The San Francisco call., 1899-12-02
REAL ESTATE MARKET QUIET

erection OF a two-story and basement
brick building on the west line or Mason
street. 62:G feet north Of Turk, for s3i,6OO.
The next largest was that of the estate
Of Alfred T. Moss with c. NJ. Depew for
two separate dwellings, each or two
stories and attic, on the west line OF Sew
enth avenue, 225 feet north OF Lake street,
for S4S00. Joseph GoetZ contracted with
o. Z. Brady & Son for alterations and ad-
ditions to make a three-story brick build
ing on the east line OF Stockton street, S:S
feet south of Clay, for S4l0O. The other
contracts of the week ranged in value
from Sl142 to $3.50.
private capitalists loaned an aggregate OF
Sl56,935 on local real estate security dur
ing the week ending November 25 The
total amount loaned for the previous week
was S522 600. The savings banks last week
loaned total of $l29,65O, as follows: HI
bernia, SS4 500; German, $24 100; San Fran
cisco Savings Union, $3.50; Savings ana
Loan, $1,000; Humboldt. s15, 200, and Mutual,
$1,000. The loans of the building associa-
tions amounted to $500 and those OF prl-
vate capitalists and others were $24,7s5.
The bulk of the money put out by the
savings banks last week was at per cent.
The Hibernia made one loan of S23 900. No
other loan exceeded 5000 Business for
the week was quite light. Releases were
sl55, ,275 or practically the same amount
as loaned out, so there was little new
money lodged against this form Of Sc
curity
Lyon & Hoag. the new firm of real cs-
tate brokers, which has opened an office
at ia Montgomery street, have placed on
the market a half block OF land south
of the park bounded by j and X streets
and Ninth and Tenth avenues. The tract
includes twenty-five lots and the land
has been graded TO the official grade:
the street work is all done. Both mein-
bers OF the firm were recently in the
employ of Baldwin & Howell and have
had ample experience to justify them in
branching out for themselves.
A. Z. Buckingham, who recently took
completed arrangements TO offer TO the
public the half block bounded by II and
1 streets and Eleventh and Twelfth ave
nues. The block. which fronts Golden
Gate Park. has all been graded and the
streets and sidewalks macadamized.
There are also on this block ten houses
built and occupied. From the next block
663-it is proposed to grade down the hill
and fill up block $50, thereby getting the
two adjacent blocks ready for sale in the
near future.
Active operations have been begun re-
moving the old two-story brick building
on the east side of Battery street, just
south Of California, TO make way for the
new structure to be built by Levi Strauss
& Co.
The concrete contractors OF this city
have formed an association for mutunl
protection and have elected the following
officers: President. II. Gray; vice presi-
dent. c. II. Carlton; secretary, II. Good
man; treasurer, George WetmOre. A COM
mittee has been formed to frame by-ia va
man, George Goodman. NJ. Heating
George Wetmore. Charles Carlton and
L. NJ. Zimmerman.
A. Aronson intends to improve the prop
erty on the southeast corner of Post and
Jones streets by the erection OF a hve-
story brick and frame building TO cost
about $4,000.
Easton, Ei6ridge & Co. will hold n regu-
lar auction sale of city property at their
salesroom. 63S Market street, on Tuesday
December u, at noon. The catalogue con-
| tains large line of selected property. in
Guiding a Taylor street investment. fore
closure sale on Tehama street Western
Addition f1ats. investment on Mint ave
nue., Twentieth street cottage. foreclosure
sale on Clay street, near Central ave-
nue.. a Richmond lot on Second avenue
near Point Lobos avenue; a Western Adj
dition corner at Devisadero and Bush
streets. residence and lot at Sanchez and
Twenty-frst streets; business property al
35QS Mission street, near Brook: and a
West End homestead lot on the county
road near Olive street
The Daily Pacific Builder is preparing
to get etit Il special New Years editor,
containing a complete review OF the
| building in San Francisco Alameda. Ma
rim, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties
during the past year and also a general
review of building on the entire Pacific
Coast during the year. The number Will
also contain Illustrated articles and some
special features.