The San Francisco call., 1903-01-25
SAN FRANCISCO REALTY MARKET
MAINTAINS ITS UPWARD MOVEMENT
Recorded Transactions of the Past Week
Fully Demonstrate the Faith of the
Buyers and Show the Firmness of Prices

The number OF recorded deals in real
estate varies from week to week. but the
average size OF transactions steadily keeps
up TO the mark. Good properties are sold
al what would seem 10 be a fair price
only TO be soon resold at an advance.
Thomas Magee & Sons have just resold
to the Starr Estate Company the property
on the east side Of Taylor street, s7:s feet
rcrth from Post. s. feet 10 inches FROM
by q depth o. los feet on the south line
ard 81 feet inches on the north line, be
ing the southeast corner Of Taylor street
and Hobart alley. for s70.ggo. This prop
erty consists Of frame buildings. The
same firm sold one month ago the south
cry 40 feet Of this property for s2s.O 900 10
Douglas s. Watson and Albert Sutton,
and they have just resold it as above for
$4,000. The adjoining piece on the corner
Of the alley was sold about a month ago
L. S. B. ChaQuette, and has therefore Just
been resold for $500. making total fo-
the whole piece OF $4,000. The purchasers,
the Starr Estate Company, intend TO
erect a very fine brick building for bach
elor apartments on this large property,
making q total expenditure Of more than
Stl 1a.
Thomas Magee & Sons have also sold
the buildings and lot on the north side
Ct Post street, between HYDE and Larkin
654 feet front by 1916 feet deep, for prac-
ucaliy $4,000.
They have also sold a lot on the south
sde Of Green street, between Buchanan
and Webster E:6 by 1876, for $3.50, and
i've lots IN tie French & Gilman tract
-FOUR lots on Crescent avenue and one lot
ca Holly street for S3l0O.
A. j. Rich q Co. report a very active
e. r~-
tie important leases Is that OF the new
s.E-stoTy and basement building now be-
ilis erected by II. BOthin on the south
est corner OF Polk and Jackson streets,
bz-G by 10 feet. The building Is 10 con-
tain stores and I'D rooms above and Is
leased 20 Louis Audet for ten years for
$4,000 for the 1uu term The new building
ca the southeast corner Of Washington
ana Mason streets now being built by the
owners, Deemer * Stetson. is leased for
$4,000 for the ful term. They have sold
on The south line Of Turk street g7:6 feet
west from LeaYenworth, 50 by G7:6 feet,
70 Mrs. r. Dumont for $4,000; also for
$500, on the east line Of Mission street
81 feet north from Fifteenth, 20 by I60
icet 70 Minna, 10 Levi Strauss & Co, who
vii at once erect q factory for the en-
ployment Of about 80 hands. The build
irg viii cost about $4,000. The sale is an
nounced of property on the south line OF
SITTER street. 1886 feet west from Web
ster. - by 137. g. with improvements TO
Miss Dumont for $4,000; also on the east
lire cf Hyde street. south from Sutter,
p by S7:6 feet, for $500.
MAKE LARGE TOTAL.
The Won RheIn Real Estate Company
reports that its transactions within a lit-
lie more than thirty days last past foot
up nearly a million Of dollars Following
the sale for $4,000 10 the Emanuel Con-
gregati0n Of the site on the southwest
corner Of Van Ness avenue and sutter
street came the transfer Of the Prescott
Isotel property TO the Eirsch brothers
for $4,000 and the block bounded by Van
Ness avenue. Franklin. Lombard and
Greenwich streets for $4,000 and the
southwest corner Of Ellis and Jones
streets. not Vet recorded, TO Mrs Cash
weller Tor 100000: the northwest corner
OF Ellis and Hollis streets to DR.. SickeIs
for $4,000 and four fats the west line
Of Leayenworth street. 50 feet north of
Pine. with lot l2:6x115 feet, not yet re-
corded, for $4,000. These, with the total
Of the auction sale Of January D. SIS OOO
and TWO other large transactions and the
usual number Of small transfers ranging
from 5000 TO $1,000. bring the grand total
OF the firms transfers up TO about s. ,O0O, :
OJ0.
G. II. Umbsen & Co. report the sale by
IL n. Whitley and John Lee of the prem
ises al T67 and 769 Market street. The lot
which Is 25X1OO feet IS on the southeast
line OF Market street, 200 feet northeast
from Fourth. The purchaser is not
named bY the brokers, but is understood
10 be l. Friedman OF the firm Of Fried
man 6 Rogers The price is about Sl25-
600. The improvements consist Of a four
story and basement brick building, which
brings in S575 per month in rentals The
same brokers also report the sale by them
of 30X67.6 feet on the southwest corner OF
OFarrell and Franklin streets, for s25,-
Go9. on account 81 u. friedman TO Mrs
a Fallon for $500
Speck < CO. have sold the northeast
corner Of Polk and Post streets, 80xl2C
feet for the Wakefield Brothers to L. H
Sly for $4,000. On the lot a sx-story
apartment house viii be erected The
same brokers also report the sale Of S7:2x
1916 feet on the north line OF Turk street
1916 feet west from Turk. to client for
$4,000. On this site also a six-st0ry
apartment house VIII be placed Speck