The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-18
REAL ESTATE MARKET.
A Gradual Revival of Business
Coming About.
Several Large Sales Effected Last Week-An
Important Auction Tc-Day-0akland
Boulevard Property.

There WAS better feeling and more ac-
tivity in the real-estate market the past
week. Sales were mere frequent and of a
more satisfactory character than they have
been at any time since the month began.
One or two OF the most important transae-
tons of the week failed to go on record
owing to the time required TO complete the
transfers. They will appear. however,
within the next few days. and add very ma
terially to the volume of business of the
present week.
AGENTS SALES.
Rivers Bros. & Long. in conjunction with
MeA fee, Baldwin q Hammond, have sold
the northwest corner of California and
La urei streets, 80 varaS. with Old improve
ments. to J. l.. Holland for $500.
The Carnall-Hopkins Company report the
following sales: The "Suscol Ranch of
655 acres near Mana. to Charles ID. Allen
for 500. 600; lot I50x260 fronting on Durant
avenue and running through to Bancroft
Way, Berkeley, with improvements, TO
James NJ. Thompson for $4,000; also, in
the Menlo Heights Department, lot IF, +"
block "A, MEMO Heights, to w. s. Pond
for 500.
Jones, Allen & Go. report the sale OF IS
lots in their new addition TO Paramount
Tract on the electric road a little beyond
Thirteth street; also ii lots in block 7S3,
South Side.
Jacob Heyman reports the sale of two
lots in the Heyman Tract, for $500; four
lots in Boulevard block No. 10 for $500:
two lots on Y street and FoTty-second
aVenue for $3.50; two lots on Corbett road
aud Market street extension for Sl400; FIVE
lots in block II. Abbey Homestead for $3.50;
and two lots on San Jose road for $500.
Sol. GetZ IL Bro. sold lot 50X12O on the
west line of Twenty-seeond avenue,
80 feet north OF street, for $500; lot
25X100, on the north line Of j street. 81 g
feet east of Twenty-ninth avenue. for $3.50;
lot 100x10O, on the east line Of FOrty-fifth
avenue. 27J feet north of O street, for
$1,000; lot - :6xlO0, on the southwest corner
of Thirty second avenue and | street, for
$3.50.
George D. Shadburne & Co. have moved
their offices TO 3l3 Montgomery street,
where they will carry on a general real
estate and Insurance business. They re-
port the following sales for the week: 20
lots at Ukiah. lot 150Xl00 and house of five
rooms in South San Francisco and lot
25Xl00, block 4, Paul tract.
AUCTION SALES.
Easton. Eldridge s. Co. will conduct an
! important au ton sale OF city real e. tie at
| their salesroOms, 633 Market street, to-
| morrow. The catalogue comprises an Oak
| street residence, Western Addition resi-
! dences. Clay-street residence, Golden Gate
| Park residence lot Pacific Heights res idence
| lots, Liberty Heights residence, Mission
| French flats. Castro Heights residence and
| Prpcita Valley residences and lots.
| Tie same firm will run another Of its pop
/ ular excursions to the country on SATURDAY.
the sd inst This excursion is in connec.
| ton with a grand auction sale # 90 villa
| uacts containing three, four and five acre s
each, situated at Fair Oaks station, Menlo
| Park.
| The exclusion train will leave Third and
| Townsend streets station a. 10 o'clock
| A. NJ. and returning Will leave Fair Oaks
! station al 4 o'clock p. " Tickets for the
round tip can be procured on Thursday
and Friday. aud also on Saturday morning
before 9 o'clock. The fare has been fixed
at IS cents.
RUSS HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS.
Quite number OF changes fer the better
| have been made In the Russ House since
the new prOprietors. Young & Connolly,
! assumed control Arc aud ineandescen at
/ electric lights have taken the place of gas
modern improved freight and passenger
elevator is icing put up. ana the bar and
| billiard room Is undergoing repairs such as
| will make il among the most attractive in
| the city.
OAKLAND PROPERTIES.
| Boulevard Heights is the attractive and
| appropriate name given TO the fine tract of
| land that the firm of Wurts q Smith are
| now making preparations TO place on the
! market for James {. Jordan, the Boston
| millionaire. This tract is handsomely situ-
/ Merritt
| and beyond PeTalta Heights and commands
| a splendid view of the city of Oakland. For
the past two weeks or more a force OF 30
/ men have been at work cutting down and
clearing up the eucalyptus trees that COW
cred a considerable part As soon as this
| preliminary work is finished force three
| or four times as large will be embloy ed
grading. seReTing and bitumeniZing tue
| streets and laying gas and water mains.
| When entirely completed the intention is to
! place Boulevard Heights upon the market
at low prices, according 10 Ia stern ideas
| more care being taken to secure only first
! class Improvements, than for anything else.
| Mr. JOrdon will himself erect a mansion TO
/ cost $4,000 or COO upon PORTION Of the
| tract, and means 10 spale nothing TO make
| the section foremost in every attraction. 1t
! is stated that an electric road will be run TO
the heights.
w. {. Moran Of Lorin. South Berkeley,
reports the sale of a $4,000 ranch in tbs
San Joaquin Valley this week.
BUILDING NEWS.
+. Klatt has secured the contract for the
excavating, brlekwork, carpenteriug, mill
| work, Timing, plastefing and glazing the
premises OF building owned by Michael
Dewing, on Grove street, west Of Polk, for
! $3.50 The architect Is Ii. Geilfuss.
Cabill IL Hall are to put hydro-steam
ram elevator in the Russ House. the cost of
| which will be s 1900
| 4. w. Kern will do the excayatipg. brick
| work aud carpenterIng and plastering for
| l.. Van Laaks building, on Seventee nth
! street, near ShOIwell, at a cost of S2S22
Architects Shea IL Shea have let the co n
tract for a twu-story frame building at
! Twentieth and Howard streets to f. w.
Kern for 5000. The owner is Thomas Il.
| Zimmerman.
CocTane 81 Bukwost ara the architects
| and contractors for three-siory frame
| building to be erected on Erie street, west of
| Howard. to cost $500. The owner is Fred
| erck Kiepsch.
Architect w. II. Lille has let the contract
for an eighi-roonied residence on Page
street, near Baker. 10 Blake 81 Potlinger for
| $1,000.
The same architect is preparing plans for
| 5000 cottage In Alameda for his brother
| &. w. Lille.
Architects Martens & Coffey nave awarded
! the contracts for the erection of the Menlo
/ Park school-house to Balm IL Ferguson for
| Sl6, 484 The same contractors are build ng
| the San MateO school house
Architect K ii. White is preparing plans
| Tor tour-story frame residence on Suffer
street. near Jones, to cost $4,000. Mrs. E.
| wallace Is the owner. 1t will be done by
days work.
l.. Lander has just commenced the cree
ZION Oh three cottages on fremont avenue,
near Frederick street. Mr.. Lander is also
putting up three residences in the same
neighborhood. TO cost from $500 TO $4,000
each.
Contractor Stierlen is putting up fine
| residence on Frederick street, near Ashbury
Contractor Alfred MILFORD has commenced
work on five three-story residences at the
northeast corner OF Clay and Walnut streets,
to cost from $4,000 to $4,000 each.
Rhodes q Co. are building dwelling for
Mrs. X. NJ Edwards at South San Fran
| cisco, to cost $780,
McPhee u Mclean are putting up frame
| building al San Mateo for 4. S. Moody, TO
! cost S677S.
| Architect Charles Mau has let the CON-
tract for two-story frame building on
| Eighth street, between Center and Chester.
TO ii. e.. Jones. The cost is $3.50 j. c.
I, " estphal is the owner