The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
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NEWS Of THE REALTY WORLD :


A slight revival of activity in real es-
tate circles during the past week is taken
to indicate that the usual lethargy that
settles upon the community during the
vacation period is beginning to be shaken
off and that brokers are resuming their
normal wideawake attitudes. A number
of sales were made during the week which
while taken individually do not amount to
much. collectively indicate a decided i'm
provement in the tone of the market.
The most important transaction of the
week was probably the bid of s675O0 re-
ceived by Won Rhein & co. from D. L.
Randolph for the property at the corner
of Post and Stockton streets, belonging
to the estate of the late DR.. James Simp-
son. The bid was made at an auction
sale on Thursday but the sale will not
be consurnmated until it has been con-
f1rmed by the court. The property has a
frontage of eighty feet on Post street
with depth of 46:S on Stockton, and in
cludes a three-story ana tWo-story Dulld-
ings.
A number of sales were reported on the
south side of Market street, east of Third
the district in which quite a furry was
experienced last spring. Henry E. Bothin
president of the Judson Manufacturing
Company, has purchased from William
Finley the property on the northeast line
of Spear street, 1884 northwest of How
ard, lot 45:10x137:6. The terms are private
but in conjunction with recent purchases
of Mr. Bothin in the same district will
aggregate fully $4,000. Another good
sized sale of property in this district was
made by Thomas Magee & Co., $13, BE
being the price paid for lot and old i'm
provements on the southeast line of Sec
ond street. 40 feet southeast of Mission
lot 30X77 6.
Christian Froelich has purchased
through Hooker u Lent, the lot on the
streets, 40x106. for SIS, 800 The old build
ings on the lot are to be torn down and a
modern structure is to be erected on the
site.
G. H. Umbsen & Co. have sold a lot
and improvements, 53;4x160, on Howard
street at a price in the neighborhood OF
$21 900. 4ne same firm has also bought for
Lieutenant Governor Jacob H. Neff the
residence and lot owned by Antonio B.
Gonzales. lot 27:6x12O, on O'Farrell street
move to San Francisco and occupy his
new residence. The price paid for the
property is said to be SIP 900.
Shainwald. Buckbee & Co. have sold the
lot on the southwest corner of Devisadero
street and Broadway to NJ. j. Branden-
stein. The property was recently pur-
chased from n Dr. -, Mclean by Mrs Coffin
Q. D. Baldwin has sold the lot on the
south side of Market street, 144 feet east
of Seventeenth. 37x113, with two old build
ings. for $500; also unimproved lot on the
southwest corner of Buchanan and Green
wich streets, 152x120, for $4,000, and lot on
the northeast corner of Geary and Lyon
streets, 55x62 with improvements, terms
private.
Thomas Magee & Sons report the fol-
lowing recent sales: Lot on southwest
corner of Clay and Baker streets, 7:Sx
1926, with dwelling, s6550; house and lot
on south line of Washington street, 1866
feet west Of Broderick, 25x121:S, $7100; lot
on northwest corner of Cough and Geary
streets, 27:6x110, with house, $3.50; lot on
north line of Union street, 120 feet west
of Devisadero, west 40X127:6 (fine view OF
bay) 1920; house and lot on the south
side of Sacramento street, 1875 feet west
of Octavia west 55x132:6, terms private
$12, 900 asked lot on southwest line of Sec
ond street, 40 feet southeast of Mission, 81
KIT g. with old buildings, $13,375.
The following bids were received at the
auction sale held by o. f. Won Rhein "
Co on Thursday: Northeast coraer Post
and Stockton streets so feet On Post by
46:S on Stockton, s67,5o0, D. L. Randolph
being the bidder; % Fell street, lot 27x120
s7250; S12-S14 Montgomery street, lot 50:9X
1875. $780, 1880 Pine street, lot 00x137; g.
$9250; 1909 Pacific street, lot 22x6S:9, $4,000;
964-966 Harrison street, lot H6x85, $3375
1909 Harrison street, lot 30X70, $500; 92Q
Howard street, lot 226xS0, s3450; S105
Twenty-sixth street. lot 246A x90, $500.
O. ]. Meads has purchased from Samuel