The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-02
REAL ESTATE.
The Subdivision of a Magnificent
Tract in Oakland.
Broadway Terrace on the Market by the Car
nall-Fitzhus h-Hopkins Company-The Real
Estate Exchange 0rganizsd-Notes.

Through the courtesy Of d. Pratt and W.:
r. Thomas, Oakland, representing the Car
NALL itZhugh- Hopkins Company, general
agents for the sale of the University or
Tomkins Tract, situated on Oakland main
thorough -Broadway-THE CALLS real
estate representative was conveyed to the
ground this week for the purpoSeof making
personal examination of the new sub
division prior to its being offered to the
public. ~: ). :.
1t will be remembered that the land, some.
forty-seyen acres in all. was decided to the
University Of California by Edward Tom
kinS for the establishment, Of a chair Of
oriental languages. A short time ago il was
purchased from the University by the pres
ent owners for very large sum, and being
beautifully situated on Oakland's main thor
oughfare, and surrounded by some of the
bandsomest residences in the city, the pres
ent time has been decided upon as a fitting
one to offer it to the public in subdivisions.
The marvellous success which has attended
the operations of the FftZhugh-H0p-
Rins Company in its disposition Of the now
famous Lakeyiew Tract has secured toit the
handling of this piece of property, which is
offered forthe first time to-day, and is known
as the Broadway Terrace. .-,.-*:.
Ayisit; to the land is sufficient to create
an impIes sion on the mind of any one who
is in the slightest degree interested in real
estate, and more particularly in property
which is pre-eminently situated for sub:
urban homes. The tract may he reached in
fifty minutes from the foot of Market street
by the Oakland ferry, local railroad and
cars, the latter terminating at the snbdly-
. ision Immediately in front of Treadwell's
mansion. The property is traversed
nearly in the center bysS Broadway, the
greater portion of which is beautifully
situated on elevated ground and command.
ing unsurpassed views Of the Golden Gate,
surrounding country. Water mains have
: been laid all over the tract and the streets
are being graded free of expense to the
purchasers. The land is amixtureef gravel
and dark loan, which is. considered choice
earth Tor o. garden PURPOSES With tn
TO be found the mansions of
: IL. p. Liyermpre, james Treadwell and:
others, which alone is the most substantial
guarantee of the desirabflity of the loca-
ton, as such men do not usually select infe-
ri0r positions for homes. broadway at this
point is lined withmaiestic eucalyptus trees,
and arrangements are being completed to.
extend this magnificent thoronghfare on an
easy grade into Contra Costa County, which,
when completed. should enhance the value
of the land considerably, as it would be the
main roae between the two counties, H.. W..
Woodward d Co. are the Oakland agents,
acting in connection with the<prineipal, the
Carnan- Fftzhugh- Hopkins Company,
" THE EXCHANGE ORGANIZED.
+ At a meeting of real-estate agents held
yesterday afternoon in the Office of Boyee,
Toy d Co., with George ID. Toy, Chairman,
and e. II; umbsen. Secretary the commit
tee appointed at last meeting. consisting Of