BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR TRANSBAY CITIES THIS YEAR DOWNTOWN DISTRICTS IN OAKLAND FAST BUILDING UP Residential Sections Also Being Improved With Fine Class of Homes and Outlook is for Greatest V ear of Progress in City's History LAND, ."tan. JO.—The first few days i x year hold out a prom ise of a brilliant 12 months in build ing in Oakland and the east bay cities, aii'l thi realty dealers are jubilant over bright prospects. Immediately after the close of the holidays business began picking up, ss It was hoped, and the year 1913 is well on its way with a clear field. The whirlwind finish of the old year 1912 has given rise to anticipation of an other year of progress and an even bet ter one, as there are several different ' districts which have Just began to pick up and which are bound to gain with rapid strides during the next few months. The most noticeable of these districts a that bounding , the new city hall, where already wonderful progress In building and improvement has been made. All about the handsome new municipal building property has begun to look up, and the opening of Washington street through to San Pablo avenue will lend this movement Impetus. Another such section is that about the new Hotel Oakland, where the new hostelry has given life to hitherto dead property, and which bids to realize rapid growth from now on. There is an undoubted movement of the same kind out Broadway, Telegraph and San Pablo avenues. The erection of flats about Lake Merritt and the building of the bridge at 'the foot of Eighth Ftreet is expected to give a new lease to Eighth street from Broadway east, and numerous improvements in the district soutli of Twelfth street In Broadway and Washington street in dicate that that portion of the city is to be given long needed attention. Piedmont building record for 1912 differs from probably any other in the United States, in that every permit is for either a dwelling or a garage. Permits for the year total $401,200, but the building cost runs far above this exceeding the half million mark. The reason for tho buildings fur the being exclusively dwellings is uilding restrictions placed on the property by the principal owners and developers—Wiekham Havens Inc. — provide that no business structures can be erected at any point in their large holdings. The amount of building in propor tion to population is probably larger than in any community in the United States. According to the census of l»10, Piedmont had 1,700 population, anr] its present population is probably not much over 2,000. This gives a ng cost per individual of $200. SPUBMTOD HESIDK.VCE One of the most charming of the numerous fine residences now ap proaching completion in Piedmont, and especially in the Crocker tract and Crocker Highlands section, is the resi dence of Mrs. A. L. Elsey in Ashmont ■venue. Thte residence, designed by C. W. McCall, contains a living room of the magnificent proportions of 24x30 feet, with vaulted ceilings 12 feet high and walls finished with carved pilasters, between which is silk dam ask. The dining room and den are finished in eastern quarter sawed oak with a solid panel ceiling. Exteriorly the combination of terra cotta and white medusa rf-ment produces a charming effect. In order to take ad vantage of the wonderful view from <'rocker Highlands, where the house is situated, the living room has a series of French windows extending almost its entire length, overlooking a sunken tiled court with a lily pond and Pom peiian benches. This beautiful residence adjoins that if John F. Conners and is near the -. of Arthur Breed, Wallace Alex- Wiggißton freed, Samuel Tay unes K. Mofflt, William H. Bar bour, Louis Titus and others in the Crocker Highlands district. In the letting of a contract by the pSrk commission for the construction of an ornamental reinforced concrete boat landing and pergola at the end of the northeastern arm of Lake Mer ritt another big step has been taken in the scheme for the beautincation of the lake section. The improvement will Investors Speculators Wβ have for sale two of the choicest business corners in North of Market Street sec tion. Both on prominent thoroughfares which are rap idly forging ahead. $40,000 cash will handle one. Less than $75,000 will buy the other. Don't miss these op portunities. For particulars us. ihomasMagee&'ons Sol<- Agents ."> Montgomery St. RIVER GARDEN FARMS 10, 20, 40 Acre Farms 14,000 Acres of River Bottom Land Just Subdivided Tlie richest kind of sediment land nlnnß tlrt S.i3 r A. J. Snyder, J. F. Carlston and C. L. Hoffman to Dr. R L. Dew for a consideration of $625,000. The former owners recently purchased the property from the Butters estate for a sum of $500,000. The property Is 165 feet in San Pablo avenue, on which it faces, and 151 feet in Six teenth street. DEPOT HELPS SIXTEENTH STREET The completion of the new station of the Southern Pacific company at Six teenth street has broken that section into the realty activity, as is seen In the announcement of the construction in the immediate future of a $40,000 hotel building at a site directly oppo site the depot plaza. The property is owned by Joseph B. Coryell, a San Francisco capitalist, and has been leased for a period of 10 years at a total rental of $60,000 by W. R. Brack ett and George. J. Croll. The new structure will have a frontage of 115 feet in Wood street and of 50 feet in Sixteenth street. The building will be of two stories in height, in the Mission style, con taining besides the lobby on the ground floor a cafe, barber shop and restau rant The architect of the hotel is Her bert B. Maggro and the contract for construction has been let to Charles W. Gompertz. The stores on the ground floor have already been subleased. The transaction was put through by Charles F. fugh of the firm of McHenry & Kai ser. It is expected that the building of the hostelry will give an added zest to the realty life in the neighborhood. Kxtensive improvements have been made by the C. A. Smith Lumber com pany on the land they recently acquired from the Western Pacific company at the foot of Peralta street on the estu ary. A 400 foot slip Is being con structed, 60 feet in width, with a full length dock 300 feet in width. This improvement will be ready for the ac commodation of vessels by the first part of the coming month- -The grounds back of the slip and docks are 500 by 1,000 feet in dimensions, or about 10 acres. The lumber yard and docks of the company will be fitted with two immense electric cranes mov ing on a trolley, with a capacity of eight tons. This will give a facility for handling , 2,000,00j[> feet of lumber in 12 hours. BEAUTIFYING HATE.VSCOIRT In accordance with their policy to make Havenscourt, the great new resi dence tract in the Foothill boulevard district, one of the prettiest places for If ESS i»yaTj i j? BUSINESS LOCATION On Gough and Hayes street — Should be improved with building of store and flats, which would return excellent income; on Have's street, running through to rear street; 25x120 feet, at only $9,000, which can remain at 6 per cent if purchaser will build. (2567> GEARY ST. CORNER Tn center of what is to be the business center of Richmond —Size, 32:6x100 feet, with all work done on Geary St.; price, 1 $1,000. (2417) JACKSON ST. NOME A nice residence of 9 rooms # and 2 baths, hardwood floors, all conveniences, marine view, la select PRESIDIO HEIGHTS neighborhood; lot nearly 34 feet frontage; price only $13,000. (2659) 15 PER CENT NET On equity of $9,250 —A close downtown investment that you will find extremely diffi mt to equal; if an investment appeals to you, look into this at once. Price, $14,750; only $r*.250 required. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY. JANUARY 11, 1913. CROCKER HIGHLANDS RESIDENCE BUILT ON BROAD LINES WITH LIVING ROOM OF MAGNIFICENT PROPORTIONS* a home in the west. Wickham Havens Incorporated report that they have planted flowers and shrubs to the ex tent of many thousands in the parks and park spares and along the boule vards. It is expected that by spring liavenscourt will present a scene of unrivaled beauty. Of daffodils alone, 2,000 bulbs have been put in place, and rose bushes, in cluding such varieties as the Caroline Testout, La France, Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, Liberty and others, have been placed in long rows along Foothill boulevard and Havenscourt boulevard. The soil in Havenscourt consists of rich, dark loam with jupt enough i H\4lll TUP til f E. J. HENDERSON | AAAULAJI AIIv |*£laAvP V&K#Wr MM igr" —**&> First National Bank Building, Oakland, Calif. I and I will tell you how as little as $5 a month will put you in immediate send me your booklet and folder full . ri» i • ii, °f pictures and views in Richmond Annex; also 1 possession of a choice building site in Richmond Annex, near the new information as to how *o aaa nnn I O i. " $ 10 GIVES A CAPITAL OF $1,000 $2,000,000 Inner Harbor. My Name I will also show you why so many people are getting rich in Rich- Address mond. The facts I will give you prove conclusively that , I ""•■"•"■"■■«™"^M^"""^""■"""'■"^■■"■■•^^^"^ W— ——————•«—l—————Ml— I 111 I - MIHI ■■—!■■■ II .Mil II llMW—l»^i^^ Awaits Ymi *if«—i HOW tO RsdCh Every Purchaser Receives FHov SA>' FRAVCISCO—Take Key sk '\|M \ 1 . Route noat an,] Piedmont Train and K et ' % '^^' complette ?anUary sewer System, off at Fortieth and San Pablo avenue—■ iWfy•ItpWHL with outlets, oiled macadam paved «>r Southern Paeifle broadenuse and — ~ ,»„»,.,»,. . California Loop Train to Fifty-ninth curbs, concrete gutters, ce nnd San rabio avenne—Take "Rh-h- H Iff ITfffe 13 s TT V/"*? TS> Cf TrV!f\ A "\f <**BB&9S®, ment sidewalks, water mains, storm Pablo ta a 810 FREE EXCURSIOIN SUNDAY sewers W »th catch basins, and shade SSiSctoJ to n ?^%o ß u%T: t a the a co k un?; Get tickets at our San Francisco office during the week, or Sunday morning from to'^r^Sas^^^he'se l^^ from oAKiAND-Trte the Richmond- a S ents wearing yellow Richmond Annex badge at the Ferry Key Route ticket office. im P rot7me P nTs C betig installed 'as BjHSSn^^S ,™ COME AND SEE THE FINEST PROPERTY AND BIG- «jf *as od -rkmanship w,n ■ [arS^thV^^- riya l GEST VALUE IN THIS RAPIDLY GROWING CITY J I I FREE EXCURSION TICKET to Richmond Annex by calling at San Francisco office. y^^~" 1 E. J. HENDERSON ■/^ I San Francisco Office, Rooms 208, 209, 210 Balboa Bldg., Second and Market Sts. ' / ' *;££& ') / \ \ / /I! ll grave] to make it light and easily workable. The shrubs planted by Wickham Ha vens Incorporated Include the. magno lia, berberry, broom, camphor tree, la burnum and oleander. Many hundreds of stock and the fambus matillaja poppy have been planted, also about 1,000 dahlias. In addition to the flowers and shrubs within the last two weeks Wickham Havens Incorporated have erected lat ticed posts at the corners of the prin cipal avenues, and on these street signs have been painted In an orna mental manner. Vases with flowers on the tops of these latticed pillars i give a very charming effect. Even the signs in Havenscourt are ornamental, being built with a latticed border, on which vines are growing:, and at each end of the signs are brackets on which pots are placed containing Italian cy press. "Wickham Havens Incorporated re port continued sales even during the extremely bad weather of the last week or 10 days. On Sunday last sales were made totaling $10,000. The South ern Pacific Melrose train now runs right into Havenscourt and provides a 45 minute service to San Francisco, as well as a 15 minute service to Broad way, Oakland. SALES RECORD MADE IN RICHMOND ANNEX Over Two Million Dollars! Worth of Lots Sold in Nine Months RICHMOND, Jan. 9.—Richmond has j broken another record. This time it la! sales and developnfcnt of real estate in j that choice location # known as Rich- ! mond Annex. When this property was first placed j on the market dealers thought it wouM take E. J. Henderson, the owner, at] least two years to sell the property bo- i cause of its size—there being 5,000 lots j In the tract. But the dealers did not i reckon with the men back of the prop erty. Ei J. Henderson Is considered one of i the biggest men In the subdividing 1 business tn northern California and has a wonderful organization. When he first acquired this property ! he sent for Fred H. Drake, one of the j most successful real estate advertising j men on the Pacific coast, and told him to give him the best advertising mat ter that had ever been prepared in the west. Bates, Borland & Ayer were then | given a $600,000 contract for improve ments and the opening was scheduleu for May 1, 1912, The newspaper advertising began in April and the response was so great j that the formal opening never took j place—every day was an opening day, Judging by the crowds that visited the \ property. On December 31, nine months aftrr the first sale was made, over $2,000,000 j worth of building sites had been sold in Richmond Annex, setting a mark that i will be a record for some time to come, j $25,000 FREMONT ST. WATER LOT, 45:10x137:6 ft. Ex cavated and ready tor building , ; Walls to first floor. Two or three lots at same rate. 137:6x1-3i .(> it. §11,000 PRESIDIO HEIGHTS LOTS, 39 feet front, or 7$ feet at same rate. Xorth line Washington St. In the residence section. $20,000 SUNSET BARGAIN. Twen ty-four lots, including two corners and large frontage on Ninth Avenue car line. Owner needs money and has marked these lots down away below value. Rare chance for speculator. For Full Particulars See SKAINWALD,-BUCKBEE & CO. XO. 27 MONTGOMERY STREET 11