The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-29
REAL ESTATE
TRANSACTIONS.
Four Auction Sales Announced
for the Current Week.
What the Real Estate Agents Have Been Do.
ing in Their Line of Business-A Num-
Der Of Sales Reported-Notes.

say that considerable Eastern capital will be
invested in San Francisco real estate this
season. This is one of the most encourag-
ing signs TO dealers.
This week investors will have an excellent
opportunity of bidding on residences and
residence lots, as there are four auction sales
announced for the week, which will consist
mostly of this class of property.
AUCTION SALES.
The first sale of the week will be the
union sale at the exchange tomorrow at II
O'Clock. The property offered has already
been described in this column. and consists
of residences and residence lots.
Easton, Eldridge and Co. will hold their
regular weekly sale Tuesday. They will Of
fer Sunset Heights Block 1915, bounded
by the Grand Boulevard, Forty-seventh ave-
nue., r and S streets. This is the first Sun
set Heights block ever offered at auction
which fronts the ocean. The Grand Boule-
ward, 200 feet wide, passes directly in front
of this block and the electric railway will
pass in front on both street and the boule-
ward. The block will be subdivided into
fifty lots and sold for one-quarter cash.
From the large number OF inquiries about
the block, IL Is evident that there is considerable
interest in the sale.
William Butter field s. Co. will hold sale at the
Exchange Tuesday. Their catalogue consists OF
thirteen lots in GIFT Map 8, and twentyseven
lots In Fruitvale. The Gift Map lots, 2ox70, are
one block from the extension OF the Howard
street cable, and front on Brewster, Faith and
Joy streets and California avenue. The Fruit
vale lots front Tevis, Brandon, Washington
and Putnam streets, and range In size from 20 X
100 TO 25xl55 and 30x100. The lots are well
located, level and well drained. This is the first
OufSidn OF San Francisco that bppn
offered al the exchange.
On Wednesday, Joost Mertens s. Co. Will hold
sale al the exchange. They Will offer twelve
lots in the Abbotsford Hotel Block. These lots,
25X75, are on the west side OF Larkin street, be-
tween Vallejo and Broadway. These are de-
sirabe lots, either for business residence
purposes, as The location Is now very good aud
will constantly improve. The hotel property
will be improved, which, Of course, Will Increase
McAfee. Baldwin s. Hammond and l. Strass-
burger announce an auction sale Tor April 9Th.
They will sell the block bounded by Baker,
Fulton, Grove and Lyon suee 5. The block has
been subdlvlded iutO thirty-six lots, all of which
are ready for building purposes. The location
OF this block is such that II should, and no doubt
will, attract investors.
SALES.
The following sales are reported by agents:
McAfee, Baldwin & HammOnd-Flye lots on
Iowa street, near Nevada, tor $1,000; two lots,
northwest corner OF Nevada ana Pennsylvania
streets for $500; lot on Mississippi street, near
Nevada for $500; Two lots southeast corner OF
Nevada and Pennsylvania streets, for $780,
lot 115:6Xl0o On Pennsylvania street, near Ne
Yad9. tor 500.
OFarrrll & Lang-Resdence, east side of Ash
bury street, north OF Waller, built by Il. ID.
Cranston for $4,000 Qhis was the fourth OF these
residences sold during the week.; lot 3Oxl00,
north side OF Clay street, east OF Laurel, for
$4,000 CHS lot was sold month ago for
S2S00); reSid nee, south side OF Clay street,
east OF Walnut, for $1,000.
Stern & Carr, successors to David Stern &
Sons-Four lots on Eighth avenue, between L
and streets, for $1,000; I'VE lots on Bellevue
street, south OF Iwenty-fOurtn; lot on Ellen
street, between fwenIyfourth aud Twenty-hith;
corner on the Mission road Tor 5000; lot on La
guna street, between FilberC aud Greenwich;
Two lots III the College Homestead Association,
and lew others which al present cannot be
made public.
P. A. Dolan & Co.-Lot 152x12o, on the
soul beast corner Of Ninth avenue and NJ street.
for $4,000; Ocean View LOT, 260Xl75, for $4,000;
lot and Improvements 75X150, on Silver avenue,
near san Bruno, S2lOo, also several lots south
OF tile park.
,Roihermel & Co.-Lot 25x11G. north line of
Market ST., BET. Sixteenth and Castro streets for
$500; lot 3OxlOO In Block 1851, for $3.50; lot
IOOX12O University Tract, for 5000; lot 45x
200, 10 Alameda. for $1,000; also tract of red
wood timber land. $40 acres in Mendoclno
j. I. Harris-Ihree lots on Sunset Heights,
south of Olympic Cub grounds. for S2625; five
lots south OF The park.
for $1,000; seven lots IN SOuthside, Block 742,
including corner. for S27O0; six lots In South.
side, Block 1850, for SIPS; TWO lots on Corl-
$3.50.
s Ducas reports that business for this nj onth
has been more than satisfactory, and, With other
property, has sold $50 park lois, one whole
block south of park, twenty-five lots In BerDal
Heights, four lots on Liberty street. Two lots cor
ner Of Noe anG Twentieth streets and house on
Bush street
Keith s. Nolt-Lot 26x125, on Dolores street.
nsar Twenty second, for $4,000; lot 25x114, on
Twenty fifth, near Noe, for Sl05O.
buckingham & CO.-LOt 10OX326. on Thlr-
teenIh avenue and } street; corner, Tenth ave-
nue. and o street, 576x1OO; lot 20ox12O, corner
TnirIy-eighth avenue and . street (Rchmoud),
this piece Will be subdlYided and put Oh the mar
ket on easy terms.
Solomon G-tz-LOt 25xSO, on Fremont ave.
nue., near Frederick street, for $500; northeast
corner of Eighth avenue and X, 50 :6xlOO, for
5000; Tour lots In Block 7O6, at $3.50 each. aud
NE corner lot OF Ihlrty-hfth avenue aud / for
5000.
George D. shadburne Jr.-Four lots on Home.
stead street. near Iwenty-fOurth, for 5000 each;
Two lots on Homestead, near ThlrtleIb, for $3.50
each.
McCrailh Bros.-Resldence on east side Of
Vicksburg street, near Tweuty-third, for $4,000;
Tour residences Oh jersey street, near Castro, for
$500 each.
The Carnall- FtZhueh- Il Opklns Company has
recently bought southside Block 664 between
Ninth and Tenth avenues, and fronting The
park. This block will be graded as soon as pos
sible, and put on The market, together with the
with The exception OF six lots on the southwest
corner This property adjolns the olympic Club
grounds, ana Is but lew minutes walk from
Haight street.
Mr.. Z. Avery Mccarthy, who has general
charge OF the WeitkGOwn LaktView Tract, was
seen al The McCarthys new ofr1ce, $40 Market
street, and reports Lakeview sales as picking up
considerably. They sold twelve lots In Block
81, TWO In Block IS, aud two lots In Block 2,
and report general inquiry for the Lakevlew
property. This, lie said, may be partially due
TO the fact that actual work has been com
menced on Joosps new electric road. which
runs directly through LtkevIew 100 men hAy-
started Work at SteuaTt and Marker
OH Wednesday morning. He also stated that
they were looking for site for the power-hOuse
near Lakeview.
James W. Burnam of Burnam s. Marsh has
bought the lot 25:iO12 x60, on the west side OF
Taylor street, Ill et south OF Post. for $1,000.
lie VIII build on This lot three elegant flats, with
all the latest improvements. Downtown fats
very much In demand and The location of
these will make them aiticuarly desirable.
Moore Foster & Co. report considerable ac-
tiyity in their haywood Colony lands In Tehama
County. The extensive purchases In that To-
calHy OF A. L. Hatch The well-kuown orchardist
are creating considerable interest as well as
establishing confidence as TO the adapta billy OF
this PAL ucular section TO fruit and raisin grow
lug. some prejudice exists against the county,
but parties who see the colony land Invariably
buy and express themselves as being surprised
at the wonderful results produced on land which
can be had at such reasonable prices and on
such easy terms Their colony plat shows the
sale of ~ OF The 1O-acre lots, with many more
pending.
T. p Riordan reports good sales and an In
creasing demand in MisslOn-street property.
MessrS. Motifs & Mer5hon, 16 Post street, San
Francisco heal Estate Exchange Building the
agents for University Park at the Stanford Uni
yersity, have sold 1872 lots since the middle OF
January.
BUILDERS CONTRACTS.
Clinton jones with Wald Tharp, masonry on
the north line OF California street, 1 7:6 east
Buchanan. east 53:9Xl37:6 81; S228O.
F. RotbeTmel with j. f. klnsley ct al, TO build
on the east line Of Devlsadero street. 49:SM
north of Fell, north 25xfl2:6; s3465; bonds
$1,000; Blythe & Trott suretes.
JOhu A. Hogan with II. w. Weldon, to build
on the south line OF Twelfth street. 20 west of
Bernce; $780, bonds $780, j. j. Beaton ct
al. sureies.
James G. Fair with Calvin NuttIng g. Son,
wrought iron work on the west line OF Front
street, 81 IS south OF Pacific; $1,000
James q. Fair With j. b. COgewill, carpenter
work, etc, on same; $4,000.
c. KnicketbOc er with IL. Kendall to build on
east line OF CLAYTON street, IS north Of Page;
S2205; bonds, $500.
Z. Mailman with H. L. Joslln, to build on the
south corner OF Seventh and l., 200x100; $24O0.
Allyne & White with +. ". Kerr, to build on
the west line of Second street, 20 south of Jes-
sic; Sl5,5 $40.
Margaret Brown with NJ. c. Lynch to build on
southeast line OF Perry street. 425 southwest OF