The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-01
PROGRESS IN
REAL ESTATE
STILL SLOW
Few Large Sales Are
Being Made.
CAUSE OF THE sTAGNATl0N
INVESTORS ARE TIMID ABOUT
RIsKING MONEY.
A Complete Review of the Records,
Recent Sales and New Build
ing Contracts-General
Notes of Interest.

ton was the purchase OIL the property Oh
the northerly line of Fourteenth street, |
between Jessie and Stevenson streets, by
the College of Physicians and Surgeons
through the agency of the real estate firm
of Hooker & Lent. The price paid was
SIG 900. A three-story building will be i'm
medtateIy erected on the site at an esti-
mated cost of $50, 900. The architecture or
ii will conform TO the colonial style
Beyond the negotiation of the sale OF
this property there were few others
that could be given more than brief men
ton.
The cause of the stagnation in the mar
ket is attributed to hard times and the
timidfty of investors who are afraid to
risk the chance of any sort OF a purchase
unless ii be a small one.
The building operations in the city dur
ing the past seven days were slightly in
advance of those recorded for the pre-
ceding week, but not sufficiently extern
stye to create encouragement among
the builders.
The record of mortgages was unusually
poor, there being few pledges taken FOR
an amount exceeding the $4,000 limit
The releases and reconveyances We're also
few in number and small in value.
During the week there were forty-flve
mortgages and trust deeds recorded,
amounting TO an aggregate value OF slZz'-
as For the same period ffty-three re-
leases and reconVeydnceS paSSeo W ieCOLu
in the total sum of s271 SIS
The principal mortgages and trust deeds
are as follows: BY the German savings
and Loan Society TO Samuel J., WllheI-
nina, c. F.. John H and Alberto NJ
Hendy. SIS 900 for one year at I per cent
on property in the F'irty- Vara block 49,
situated on the northwest corner OF ran,
cisco and Kearny streets; by the German
Savings and Loan Society to Caronne ana
Douglas S. Watson, $1,000 for one year az
per cent on Pr OF tbs e an line OF
Kearnv street. 107 feet south of Calitor-
MIA. south 10 by east 74.6.
The principal releases and reconVey-
ances were recorded as follows: From
the Hibernia Savings and Loan society 70
Alexander Warner, 5000 on properly IN
Western Addition block 1872, situated on
the easterly line of Cough street, 90 feet
south of O'Farrell; from the German
Savings and Loan Society TO Cornelius
F Buckley S120 900 on property situated
Respectively on the northwesterly 4ine OF
Market street 100 feet southwest OF Slty
Hall avenue; the southeriy me Of y ar ar
westerly line Of Larkin street, 90 feet
south of O'Farren. and the northwest cor
me from the Citizens Bank and Loan
Association of San Francisco 10 hon-
ert D. Cunningham, SO 200 on prope I5s
snuthwest corner of Washington ana
Reed streets; from the California IlIle
Insurance and Trust COMPANY s9 az qo1 ' nn
Drouerty on the northeriy line Oh GearJ
Street 1853 feet west of Grant avenue.
Contracts for the erection OF new DulId-
mos ON the following sites have been MED:
Southerlv line of Mission street, 25. Y:
feet southwest of Third, southwest 80 by
to a building; owner, vivian hh reIl
Mort: architect C. NJ Rosseau; con-
Tractor -oe r. j. Pavert; cost, s41s7. 1900.
,q3 ~ feet north of Golden Gate avenue,
1sx137:6: frame building; owner, AIea ear,-
der Levison; architect A i sas 6arhe''' coii-
tra az, ro,ftbwest corner of Noe and FIT
tenth streets, south % by west ~; an
work except grading h af9 nreN Is fats;
owner Thomas W. Fischer; contractor
S@orqea Weissman; cost, $3.50.
u, ct ' INA BY south 76:714 by northeast
W oeein h'1 cornentrv cabinet and all other
H 19o except mason and marble work lot
four-story frame rn a peiiI.a E. A. Her
- contractor S. Levi; cost, $5z95 %.
castro street addition, lot 81. piock o.
s,1bdivision No. 1-An work for q one
49, frame cottage; owner, Frltz T. MAI
ing. architect and contractor, A He'll
muth; cost, S1572- 4 4oo feat
north of Fell. north so by west lOe;5-Au
work for a two-story and basement frame I
building lf9ur fats2 at' 1TneF Ko ddtgTg
Extractor, |. ". Coburn; cost, $500
coo TorfIand and Prospect avenues-AI
work for frame building g,, cost nav polk
n rsatsMRepairs to partly burned build
/ ing; owner Thomas G. Taylor; superln-
| tendent. J. B: Gonyeau; cost; sSSeo' % foot
vvest of Devisadero. west 30 by north
| f27:6AU work for a two-story frame
dwelling with attic and basement s SWtleI
/ contractor ]. G. Cook: cost S5Ozo.
Southerly line of McAllister street, los .
feet Tet of * oa one es 81 0 and
| two-storv frame building (f1ats); owner,
! peter SWaII: contractor, William Helbing;
Southerlv line of Haight street, 9o:6 feet
! east of Fillmore, east so by south 1875
/ All work for a one-story frame ouilding'
owner Charles seet Hs sl0o contractor e.
| Southerly line of Duncan street, 1856 feet
| east OF Sanchez, east . by south lI4-Ali
| work for one-story and basement frame
! cottage: owner Robert Strahle; contrac-
! tor, William Plant; cost, $3.50
/ Southeriy line of Hayes street. 165 feet
/ All work. except finish hardware. for al
! terations and additions TO frame build
| ing: owner. E. l. Christin; contractor, E.
| HYDE and Leavenworth streets, between
| Jefferson and Beach-AH work for two
story brick extension to the buildings of
/ the gas company; owners. Equitable Gas
! light Company; architect. E. A. Tully;
/ contractor F. w Kern; cost, 1920
work. owners. Masonic Hall Associate
architect H. Barth; contractors. Ameri-
! can Luxfer Prism Company; cost $3.50
| NortherIy line of Seventeenth street, 100
feet west of Noe. west % by north 130-All
! work for a two-story and basement frame
| dwelling: owner, DR.. Philip Mas; con-
| tractor. B. Dryer; cost. 1885,
| The firm of G.. H. Umbsen & Co. dis
posed of the following property by public
! auction last Monday: A two-story brick
| building and lot 22:6x91:10 at 112 Main
| street. lis feet southwest of Mission; the
residence and lot Al :3x120 at 500 Fell street;
a house and lot 25x75 at 80 Clara street:
the lot 50x137:6. partly improved, on the
south side of Oak street, 115 feet west of
Pierce: property in the Mission, and the
| Following three pieces of the ]. 8. Holli-
day estate: The lot 56:3x72 on the south
east corner of Haight and Steiner streets
with three-story building and two houses
adjoining: the lot 25xS0 and Improvements
| AFT $50 Fourth street, and the store. fiat
and cottage with the lot 3s:11a4x125 at 1871
Market street on the southeast line ada
cent to the junction of Market and Va
lencia streets
Easton, Eldridge & Co. disposed Of the
| following catalogue of real estate yester-
day at noon at the rooms of the firm on
Market street: The premises at al, $40
i 545 Turk street, and at 93S Geary street;
flats at 1913 and 1850 Pacific street. an
! administrator sale at S45 Beale street