The San Francisco call., 1904-11-20
MANY MINOR SALES IN
REALTY MARKET.
Suburban Lots in Heavy Demand
014alng in Dorm 0own Property IS Light
6ut Improvement IS Expected.

The real estate market during the
past week, while lacking in striking
features, was nevertheless lively. There
were no transfers of heavy holdings,
but enough small parcels of land
changed hands to keep the market
moving. Some large deals will, it is
expected, be made during the coming
week.
In the neighborhood of the park and
along the ocean beach buying has been
particularly brisk Boulevard lots are
in demand not merely for speculative
but also residence purposes. Sol Getz
& Son report that the block recently
put on the market by that firm, along
the ocean boulevard, is almost entirely
taken uD and that parties are serious
ly considering the adYisability of erect
ing apartment houses along the drive
way.
While renting is quite brisk, as is
customary at this season of the year.
there is u decline in the demand for
flats, apartment houses apparently be-
ing preferred. Good sites for apart
ment houses are in demand, but offer
ings are few. Prospective builders OF
apartment houses seem to favor prop
erty in the vicinity of Van Ness avenue
and O'Farrell street.
Contracts for new buildings have ex-
ceeded those of the same date last
year, but the majority are for small
structures, mostly homes in the out
lying districts.
The twenty-six lots at the corner Of
Mission street Fair. Peters and Cali
fornia avenues, opposite Valencia
street, are being surveyed and will be
fenced and offered for sale by Bald
win & Stetson by December l.
MRS. MARTINS PURCHASE.
The northwest corner of Van Ness
avenue and Fell street-one block from
Market street-has just been sold by
the Misses Dillon to Mrs. Eleanor Mar
tin for S135,000. The property fronts 12O
feet on the west line of Van Ness
avenue by 155 feet inches on the
north line of Fell street, with a similar
depth on the south line of Linden
avenue. This frontage and depth is
one of the largest on Van Ness avenue
the future Fifth avenue of this city
and contains over 1880 square feet.
The present rentals on the property
are 1888 month from frame improve
ments.
This is the second purchase by Mrs.
Martin recently in this section of the
city, she having purchased, two weeks
ago. the Upham property on the north
Franklin and Cough streets for $50,000.
These purchases were both made as in
vestments, and show the faith of San
Francisco's own people in the citys
future.
Thomas Magee & Sons were the
agents who made both of these sales.
Lyon & Hoag report very strong
demand for lots in the block which they
are selling bounded by Devisadero,
Castro, Fourteenth and Duboce avenue.
Up to the present time they have made
sales the value of a trife over $780,,
900. The following are among the more
recent of these sales: Lot on the west
side of DeVisadero street, 130 feet south
of Duboce avenue, 27x102, sold to H.
Clark at s2160; lot on the west side of
Devidadero street, 10 feet north Of
Fourteenth, 25xS9 for $500; lot on the
west side of Devisadero street, So feet
north of Fourteenth, 25xS7, for $1700, to
Z. w. Schrader; lot on the west side of
DevisaderO street, so feet north OF
Fourteenth, 25X85, for $1700,'to Elizabeth
Peterson; lot on the east side of DeVi-
sadero street, 35 feet north of Four
teenth, 25x90, for $500. For Covington
Johnson to Moses Fisher lot on the
northeast corner of Sansome and
Green, 120x97, for S25, ,000 Lots in the
block bounded by Haight, Waller, Ash
bury and Clayton streets have met
with an excellent demand, about two
thirds of the block has been sold,
mostly TO purchasers who will at once
erect buildings. The. following are
among the miscellaneous sales effected
by this firm: Lot on the south line of
Sixteenth street, 80 feet east of Pros
per, 50x10S, for s45OO; lot on the south
side of Union street, 37:S feet west of
Laguna, 50x100, sold by Dina Eisen-
bach to ]. H. hatcher for $4,000; lot on
the south line of street, 100 feet east |
of Ninth avenue, 33x100, sold to E. G. /
Gordon for $3.50; lot on the east line
Of Harrison street, 300 feet north of
Twenty-fifth, 44x100, sold by T. ].
Crowley to F. w. Lurrmann, for $2400, !
OCEAN BEACH LOTS.
Sol. Getz & Son report sales as fol- |
lows: Lots 50x120 On the north line OF /
NJ street, 1876 feet west of Forty fifth