The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-31
REAL ESTATE and BUILDING
The Structures Begun During
the Past Week
THE RECORD is SUSTAINED
Figures Showing Comparative Amount
of Building Done
The Dealers Reports of Lands Sold and Some
Reference to Intended Improves
nents by Purchasers

During the week ended yesterday 70
permits we're issued from the Office of
tho city superintendent of buildings.
The total estimated cost of the new
structures is 1924, 500. in the number of
permits issued there is loss of three
from that recorded last week. while in es-
timated cost there is an increase OF some
thing like $4,000, so it may be regarded as
certain that the building boom has 10 st
none of its wonted activity.
AS usual, too, the new buildings are OF
all kinds and sizes and are scattered all
over the city. The number of stUre build
ings is small, and is likely to continue so
until some of the stores now in process of
construction are completed and the de-
m8nd for more room makes itself felt.
The building representing the largest
Investment for which a permit was is
sued during the week Is a three-story
brick to be erected for Mrs. CatharIne
Wilson on Spring street between Fifth
and Sixth, to cost $35, 900. Another brick
block for store purposes is the one cover
ed by permit issued to ]. FrankeI field
to be built on the west side of Broadway,
between Sixth and Seventh, representing
an outlay OF $4,000.
The influx of visitors, actual and in
prospect, has stimulated the builders of
flats, and during the weak two permits
were issued for the erection OF good sized
flats. Jean Sentous will put up three
story frame fiat on the northeast corner
of Fifth and Grand avenue, at a cost OF
$1,000, and ]. w. Walker will build a
two-ssory Hat on the northeast corner of
Adams and Hope streets, the estimated
cost being $500.
In buildings for residence purposes the
increase is mostly confined to homes rep.
respnting moderate instruments, the most
expensive being that OF T. f. Marley. to
be erected at tina corner of Maple avenue
and Tenth street, and t. cost $3Ss0.
Thomas Nigus will bald a two-story
dwelling on Flower, between Jefferson
and Thirty fifth to cost $36i0 and another
on lot adjoining to cost $4,000. p. w.
Powers, on Bush street. between Four
teenth AMI Sixteenth, will build two.
story residence to cost $4,000. and Hugh
Mcdowell will spend n similar sum in
building a residence on Constance be-
tween Pico and Fourteenth streets.
William Hawrer will put S2340 into home
on the corner of Tenth street and Maple
avenue and Mrs. Ida de Wilson will de-
vote $500 to a similar purpose, her rssi-
dence to be erected on Adams street be-
tween Main street and Maple avenue.
Among the people who build houses Tor
sale or to rent Gaspar Orena walks up to
the captains desk for permits covering
the erection of six cottages on Flower
between Sixth and Seventh streets, the
total outlay contem plated being $4,000.
| The Johnston 81 Keeney company also
took out permit for the construction OF
two dwelling houses on Ruth street be-
tween Fifth and Sixth. at an outlay of
$1,000.
The remainder of the list is made up
OF permits for houses costing $500 or
less, largo proportion costing not to
exceed $1,000 and down to as low as $500.
To one who has paid no special atten-
ton to building matters it Will be q mat
ter of some surprise to discover how large
a proportion OF the cheaper homes are
the direct outgrowth OF the oil industry.
AS yet the big blocks and elegant resi-
dences are beng erected bv Old residents
or by newcomers who bring capital with
them to the city. But scattered on all
the hills and in the valley are numbers Of
comfortable little bones put up by or for
the men whose incomes depend upon the
oil output. AS the industry develops
the lumber increases, and in due time
more pretentiouS structures will How
from the same source. AS matters look
now the prediction is made, with some
difiidence. perhaps. that the first seven
or eleven story building to be erected in
Los Angeles will be owned by an oil
man, and built with the proceeds OF sales
of Los Angeles oil.
But whatever the future may bring,
Just at present the building boom is in a
state OF very hearty activity, the new
houses representing proportionate in
crease in population and in amount of
business done.
Interesting in this connection are some
figures compiled by the American Land
and Title Register ana reproduced in the
last ISSUE OF Bradst reets' review. The
figures given are for the month of Au
gust of the present year and include he
total amount of cost of building opera