The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11
KEEN DEMAND
FOR PROPERTIES
Buyers Of Realty Largely
Favoring the Districts
West of Central Avenue
KEEPING BROKERS BUSY
December Is Holding Up
the Record Of Activity
for the Current Year

The December sales of local real es-
tate, according to the most conserva-
tive brokers, are reasonably sure to
equal in number and in value repre-
sented those of December, 1903. The
market is in fine shape. The movement
OF purchasers toward the ocean, in the
Sunset and Richmond districts, contin-
ues to be a marked feature, as it is an
indication of the market.
The confidence Of the people is very
strong in the future, and signs Of that
fact are manifested by the busy aspect
of the real estate brokers offices. New
tracts in the suburbs are required to
meet the demand for homes easy OF
access by electric roads. The move
ment across the bay is large. Great
cities are surely to exist on the east
shore. In Berkeley there is no cessa-
ton of activity. The indications are
strong that the Key Route will soon
reach the northern limits of Berkeley.
Many flats in this city are still vacant,
but building is reasonably brisk and
fats are included in the more recent
contracts for construction work.
G. H. Umbsen & Co. report among
others the following recent sales: For
Mrs. o. P. Murray and Mary S. Thorn
as, 1868 Howard street, between Sixth
and Seventh, 25x90 feet, for SO, 500; for
John NJ. Bradt, west line of Sanchez
street, 1866 feet north of Seventeenth,
lot 25x100 feet and three flats, for $500;
1563-1565 Fulton street, between Baker
and Lyon, and lot, 25x137:6 feet, for
$4,000; for ]. F. Walter, 622 Minna
street and lot, 25X75 feet, for $4,000; for
Mrs. S. Guterson, 50x117:6 feet to an al
ley on the east line of Bartlett street,
275 feet south of Twenty-fifth, for $500;
for Fredrica Fox, improvements and
lot on the west line of Mason street,
34:41R feet north of Green, for $3433;
for Ida Malmquist, lot and improve
ments southwest corner Sixteenth and
Castro streets. 27x100 feet, for s3400; for
A. ]. Rankin, lot 26x125 feet on the west
line of Sanchez street, PIP feet north Of
Fourteenth, for $500; for Mrs. s. Gu
terson, 27:6xl17:6 feet to an alley on
the east line of Bartlett street, 1876 feet
south of Twenty fifth, for $500; for
Kinds estate, 25x120 feet on the east
line of Third avenue. 225 feet north of
Point Lobos avenue, for $125O; for Will
liam Mccall, 60x100 feet on the south
east corner of Clement street and
Twenty-seventh avenue, for s1050; for
William Ross, 30x120 feet on the west
line of Twentieth avenue, 104 feet south
of Lake street, for Stops; for Josephine
Gorel, 75x100 feet on the south line of
L street, for S7S5; for William Mccall,
27:6x100 feet on the north line of Point
Lobos avenue, 27:6 feet east of Twenty
seventh avenue, for S400.
Thomas Magee & Sons have sold the
northwest corner of Golden Gate ave-
nue. and Fillmore street, fronting 1875
feet on Fillmore and so feet on Golden
Gate avenue, for price close to $50, ,000
The name of the buyer is withheld. 1t
is the buyers intention to erect a four
story building on the lot, with stores
below and an apartment house on the
upper floors. This lot has for years
been occupied by Duffy, the florist.
THE RICHMOND DISTRICT.
Among recent sales by Bovee, Toy &
Co. are the following: Northeast cor
ner of Hayes and Clayton street, 70x125
feet. Matthews estate to J. Grosdidier,