The morning call., 1891-11-22
BUYER AND SELLER.
Real Estate Matters Across the
Bay.

There seems a better feeling growing
among real estate brokers and dealers in
Oakland and sister cities, although it can
hardly be said that there is any decided
activity as yet great many improve
ments in the way of buildings, etc, are re-
ported, some of most substantial and im-
portant nature. There are evidences, so
experienced men state, that a change for
the better is impending. inquiry for eligible
property being steadily increasing.
The direction OF investment is still along
the lines Of the new roads, and is being
largely devoted TO the cheaper lands which
have been lately subdivided. Golden Gate,
Lorin aud Berkeley are the centers of at
tentIon IN the one direction, and Fruitvale
and TIE line OF the HaywardS electric road
in the other
SOME INTERVIEWS.
w. NJ. de Wolf, at Fruitvale Station, re-
ports business dong we'll, the sales being
quite satisfactory to brokers, and there be-
ing constant demand for eligible sites
The macadamiZng OF the avenue is helping
materially in Frightening things. 1t is eX-
pected that electric motors using the storage
system will be Put on the line in place Of
horses within month. arrangements being
now almost completed. Fifteen minute
runs will then be made. In contrast with
this fac avenue, the really shocking condi-
ton of Fourteenth street San Leandro
road In the vicinity is very noticeable. II
should be one OF the finest drives in that
neightorhood, whereas it is now one of the
worst. Quite number Of new buildings
have been begun lately. At the corner of
School street and Fruityale avenue Mr..
watson is putting up a handsome residence.
MI, Morrison is building neat cottage Oh
Michel avenue.
Messrs. Rosenthal and Robinson and Mrs.
Maxwell have let contracts for handsome
houses on Capp street. Two houses are
under way on Brandon street and TWO at
Fluitvale Station. The frame of a two
story store building al Fruitvale Station is
also being raised.
The Iwenty-third Avenue Land Company
and A. q. Snetsinger resort sales OF five lots
In the Champion Tract. On one Of these a
tWo-SsoTy seyen-rOOm house is going I'D and
On another residence will soon be erected
The Syndicate Investment Company has
sold two lots and has two houses building
}: l.: Cooke OF East Oakland reports the
outlook good. lie states that there is more
building being done on the other side of
Lake Merritt than for a long time. There is
more business being done in trading and ex-
changing than in direct buying Business
VIII De better after the rains, and people
are also. many of them, awaiting the com
pleti"n OF the new roads now under way.
Ii. w. Davis reports sales of six lots in
the Perata-ayenue Tract and the outlook
bright.
~ ioostf Sthte That thefe is
DISK demand for cheap outside lots and
lair amount OF business. There is slack
inquiry, however. for inside property.
A GOOD SALE IN ALAMEDA.
ID. L. Moreai has sold frontage of 4SO
teet on Christina street and the bay shore
for 81, 800, the sellers being c. Z. Dwinelle
and Gideon Aughinbaugh and the buyers
being George Wbittell and NJ Il. Lang
horne, the capitalists, of San Francisco
They propose 10 erect S25. coo worth OF resi-
dences on the tract, two Of which they will
occupy themselves. A condition of the sale
is the opening of Caroline street through to
the bay. This is one of the most inn ortunt