The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-08
REVIEW OF REAL ESTATE,
Gradual Improvement Being
Accomplished in Every
Direction.
BUILDING CONTINUES BRISK.
Enterprise of Wealthy Citizens In
Building and Other Opera
lions Felt.

The outlook for real estate during this
season is somewhat of a task to predicate,
but from statistics, and the general pros
perity of our people, it appears to be Of the
most encouraging nature. The enterprise
of our wealthy citizens in launching rail
road and building up and making costly
Improvements, the erection of homes by our
mechanics and citizens of limited means
which seems to be on the increase, will in
the circulation of money from these sources,
in addition to an enhancement of value,
have most beneficial effect.
Many Of the owners of large city and
country properties are people who came to
this coast with very limited means or no
means at all made their money and know
no other country or State outside of Cali
fornia. They have every confidence in the
future, and are content to wait for that
future. For many reasons this condition
is unfortunate, as it retards enterprises and
improvements. In other words, we would
be far better off if the holders of realty in
this city and in this State had smaller
holdings and other channels for invest
ment. Holders of realty should not be too
stiff and not make the great mistake of dis
counting the future.
For some time back there has been but a
small array of desirable property listed for
sale which has BEEN of course, averSe to
the real estate business. 1t is a gratifying
fact to note that when choice realty
finds its way into the market it is not a
difficult matter to obtain a purchaser, if
the asking price is reasonable.
: Falling in line with the most desirable
subdivisions of real estate offered in the
market are the sixty lots bounded by Stan
van, Waller, Frederick and Cole streets,
better known as the old Haight-street
baseball grounds. All the street work has
been done on the tract and the lots are
ready TO build upon. The lay of the land
is such as to afford the best possible sa nj
tary accommodations. These lots will be
put up at auction by Baldwin & Hammond
on April 49,
The older and more densely populated
this city becomes the more valuable resi-
dence locations around Golden Gate Park
will become. No locality is better adapted
than the block fronting on the park
bounded by Fell, Hayes, Ashbury and
Clayton streets, which Easton, Eldridge
d Co. will submit at public auction on
next Tuesday. If as reported the Hayes
street cable cars are equipped with cleo
trio power before the year is over, quicker
transit from the ferries viii be afforded.
Umbsen d Co. viii have an auction of
city property to-day which presents a
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A piece of property on O'Farrell street
east of Taylor, renting for $130 per month !;
two improved parcels on the northeast and
southwest corners respectively of Oak and
Cough streets, covered with stores
and dwellings which bring in a
steady income; Post street prop
erty, between Laguua and Blu
chauan, renting for $133 per month"; a
good-sized lot on Clay street, near Walnut,
overlooking the Preside and the bay; a
large corner piece at Dorlores and Fiji
teenth streets, suitable for immediate use
for manufacturing purposes; a four-story
hotel building on Howard street, near
Fourth, renting for $3.50 per month; a fam
lily dwelling and cottage on Clementina
street, near Fourth; residence on Folsom
street, one on Eighteenth and others in
different sections of town.
Won Rhein & Co., under instructions
from Mayor Sutro, have in preparation a
catalogue upon fifty lots on the continue
ton of Ashbury street, to be sold at auc-
ton in the near future. The particular
feature of this property is the unsurpassed
view. The electric cars pass the tract and
it is provided with the Spring Valley Water
mains.
Madison & Burke have on the market
the Richmond block, bounded by Califor-
MIA. and Lake streets and Eleventh and
Twelfth avenues which commands view
of the ocean. The streets surrounding are
severed, macadamized, on the grade and
the block is ready to build upon.
viii E. Fisher d Co. present a long list
of improved and unimproved property,
and report an increased demand for choice
residence property.
Bovee, Toy & Co. put upon the market
the past week in country land the we'll
known Hoppin ranch, situated on the
north bank of Cache Greek, about one and
III IL L
orchard, in which Hatch Depew and others
are interested. 1t is being sold in ten,
twenty or forty acre tracts and at reason
able figures.
In city real estate Jacob Heyman & Co.
report the sale IN the Heyman Tract of
one lot on Alvarado street for $780, and
one lot on Hoffman avenue for $500. An
other cottage will be begun this week in
the Heyman Tract, within one block OF
which the Twenty-fourth street electric
line now runs.
SOL Getz. & Bro. have made a sale this
week of a lot 25x120 on the west line of
Thirtieth avenue, 200 feet south of I street.
for $500; lot 25x120 on the east line of
Twelfth avenue, 200 feet north of Clement
street, for $500; lot 25x120, on east line of
Ninth avenue, $50 feet north of K street,
for $500; and lot 50x120 on east line of
Twenty-seventh avenue, $50 feet north OF
K street, for $500.
The building contracts for the week were
as follows:
Caroline S. Townsend, owner with G. c.
Sweeney, contractor; architect, William H
Wharf; sewering and gasftting for a three.
story, attic and basement frame building on
east line OF Laguna, fifty feet south of Vallejo
cost S1240.
Emily B. Hopkins. owner, with H. William.
son, contractor; architect, ]. II. Littlefeld
plumbing, gasftting, etc, for seventeen private
and public bathrooms and four lavatOries in
the Berkshire HOTEL cost, $2759.
Same with D. Currie, contractor, alterations
and additions to various rooms in the Berk-
shire; cost, $1,000.
James and Della Rice, owners, with P. H
McKenna, contractor; no architect; to erect q
two-story frame building, fences, etc. south
line OF Francis, $50 feet west of Mission cost
$500.
Charles Huber, owner with George Reichlev
contractor; architects, Mahoney d Ryland; ali
work on a two-story frame building on north
line of Hermann street, 1875 east of Steiner
cost, $3.50.
A. NJ and Matilda Brutscher, owners. with
w. A. Muller, contractor; architect, John T.
Kidd; ali work except plumbing painting and
sewers for q one-story and basement frame
building on north line of Carl street. 325 feet
east of Stanyan; cost, $1490.
Michael Mcnamara, owner, with J. W. Sandy
contractor; architects, Hatherton g. Ross; ali
work for alterations and additions at 654 Jessie
street, between Seventh and Eighth; cost
$3.50.
John C. Shea, owner, with Joseph Heaney
contractor: architects, Shea q Shea: all work