The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-11


ject of general comment among real
| estate dealers yesterday. The price
! is generally considered fair, but there Is
some surprise that Baldwin should agree
to divide this magnificent property, espe-
| cially in view of the fact that 1t has
| been his boast on more than one occasion
that whoever secured the property would
! have to take the entire hotel site, not,
however, including the annex property.
| But it is by no means certain that Bald
win will abide by the conditions named In
the contract, which was signed on his
| behalf by Thomas Magee Sr. Baldwin is
| already complaining that the price is too
| small and declares that he will not sell
| the property at the figure named.
| Whether or not he does stand by the
| agreement depends upon the character of
| authority MI Magee was acting under
when he made the dicker with Mr.. Flood.
There are plenty of people who say the
! compact is of no value, but those best
familiar with Mr.. Magee's business
methods are of different opinion.
! There have been no sales during the
past week involving large amounts, but
! there have been plenty of indications of
a decided upward tendency in values in
! the wholesale district. Landlords are
! rapidly taking advantage OF the demand
for accommodations in that section of the
! city and a large number of old, out-of-
! date buildings are undergoing the pro
! cess of being modernized. Those who
! hesitate to go to the expense of putting
! their buildings into first-class condition
! will be the losers, as the Anticipated
! structures cannot compete IN securing
! paying tenants with their more modern
! neighbors. AS an inducement to expend
| a little money in this direction attention
| is called TO the fact that rents in the
wholesale district have increased about
! 20 per cent during the past few months,
| nearly all renewals of leases being made
| on that basis. Bovee, Toy a Sonntag re-
! Gently leased a building for client at an
! increase of 40 per cent in rental. How
! ever, Notwithstanding the increase in
rents and the remodeling of old buildings
! the demand for more room is SO great
/ that it cannot be met. 1t is largely due
! to the fact that owners are able to rent
| their buildings TO such good advantage,
| in comparison with few years ago, that
! they are not anxious to sell, consequent
| ly, while there is plenty or money seeking
! investment in this class of property
sales are comparatively few.
| Another indication OF the prosperity OF
! the wholesale district is seen in the fact
| that the Market-street Railway Company
! is about to ask for a franchise for
! ton of Bush and Sansome streets, across
! Battery and Market streets TO First,
! thence to Folsom, thence to Second,
| thence along Second to Bryant and down
| BRYANT to the Santa Fe depot and the
| Pacific Mail dock. This road will, when
| completed, be great boon to that sec,
ton of the city, ana the Norm Cen MIRA
! ket-street railway officials that 1t Will
| back the application for franchise with
all its influence.
sale of the property on O'Farrell street.
1S5 feet east of Jones, 57:9xl87 IS,
BY Ina E. Russell Russell guarnd! naT,, Of
! Kelly for $26, 800. The sale was negotiated
| by A NJ Speck & Co. who have also re-
Gently sold a lot 6ox4O, on Clementtin tina
/ street near Fourth, improved by four
flats, for 5000, the seller being R. e. Rod
! ifer and wife and the buyer Mary s. Bur-
! nett; lot on the southeast corner of
! Twenty-third and Alabama streets, 26x
! "a Mrs NJ. Schultz to Tim O,Keete; six
! room cottage, 1902 Twenty-third street,
! 23xS5 0. Johnson TO Harriet Ann Stew
| ems, for $500, and eighty-one acres OF un-
! improved lard near Cazadero, g. N Wat
! son to E. NJ. Proschold, for $4,000.
Rhein &, Co, of the lot Sx46:8 and i'm.
prOVementS, belonging to the estate OF
the late DR.. James Simpson, on the north
| east corner Of Post and Stockton streets,
| TO Arthur Rodgers, for $72,5eO. has been
! confirmed by the Probate Court
The property was sold at public auction
! by Won Rhein a. Co. several months ago
/ to D. L. Randolph, he being the highest
and confirmation, but that price was not
deemed satisfactory by the executors or
| the Simpson estate. Won Rhein & co.
then secured the offer from Mr.. Rodgers
! which has been accepted.
The following recent sales have been
made. through Shai1nawald, B9ckb zee
6 S: on lot the southwest GoVe eofner 9 o
| Steiner street and Elliott Park, for SIT 600;
vacant lot 75X100 feet on the north line or
Hilbert street, just west of Steiner street,
from Mrs Emily Lyons to D. w. Tetien
for $780, Mrs Emily Lyons to c. q. Ri
! ter, the adjoining lot to the above, 75xlO0
! feet, for $500; John d. Dean to William
Miller, lot 5Ox10O feet, on the. south line
OF Lake street, just east of Twentieth
avenue, for $1,000: lot on west line Of
! 25xI6O feet for $1,000; lot on west line of
/ Capp street, south of Sixteenth street, 50
x100 feet for $3.50; lot on north line of
Ellis street, east of Pierce street, 25X1Sl:6
feet, for 5000
H. NJ Covert commissioner has sold to
Charles Josselyn the property on the
northwest of Mission street, lot 20X91:S
! feet, with improvements, for considera-
| ton of SIT 243.
The estate of John H. Baird has sold
to Daniel Einstein the property on the
southeast corner of Page street and Cen
trail avenue, lot 114:4x1S76 feet, for $11 ,000
Next Tuesday at noon Easton, Eldridge
& Co. will sell at auction at their sales
room, 6SS Market street, thirteen pieces Of
choice property. The list includes a resi-
dence and lot, 55x120 feet, on the north
west corner of Castro and Fifteenth
streets; flats and lot, 48:5AX75 feet. on the
east side of Isis street, between Twelfth
and Thirteenth, Folsom and Harrison
streets; flats and lot. 25X115 feet, on the
north side of Fifteenth street, near Noe
street; manufacturing site, 170x160 feet
and improvements, on the southeast cor
ner of Fourteenth and Mission streets;
residence and lot, 30x137:6 feet on the
north side of Pine street, 900 feet west of
Cough street; building lot, 25X100 feet, on
the west side of Fillmore street near
Bush street: flats and lot 30x122:6 feet
on the west side of Shotwell street, near
Twenty-first street; two lots, 25X107:6 feet
and one lot, 25x1376 feet, on the west side
of Stanyan street, north of Sullivan, and
north side of Sullivan street, west of
Stanyan street suitable for residence or
flats; cottage and lot, 40x125:6 feet, on
west side of Bartlett street, 12O feet north
of Twenty-third street; residence and lot
40X122:6 feet, on the west side of Howard
street near Twenty-third street; resi-
dence and lot, 25x14 feet, on the south
side of Army street, 50 feet east of Church
o. F Won Rhein & Co. will hold an auo-
ton sale of local realty at their sales
room 513 California street on THURSDAY.
November 16 at noon. The catalogue in
cludes residence and lot, 25xl00 feet. on
Van Ness avenue, south Of Pacific street.
flats and lot, S3x56 feet, on Cohen place.
off Leavenworth, near Ellis; residence
and lot, 25x75 feet, at 1907 Hayes street;
two houses and lot, 40x6S feet on south
east corner of Leavenworth street and
Broadway; lot 33xS1 feet. irregular shape.
on southeast corner of Pine and Cough
streets; three dwellings and lot, S7:6XG6
feet on Octavia street, near Market and
Haight streets; dwelling and lot, PICK
1915 feet, on California street, near Pierce:
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