The San Francisco call., 1901-11-24
INDICATIONS OF ACTIVITY
IN REAL ESTATE MARKET
Forward Movement Is Setting In and Ali of the
Brokers Are Corresponding1y
Happy.

The expected forward movement in real
estate has set in and all the brokers are
happy. There are buyers for lots in all
sections Of the city and for available
suburban and farming properties. There
are also enough applicants for flats
houses and tenements to keep the rent
ing business active There are few eligi-
bic houses that are not rented where the
landlord has provided proper facilities
Cor the tenant In some of the real estate
brokerage houses the renting boards CIV
ing an account of properties that are for
rent are nearly bare. On all sides, among
holders Of realty and also among the
purchasers confidence IS expressed in the
fn ture. Conservative estimates give the
cir a growth apps-oximating 10 per cent
since the time of the taking of the last
censt's, when the population was S42 00)
in roA'nd figures. The pressure upon the
hotels for accommodations and the build
ing of new hoDels. lodging houses and
apartment houses to meet the demand
for room are signs that are not over
looked by the investors who are studying
the present situation and the outlook with
care.
The progress q. building is satisfactory,
IN the last weSl the value of improve
ments TO be ados d to the city in the i'm
mediate future was set forth in con-
tracts to the amount OF s195,0Oo. The
large structure that the Mutual Bank is
through to Geary, already looms up i'm
posingly All the speed possible is being
made to prep are for the erection of the
Flood building on the old site of the
Baldwin Hotel and also for the Crocker
Hotel on the curaer Of Geary and Powell
streets The buildings of the old Risdon
plant have been removed. The Southern
Pacific Company will at once begin 10
improve in that locality. The era Of
costly buildings has been fairly ushered
in for San Francisco. The wholesale sec
ton south Of Market street and east of
Third is undergoing such a change that
it amounts to rebuilding that part of San
Francisco on a scale of expense that as
tonishes even the old-time dwellers in
the city. who have for years been pre-
dieting the future greatness Of San
Francisco.
ed for the reports Of the doings Of the
realty brokers, who have long lists to
give out. Taeir summaries of recent
transactions are given below.
Sales and Prices.
Recent sales reported by Shainwald
Buckbee & Co. are the folio wing:
The lot on the south line of Washington
street 1s7 feet west Of Hyde, thence west 6ox
1916 with three very substantial residences
sold for S. Bernard; lot on the south line OF
Ellis street 1S7 6 feet east of Lsavenwoln, Z7:6
x1S7.6 for $4,000, for account Of Becker
Seet north Of Sacramento. 27:sll xlI2:s for
$3.50 for account of Joseph i. Ssear Jr. to Mrs.
Z. B Hardy; lot and residence on the east line
of Jones street, so feet north Of Turk, 276xlO7:6
for sls. 00o. for account Of Becker estate lot on
southwest corner OF Lake street and First ave
nue. 24;7szxs5 feet, for $3.50, for account estate
OF Adolph Sutro; lot on east line Of Hon ave
nue.. 1876 feet south Of Sixteenth. e5x1Oo, for
$3.50 for account Of Mrs. F. B. Lowndes to Jo-
se9h Risso-
Easton, Eldridge & Co. report that they
have sold the following:
Jane A. ingalls, to Bobert Carlson. lot on
the southeast corner OF Eighteenth avenue and
Francisco Lumber Company to Edward Feu-
sier. s24 Guerrero street, west side, between
Fifteenth 362 ya5S aRo oIe sz5senfh lot With -four
Gately, SIS TO ST Alabama street. east side
"a feet south of Twentieth. lot 26x100 feet four
mats OF tour rooms each, for $500; Marie Hunt
10 William B. Bush southeast corner Of San
chez and Twenty-ffth streets, lot 22:11kxel: :e
feet, with two fats, for $4,000.
Properties in Country.
David Bush & Son have made these
country sales:
In Contra Costa County. for the Bank of Mar
near Martinez. with a small vineyard 10 G.
Msnino, FOR $s009; 19s acres near Redwood City
home cf Horace Halves r., for the Sants Vtas
Clara Valley Land Company. 70 c. p. Bradford
Ter Of the Spring Valley Water Company. at
II cerTito Park, to A. P. welch, Baldwin &
the price Of $4,000, the land amounting TO
abcUt S1< acres and having upon IT q suburban
home; for the Cerr;to Land Company to A. p.
W'elch lot in Cerrito Park for 5000 the lot
being about IL acres n extent.
Ashton & Gardiner have sold to A
Fiege, for G. NJ Klumke lot e0x75 feet on
the south line of San Jose avenue be-
tween Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth
streets and also an adjoining lot for the
Bric1eu estate.
c. H. Umbsen & Co. have sold for the
estate Of John Kimball, to Ferdinand
Hesthal 5OzS7:6 feet, on the north line of
McAllister street, S7:e feet east from Hyde
street, for $50 600; lot 28xS4 feet, on the
north line of Pine street, S4:6 feet, east
from Taylor. for Mrs. Houston to F.
PifTer, for $4,000: also block in the town
Of Santa Clara for Mrs. Bovine to DR.. A
z. Osborn, for $500, as the site Of sani-
tar3um.
X. A. Tuttle reports the following sales
Lot With 50 feet frontage on the north line
OF Pacific avenue. east from Buchanan street
Tor Edward Weinlander TO w. r. Morton, for
SAC three new flats on Lsrkn street. near
1aci1scn. for ST. go; three fats Lyon street,