUBLICITY
Spea"king of realty conditions, D. F.
Minney said:
Business is good and getting bet-
ter every day. I attribute this
. largely to the publicity recently
given Oakland's advantages. 1
• have more inquiries from outside
and eastern sources during the last '
month than I have had for two \u25a0
years previously. My business has
reached such dimensions J that 1 '
have been compelled. to« lease the
office room next door, formerly.hu-.
to Henderson & Tapscott.
This has doubled my office space
and increased my selling force ma
terially. Some of my recent sales
are as follows:
Lot -at northwest corner of
Fourth and Webster streets, with
stores and rooms above, account of
William M. Butters Jr.. $27,500.
Lot in eas^ side of Jackson street.
92 feet south of Fifteenth, account *
of Albert S. Day, ?20,000. The
owner of this lot expects to Im- '
prove it with first class improve
ments very soon.
Lot in east side of Thirteenth
avenue. 100 feet north of East
Fourteenth street, with two stores
and rooms above, account ot Mary
J. Humphreys, $12,500.
lLot 93x125, with 12 apartments,
account of Fred Tate," $50,000.
Four flats In Fair Oaks avenue,'
Alameda, account of Mary J. Hum- ;
phreys, $10,000.
Pair of flats in. Fifth avenue, be
tween East Eleventh and Twelfth
streets, account Mary J. Hum
phreys, ?6.&00. '
Lot In Magnolia street, between
Thirty-first and Thirty-second, ac
count John Wynne, $1.025..
Three flat building in Hawthorne
street, 350 feet east of Telegraph
avenue, account J. M. Wilson, terms'
private.
Cottage in Fifty-fifth street, near
Market, account 'Mary J. Hum- -
phreys, $3,750. *' — .
Lot in Sylvan Crest tract, account
Mary J.- Humphreys, $1,800. «
The First Presbyterian 'church prop
erty at the northeast corner of.Four
teenth and Franklin streets Is on the
market. The asking price i 5,5360,000. I
Bidg_ for the steel work for'thenew
Bankers' hotel are being received."^
' Tn*e Security . bank and trust com
pany has notified tenants of property
at the northeast corner of Eleventh
street anJ Broadway to vacate by
March 1, 1911..: The bank will build
on the site. .Plans will be invited for
a modern banking structure.
Bank clearings for the week were
$3,146,311.84, as compared with $3,064,
821.73 for the corresponding week last
year.*
Berkeley Real Estate \u0084
BERKELEY, March „ 4.— Figures " for
building in this, city for- the month of
February show a> decided ; gain over
the figures for DeceYnber and January.
The cost of , the new structures here
for the month, accordlng-to the statis
tics of Building Inspector B. P. "Bull,
was $102,278, or more 'than twice as
great as the "cost of :the : preceding
month. The increase over December
is great.- ' \ :
With the arrival of spring there is
considerable' activity." In "realty and
building circles. .Bull; points .with
pride to the fact that^a. great majority,
of ..the permits were for homes, of from
six to'eight rooms . and costing upward
of $$,500. ? . ; ; - ':
One 'of the largest building permits
for* a home here was issued to J. J.
Cairns of 2800 "G arbor street for ; a
structure -of two stories, 10 rooms, to
cost $12,000. ... ',' '\u25a0\u25a0;\u25a0\u25a0 .. ;
A permit* was ; also ; Issued.' for the
construction" of : a - building t6'\contaiji
three',- stories in. Allston way,- east":'of
Shattuckv avenue, at a cost of about
$17,0f>0. \u25a0\u25a0"\u25a0; : // 'A"* '< '' '\u25a0\u25a0/<:•"<:
Alameda. Realty Market \u25a0
ALAMEDA, March ..4.— There a
marked - improvement iii the } tone <of
the local realty -market this iweek.i ac
cording to, the dealersM This- was ; par- (
ticularly;n*ticeable in' the;buildlngrline.'
.Work- was 'started /on' two dwellings i-ln
the. south' side 'of 'Santa.; Clara Vavenue
between *Pa ge ; and v Webs ter,i streets, % in
the, Brower; tract; .which _ is better., known'
as f the}' old; ; " cricket and -•_ baseballs field;'
The?houscs are being- erected by -Neil
McKeon andbyv Pake ; McDonald. ..The
dwellings are the first of , a number to
be erected in the tract. Page street,
which runs through the tract, Is being
improved' from Santa Clara' avenue to
Central avenue.
W. H.Poyard, agent for the Gould-
Nason. -tract, Lincoln avenue and 'Ev
erett street, reports a brisk inquiry for
property. In, the tract. Several cottages
are in course of construction there and
more are planned.
During February permits were issued
by the building inspector for the con
struction of new buildings valued at
nearly ?70,000.
CLOSE MANY DEALS IN ~
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
Madison & Burke Report Sales
) of Various Properties
Madison & Burke report itheTfollow
ing sales:
I>it in the north line of Slitter street east of
Taj-lor, 50x137:6 fppt, for account -of Jlrs. B.
.S". Morton; private^ terms.
Improvements, consisting ofSeicht apartments
«nd lot 40x120 feet. In the east line of: Van
Ness avenue nouth of Washington street, for ac
count of F.K.Wrannls; private terras.
l-ot in the' north line of I'ine street between
Mason and Taylor, 2SxS4 feet, for account of S.
Lave; $7,500. \u25a0- » . \u25a0 ...
Lot at the northwest corner of ; lUrkin street
and Willow avenue, for "account of E. Phillips;
private terms.
Improvements and lot In the ' south line of
Fourtefnth street near Noe. lot 20x115 feet, for
account of Frederick "Myers: -private terms. .^
Lot in tho west: line of Scott street north of
Lombard, . lot 25x100, for : account, of W. *Xvs\
$2,325. H t-V - «•. "-J-^.^.^----,---.-r,- **\u0084-'\u25a0
Flats an«l house in -the -south- line' Of \u25a0 Eddy
street between Octnvia- and L:icuna. with lot
37:fixir!7:6 feet, for account of Catherine Muhcr;
$10,500.
I»t 50x112:6 feet in Onk, Grove avenue south
of Harrison sstreet, for accouut'of H. Doming:
?4.100.- ' : ' \u25a0 . ./
l<ot and old improvements in the south line of
Clay street befVWn Scott <"anrl PeTißadero. for
aci-ount of Marjraret Salbrle, lot 95x137:6 feet.
l»t in the wpst line of <;ran.t avenue north of
Bush htreet. 20xtS6:9 feet, fo> account . of S.
Pearl; private terms.
Two flats and lot 25x77:7 feet, at the north
east corner of California and Baker streets, for
account of J. S. Adams.
IM 21x58:rt feet In the west line of Prespect
place south of Sacramento Htreet, for account
of -1. P. Ishaui.
Lot at the, northeast corner;of Twenty-fourth
ami Vleksburg streets, 65x115 feet, for acconnt
of F. Itaisch. ..
I*>t at the northwest. oorner*of Klo«t boulevard
and Thirty-ninth , avenue, 125x123:11 feet, for
account of L. Kenyan.*
Kesidence ami lot in the north line of Clay
street west of Walnut, with I«t* 26:10^x127 :8',4
tvt't, for account of B. I». Ucan; private terms.
MAKE SALES aVd LEASES
REACHING BIG FEATURES
Hunt, Osteyee & Banz Have Had
Busy Week ,
Hunt, Osteyee & Banz report the fol
lowing sales:
For account of Julia Ashworth to William F.
W'lUon, lot In the east side of Mason street be
tween Post and Geary, corner F.lwooJ, 32:6x137:6
and 18:4x50 feet, for $78,000. . \u25a0 . \u25a0 /\. -
- For account of P. J. Kennedy ; to Rattado*
Brothers, lot in the east line of Thirteenth ave
nue. 23x12."i feet, terms private.
For accouut \u25a0 of * Ororille Bntlfr' to Charles
Mayle..lnt in the. west line of Thirteenth avenue
near J street, terms private.
They report the following leases:
For account of I. I*. Borden to Green & Fos
ter, four story cUss C building at the southeast
corner of Clay and Front streets, for 10 years
at $00,000. : -• • :
For acconnt of Charles Harris to - McCullough
proviwion company, :5.'t2-334 Davis street. - two
story class O building for , 10 years at $45,000.
For account of C. Meyers estate company to
W. C. Price & Co.. store ami basement at 221
and 213 Clsy street, for three yea rst^St' s3,6oo.
For account of Mrs. Wilson and Mrs.. Latbrop
to C. A. Boldeinann company, northwest corner
Pnvis and Sacramento streets,, store .and.base
ment- for one year at $2,100. \u25a0\u25a0-... ,•
.. For account of Green & Foster, In buildins at
southeast corner of Clay and Front streets, third
floor to ' Lane" Stapleton & Beresford for term of
10 years at $0,000.' '' <\ " : k; t \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0
: For. account of City of Hamburg company to
Marshall Taggerts cempany, storf : at 328-330 Da
vis etrcet for five years at $8,400. . \u25a0\u25a0:.
HOLDS OWNER RESPONSIBLE— Mrs. Ann* S.
Faßarstroni, 4358 - Twenty-third street, : - was
: bitten -by a dos belonging to Mrs. Anna Gar
ret t. a netabbor, and yesterday she obtained a
warrant for Mrs. Uatrctt's arrest on a charge
of battery. .:.\u25a0': .... ' ' . : ' \u25a0 ; ".
Superiority is a question of
.'degree. Some men are
big because other men are
little.- ."_ ;
CIGARfiTTES U
\u25a0 , \u25a0> \u25a0; -"\u25a0.:\u25a0 ;.-V:-;:--;; .-V:- ; :--; ' : . \u25a0-\u25a0..-
excel \u25a0 through comparison. Of
course there are others ; but none
as good—everybody says so.V 4
lOforlOowits
THE JOHN BOLIVIAN Mtn.
TRANSFERS TOTAL
OVER $3,000,000
Greatest Activity During ' Last
? Month Noted in the Fifty
Vara Section
The month; of February, so^Thomas
Magee ; :&, Sons report in their. Real
; Estate. Circular, ,\' made _a remark
ably, good showing in real estateHrans
actions'.Jn^an Francisco. The sales
\u25a0numbered 1 731 \ and -,the amount repre
sented in.; these transactions \*>\s3,l32,
797. Thi'sS'is a. higher -total by more
than |550,000- than the total value rep
resented : ; In \u25a0\u25a0; sales;, Jn the month of
January, -notwithstanding that Febru
ary, byy reason of .holidays, .was a re
markably-short month for transaction
of* business."/ The i, showing tor P^ub
ruary • surpassed jjj that of | the monthly
average .for the year 1909 by $300,000.
RECORD FOR FK^RUAR \' ( .
" Thomas ; ; Magee ,& ; Sons comment on
these interesting -and striking facts,
and make the following statements:
- The record for the month of February is all the
more ; remarkable : when it is' remembered that
there -were no large sales recorded during ' the
month,; the largest: one of the month being that
of the souths side ; of \u25a0\u25a0 Pacific street, i:{7:« feet
east of Kearny, 105x87:0, with a two story and
basement-Wick buildins, which sold .for $110,-
WX). The 50 -vara section leads, with sales
amountlns ~> to a total of $037,075, with the
Western addition following with- sale* of $818,- j
150. V The greatest acttvity In number of soles
was in the outside lands and homesteads, in
which section there- wfrcv2B:! \u25a0 sales recorded for
a total of $492,755. ~ The"^ total* for the i other
sections were all well up to the aver;ge.
FIFTY VARA SECTION
-\u25a0; In addition to the sales above quoted the fol
lowing sales In the 50 vara section were recorded
during the month: > Southeast corner of O'Farrell
and -Mason streets, 55x87 :t), sold for $04.000:' the
east, side of Mason * street, 105 feet south of
Geary, :52:6 feet front by 1.J7:« feet deep, with
L 18:4xS0 In rear, sold for $78,f)0u: the south
side of O'Farrell street, 1H7:« feet west of
Jones, 01:8x137:8. sold for $85,000: the north
side of Golden Gate avenue. 137 :•> feet east of
Leavenworth street, 68:7x137:6, sold for $42,500;
the north side of Geary street, 77 :B feet east
of Taylor, 40xtM^«old in two parcels f o> a total
of $40,000; the northwest corner of Pine and
Lenvenwortb. streets, 115 feet in P'he by 05 feet
in Leavenworth, sold in three parcels for a
total of $35,000; the west wide of Drumra street,
»1:8 feet south of Sacramento. 31:8x137:6, with
L 14x67:0 in rear, sold by executrrx for $23,350
and resold for $28,300; the south side of Bush
street, 43 feet east of Jones. «0:6»137:6, less L.
sold for $23,000; the east side of Front street.
50 feet south of Jackson, 42:6x65. sold for $22,
000; and the west side of Jones street, 00:!» feet
south of O'Farrell, 46:0x71:6, sold for $20,000.
ONE HIXDRED VAR.\ SECTION
In the 100 vara 'section the south corner of
Folsom street and Elisabeth place. 57:6x160,
sold for $25,312.. The largest sale of the mouth
In -the Mission wa« that of the -southwest corner
of Howard and Twenty-first streets, 127:U feet
in Howard and in Capp streets by 243 feet In
Twenty-first street, which was sold by John D.
.Spreokels to the Hebrew home for aged and dis
abled. - •' —•\u25a0- .. . •
In the Western adddltlon the east side of Fill
more street. 50 feet south of McAllister.- S7:6x
137:6. less L, sold in trade on a basis of $32,000
for ' the ' northeast corner of Union and Franklin
streets, 24x117, and the west Ride of Stelner
i street, 137:6 feet north of Fell. 27:0x110; the
north side of Pacific avenue, 137:6 feet east of |
Broderick street, 63:0x132:7, was reported sold
for $35,000: the south side of Fell street, 137:6
feet west of Franklin, 87:6x120, sold for about
$23,000.- and ' the northwest I corner of Jackson
and Spruce streets, 50x63:10. was reported sold
for $25,000. In the- outside lands the block
bounded. by H and I streets. Twenty-third and
Twenty-fourth avenues, 240x600, was sold * for
?45,000.
BUILDING! CONTRACTS RKCORDKO
During the month of February building con
tracts were entered Into /or a total of $2,0tW.034,
divided as follows: » ... - — ---• '-. \u25a0
Brick . . : .$1 ,274,1 18
Frame - . .....; ..;..;...........\u25a0.......- 719,472
Alterations ' 72.444
T0ta1. . . . . .... .:. 1.. ........... .$2,068,034
Th" total building contracts entered into since
the flre amount to $134,436,036. As nearly all
buildings* erected cost more than 10 per cent
above the original contract price. It Is estimated
that the total value of buildings erected since the
fire amounts to not less than $170,000,000. There I
have lieen 25,. r >OS building permits issued sinee 1
the fire for a total of $152,860,250 up to the end
of February.
NATIVE SONS' VICE
PRESIDENT PAYS VISITS
SANTA ROSA. March 4.— Grand Vice
president Liehtenberger of the Native
Sons of the Golden West is visiting the
parlors -of the order in this vicinity.
Last night he visited Sebastopol and
returned here in time to participate' in
the meeting of : Santa Rosa parlor.
Occidental, -Sonoma^ and other parlors
in the county. will be visited while he
is in ;the district. .
MBfe 1/1 |N| HE IMPORTANCE OF THE HOME is more
\u25a0 X I importaiit today tnan ever before. Not only does
Pjttf it stand for comfort, but it breeds a spirit of lnde-
I Hi pendence; it molds tbe cbaracter and well-bein^ of
P\9 I tbe growing generation.
\u25a0- Hi r^° y° u "W'bo realize tbis we want to talk about
"^^^ Si EASTON. Situated on tbe rapidly . developing
peninsula, but twenty-four minutes from San Francisco by tram,
witk a fifteen minute electric service additional, on a site and witb a
- climate wbicb nature bas seemingly designed for an ideal borne town,
EASTON bas first claim on tbe .man wbo is looking for tbe best
place to build bis borne. Tbe streets of
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TO BURLINGAME
lined witb trees and palms, its sidewalks, sewers, ligbt, water andtele-
pbone mains, all fmisbed-— mind you, not promised — invite your careful
inspection and approval. Scores of beautiful bomes occupied by
business and professional men of San Francisco bear witness to tbe
cbarm of EASTON. It is not ""country", not _, . t
a farm, but a beautifully laid out borne site on ~{^Mj^^^Mj^M^M
bigb ground, protected by restrictions tbat will jjHlgJ^^^y^iMgßg
always keep it an ideal place for people of re- XBHS^v/ Jl T^S
f inement and culture. Tbe terms—^easy montb-
; . DcchAbTUN. lake 11:40 a. m. or 2:05 *< dSp^^^^J^fc^^mM
p. m. trains or San Mateo electric cars at stk da! '^^f^^^^^^ grj
and Market Streets. Our Agents will meet H *jj — ~>^ Jffj£*
F. J. RODGERS, General Agent, Mills Building UHHHS^mv
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RAPID WORK ON
THREE BUILDINGS
The Completed Structures Are
Turned Over on the Day
r : Leases Began
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'- A notable 'occurrence in ' building
construction is the completion of the
three .buildings constructed "by A.
Aronson on the old Baldwin annex lot
in Market street between Stockton
Jind .^Powell, adjoining the James
Flood - building 1 . Baldwin & Howell,
the agents, state that- these buildings
were, completed and turned over to the
tenants for occupancy on the very day
the rent and term of the leases began.
This is remarkable in prompt bTTlld
ing operations. The \bullder, Percy
: Walker, is proud of his work. Aron
! son's lot fronts 64 feet in Market street,
running through to Ellis, on which the
frontage is nearly 26 feet. It has bfen
subdivided In three portions, oh each
of which a separate building has been
constructed.
The fact that the rental return from
the leases -already made on the-build
ings will amount to more Jhan the
value: of the land, Baldwin' & Howell
state that -the total- will far exceed it.
The investment- is proving so. attract
ive that by a slight modification in one
of the leases, permitting a change in
the occupancy, the owner will be paid
$25,000 more than provided for -in the
original lease. The lessees who are to
occupyihis property are: Berger, 536-60
Market street; Selby. candy company,
850-54 Market street; Kasser Brothers,
844-48 Market street, and j: F. Plu
mel & Co., an Ellis street store.
SUTTER STREET LOT
BRINGS GOOD PRICE
W-off & Hollman report that they
have sold for account of B. Hart &
Bro. the lot in the northerly line of
Sutter street, 91:8 feet west of Larking
45:10x137:8 feet to Fern avenue. The
price paid is reported to be close
to 530,000. It is the intention of the
purchaser to improve the lpt with a
modern apartment house.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
TEMPORARY SERVICE
Until Further Notice
Account Washouts
Train No. 4, leaving San Francisco 9:00 a. m.
ordinarily, will be consolidated with Train Xo. 2
(San Francisco Overland Limited), leaving here at
10:40 a. m. and running to Ogden via Portland,
handling through passengers for eastern points.
/Train No. 24 (Tonopah and Goldfield Passenger)
will be run as usual* taking care of local traffic be-
tween San Francisco and Sparks.
Train No. 6, leaving San Francisco at 6 :40 p. m.,
will run as far as Sparks, handling sleeper to Reno.
Train No. 10, leaving San Francisco 9:00 p. m.,
will carry No. 6's and Nq. 10's through passengers
and will be routed to Ogden through Portland.
Passengers taking evening train for points be-
tween Sacramento and Reno must use No. 6, as
there will be no connection with Train No. 10.
IMPORTANT LEASES
ON WATER FRONT
Valuable 'Holdings Are^to Be
Improved With Commodious
Structures
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Leases have been negotiated by F. I*
Hill, real estate operator, on the water
front as follows:
Water lot with temporary building
at the southwest corner of Market and
East streets from Coast realty com
pany to Pockwitz-Flebmann realty
company for a term of 2(* years for an
aggregate rental of more than $73« V
000. The lessee will rrect a substantial
store and office building at an early
i date. F. Lv Hill is the present huildins
rental agent forth* n*w building.
Vacant water lot in East street. ISS
feet south of Mission street, from F.
A. Hihn to A. Meyer & Co. for a term
;of 20 years? terms private.
This lot has a frontage In East and
on Steuart streets of 45:10 by a depth
of 137:! i. The lessee will at ynce erect
a two story and basement building with
foundations and walls to carry two ad
ditional stories and occupy the Steuart
"street frontage. F. L. Hill is the rental
agent. /
HOMES TO BE BUILT ON
INGLESIDE RACE. COURSE
Thomas Masee & Sons announce that
they have solri to the Urban realty im
provement company the Ingleside ra>.e
course tract, adjoining the San Fran
cisco golf club, for $100,000. The prop
erty will be laid o«it in pk-ttirest|ue
building sites, and sold to home seekers
on easy terms. A large mill i 3 about
to be erected there, through which the
building operations will be curried on.
Over the Southern Pacific track, which
now enters the tract, all building ma
terials will be carried, so that home
seekers will be able to secure resi
dences there at practically tirst cnat.
The tract will be laid out in winding
streets, which will be bitumtnized and
sewered. A sewer is now being built to
the ocean. The Untcd Railways is run
ning two lines to the property.
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