The San Francisco call., 1904-10-30
City Grows Westward.
Car Lines and Relatively Low Priced
Lands Attract Home Builders.


closed the usual number Of large deals
In local real estate. Prices are well
maintained Purchasers are get
ting possession Of blocks to be subdi-
v-ded and resold. The past week has
not brought to elimination any great
transaction, but the buildings that are
under way represent large values.
Flats are doing as well as they were a
few months ago. Ample means for
reaching the districts west of the ceme-
teries make it unnecessary for the pop
ulation TO crowd together under a linn
iteo number OF roofs. and low prices
for properties, relatively speaking. con-
tinue TO draw Nome builders westward
and southwark There is much activity
IN the local realty market Berkeley.
Oakland, Alameda, San Mateo and 9TH
er sections are also giving a good ac-
count Of themselves, there being a good
demand for residences especially.
c. H Umbsen & Co.. in connection
with W. H Bodley, have sold for Har-
vey H Dana the Sequoia property, on
the northwest corner of Geary and
Hyde streets, S7:7x87:6 feet and seven
story building, 4 Mrs. Karns Of Menlo
Park for s2l2. 500 the bargain involving
the paying OF ST2, 500 ip cash and the
transfer TO Dana of the southwest cor
ner OF Taylor and O'Farrell streets,
75d37:e feet. on valuation Of $4,000
William Creger has sold the north
W corner Of Natoma and Second
ST IS. 4ex75 feet. for $5s. 900.
Through the agency of Bovee, Toy d
Co. a fve-story building on Montgom-
cry avenue and Vallejo street and lot,
4lxlS0 feet. have been sold TO client
for S27. 800; also for a client to George
W. Turner, for S35,o00. the Richmond
block bounded by Lake and California
streets and Sixteenth and Seventeenth
avenues. to be subdivided and resold;
also lot, 50x90 feet and improvements,
on the west line Of Sixth street, $50 rect
south Of TsarriAsh, for sl3.5OO.
The California Safe Deporit and
Trust Company has sold to Mrs. NJ. c..
Davis 34.6x60 feet and two three-story
frame buildings on the east line Of Lar
kin street, l0S feet north Of Geary
street, for SSl.5
OTHER SALES ARE MADE.
Thomas Magee & Sons report the sale
Of 25x100 feet on Mission street, between
terms. The purchaser viii erect a six
story and basement structure Other
sales have been made by the same
brokers as follows: To P. J. Moore and
Edward O'Neii. lot on east side Of How
ard street. l4s feet south of Seven
teenfh 4sx122:6 feet, for 5000; for Sam
uel T. Taylor. lot on north side of Full
ton street. 56:s feet east of Central ave-
for s2lO0: for Frank and Anna Mecchi.
lot on north side Of Filbert street, 1853
feet east Of Steiner, 26x12O feet, to Paul
Arata. for $3.50: for Charles "a Laton,
: let on east line of Ashbury street, It's
feet north Of Eighteenth. 25x95 feet, to
Mrs. Ida Chess. for $50; for Charles
A. Laton adjoining lot east side Of Ash
bury street. between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth. 25xs5 feet, TO Catherine NJ
Dickerson, for $3.50; lot on south line of
Hale street, 80 feet east of Merrill,
25x75 feet. George nellie TO L. Vein
stein. for 500; lot on south line Of Hale
street. lis feet east of Merrill, 25x75
feet, @. Mayrisch TO l. Weinstein, for
500.
Speck & Co have sold to Albert Jo-
seph for $4,000 two adjoining properties
on the north line of Jackson street, east
of Montgomery. for Landry c. Babin,
25x6O feet and two-story brick building,
for s., 500; for Isaac Levy, 3ox6o feet and
three-story brick building. for S11,500.
Lyon & Hoag have sold to Daniel Elm
stein for the Ladies' Protective and Re-
lief Society the block bounded by Will
lard. Fulton and McAllister streets for
$50, 900.
G. H. Umbsen & Co. have sold for
800 900 the Siminoff property, on the
northeast line Of Sixth street, 25 feet
southeast Of Stevenson. 20:6x7S feet,
with building in construction
George Hummel has sold to Matthew
Nunan 25x100 feet on the north line Of
Market street. 200 feet west of City
Hall avenue. for $4,000. Nunan owns
the adjoining twenty-five feet and he
will erect a twelve-story building.
n. Fisher has sold a new four-story