The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-15
REVIEW OF REAL ESTATE,
Residence Property and Homes
of Modern Design in
Demand.
IMPORTANT COMING SALES.
improvements at Paramount, Sum
nyside, Point Lobos and
Pacific Heights.

Everything indicates that the real estate
market is improving as fast as conserva-
tive view of conditions warrants.
Because of better transportation facili-
ties, both local and overland, destined soon
to be accomplished facts, and because our
vineyardists, orchardists and farmers have
been educated to fully comprehend the
advantages of irrigation and good culture,
the value and demand for farming lands
are certain of increase.
That our rich men have the fullest conf
dence in the future of this city and State
is proven by the fact that they are invest
ing millions of dollars in enterprises and
commercial buildings. These buildings
are constructed On the most substantial
lines known to modern architects. These
men are not building, as the argonauts
did, for to-day, but for the future. The
improvements in the buildings on residence
property in this city are also noticeable.
Stone, brick, slate and terra Gotta are TAX
ing the place of wood, and there is very
large demand for the best and most eX-
pensive builders hardware. Not more in
the material used than in the design and
truction is the progress marked. The
common bay-windowed row of six, eight or
ten houses, looking as if they had been cut
out at one time with a hand-saw, is, luck
lily, seldom erected now, and those which
stand are sufficiently hideous to warn
builders for all time never to perpetrate
such alleged residences again.
Modern residences Will pay handsomely
on the investment, and that they are in
demand is indicated by the many beautiful
residence tracts just now upon the real
estate market A great number of the
buyers at the Easton Eldridge sale of
park lots last Tuesday expressed deter
mination of building good residences in
the near future. D. McPhee, who pur-
chased two lots of this property facing the
park Will soon begin the erection of a
beautiful stone mansion. Such surround
ingS viii encourage others.
RESIDENCE PROPERTIES.
During the past decade section of the
city which has made most rapid strides in
improvements is that district south of the
park panhandle, as far south as the foot
hills which shade the valley in question
from the harsh south winds and which go
so far to add in this wise to the attractive
features of these dales and rolling lands,
the topography of which affords a most
perfect drainage to the home-builder.
In this section on April Is Baldwin &
Hammond will sell at auction sixty-four
lots of the Croker Estate Company prop
erty in the vicinity of Waller and Stanyan
streets, which should attract the attention
of all intending purchasers. The land is to
be sold for 20 per cent cash, which will
place a lot within the reach of all those
looking for easy terms. The lay of the
land is such as to afford perfect drainage,
and the railroad facilities, near at hand,
supply transportation to all parts of the
city.
NF,-or Su+ro hoe ;netr,o+od n II W.
Rhein & Co. to offer, peremptory, without
limit, seventy-hve lots on Ashbury street,
between Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets
(continued) where it intersects Ashbury
The view that can be had from these lots
IS grander than any that can be had from
the choicest part of Pacific Heights. When
Seward, the Secretary of State of the Lin
coin Cabinet, drove over a road which then
led by this property he is reported to have
said that the view was unsurpassed by any
thing he had seen in his trip around the
world. While the land is only few blocks
south OF Haight street, yet few of our peo-
pie have seen it, because only lately that
section has been tapped by street cars
Now the Eighteenth-street branch of the
Joost electric railroad passes the lots every
few minutes, while the Haight and Eddy
street roads run only few blocks north OF
it. Spring Valley is now laying their
pipes in front of the lots. The sale being
peremptory and only one fifth cash re-
quired, it will be chance to give the poor
man an opportunity to secure what ordi-
narily is reserved for the rich only-a
home with a magnificent marine view.
Shainwald, Buckbee & Co. will have an
auction on Wednesday, the 18th, of num-
Der of properties of interest to the buying
public.
There are four pieces belonging to the
estate of Michael Bergin, which is sold by
order of the court: 1924 Powell street, near
Green; 1902 Powell street. near Greenwich
633 Green street, near Powell. Rents are
$45 net. On the property 19 to % Stanford
street, near Brannan, the rents are $43 90
In addition to the Bergin estate proper
ties, there are three pieces which are
offered for account of one of the Building
and Loan Associations. The property has
been foreclosed and is for sale at very low
prices. They are zoos Green street. which
is a fine window residence of nine
rooms and bath, with a lot 81 :6x137 IS feet
the cottage, 1877 fremont avenue, which is
to be sold on easy terms; and two-story
house of six rooms and bath, 9 Seymour
avenue, near Turk street, also on easy
terms.
In addition to the foregoing there is the
properties 1235-i247 Twenty fifth street,
with a lot 50x114 feet, and a business
corner on Nineteenth and Folsom streets
and lot on Folsom street on the same
block; some three lots on Page street, in
the park panhandle district, near Baker;
also Preside Heights corner, southeast
corner Jackson and Locust streets, Blk
1881 feet; also the property 40S and
1857 Fell street and 500 and 51115 Linden
avenue, near Octavia street. One of the
best pieces offered in this sale is the resi-
dence on California street, between Jones
and Leavenworth, formerly belonging to
P. A. Finnigan. This property is a lot
50xl37 :6 feet, with very elegant residence
on it.
Thomas Magee & Sons announce for
this week long list of improved and I'M
improved city property for sale. 1t in
cludes lots in full view of the bay, others
near Golden Gate Park and large and small
lots and houses and lots of all prices and
on the best streets.
G. III. Umbsen & Co. will offer at auction
on Monday, May 6, about 100 lots in the
vicinity of Point Lobos, Clement A street,
Twenty-seventh, Twenty eighth. Twenty
ninth, Thirty-frst and Thirty-second
avenues, in the very heart OF the Rich
mond district This is the property of the
San Francisco and Point Lobos Road Com
pany, a dissolved corporation. By order
of court, for the purpose of winding up the
affairs of the concern, this tract is to be
sold without limit or rasarvp m tho hiob.