The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-25
BUILDING CONTRACTS OF A WEEK
REPRESENT COST OF $4,000
Property Owners Agree to Place Fine Structures
to Improve Business Corners in San Francisco
Brokers Make Numerous Deals in Good Realty

Inc OullClnS contracts OF the WeeN
just closed represent the respectable
sum of $737 ,945, which is soon to be ex-
pended in improvements in San Fran
cisco. This by no means represents the
lures of many kinds Immediately in
view will involve. Architects have re-
ceived instructions to prepare many
plans. Contracts will follow little
later. The present outlook is that there
will be active building on a large scale
throughout the winter and for months
more in San Francisco. If there is any
slack season to come the indications of
quietness and inaction are not in view
at this time.
Among the buildings of some size to
be erected soon in the city are the fol-
lowing: A six-story and basement
brick building on the west line of Ma
son street, 80 feet north of O'Farrell,
to cost about $4,000, for D. L. Ran
dolph; six-story store and lodging
house building for A. Aronson on the
north line of O'Farrell street, 165 feet
west of Mason, to cost $4,000; one
story and basement building for the
Columbus Savings and Loan Society on
Montgomery street, to cost about $780,
900; three-story brick building for the
Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph
Company on the northwest corner of
West Mission and Croker streets, to
cost $4,000; four-story and basement
flats on the southwest corner of Broad
way and Larkin streets for the Tillman
Estate Company to cost $4,000; three
story and basement residence on the
southwest corner of Jackson and Cough
streets. for Edward S. Rothschild, to
cost $31, 500; three-story and basement
structure on the southwest corner of
Golden Gate avenue and Dale place, to
cost $4,000.
SALES BY THE BROKERS.
Shainwald, Buckbee & Co. have sold
the southwest corner of Fourteenth and
Valencia streets, 130x1O0 feet, with sew
en- two-story buildings that rent for
S225 a month, to a client. The seller is
the Peter Bean Company. The price
was $S7, 1900.
r. j. Collins has sold 4Ox6S:6 feet and
hotel of forty rooms at the intersection
of Pine and Monroe streets to Leo
Bruck for $4,000.
Bovee, Toy & Co. have sold 25x60 feet
on the north line of Sacramento street,
40 feet west of Leidesdorff, with i'm
provements, for $21, 900. The same brok-
ers have sold 50xS1:3 feet on the east
line of Fillmore street, so feet south of
Pine, with stores and flats for $4,000.
Guy T. Wayman has sold for Calvin
E. Knickerbocker to a client the north
west corner of Van Ness and Willow
avenues, between O'Farrell and Ellis
streets, with old residence, for $50, 600.
The existing building will be destroyed
and a brick hotel will be erected on the
site.
G. H. Umbsen & Co. have made the
following sales: For John Kenney, i'm
provements at 1406 Pacific street, and
lot, 2Sxs7:6 feet on the north line, $50
feet west of Hyde, for $4,000; for Mrs.
Prunty, improvements and lot on the
east line of Church street, 104 feet south
of Twenty second, 26x125 feet, for $2050;
for E. G. Mccarthy, improvements and
lot, 25x100 feet, on the east line of Ge-
neva street, It's feet southeast Of Bran
nan, for $3.50; for Clarence A. Hurst,
improvements and lot, 31:52x47:6 feet,
on the east line of Polk street, 1924
feet north of Jackson, for 100000; for
Christopher A. Buckley, Improvements
and lot, 25x114 feet, on the south line
of Hill street, 2S5 feet east of Noe, for
$500; for NJ. D. Ipsen, improvements
and lot, 25x100 feet, at 721 Brannan
street.
Lyon & Hoag report the following
sales in the new block fronting on De-
visadero, Duboce avenue, Fourteenth
and Castro streets: Four lots on the
west side of Devisadero street. includ-
ing the southwesterly corner of Du-
boce avenue and one lot on the south
side of Duboce avenue, s5 feet west of
Devisadero street; the northwest cor
ner of Devisadero and Fourteenth
streets, 25x91 feet, sold to Stephen A.
Born for $15, 25O: lot on the west line
of Devisadero street, 100 feet south
of Duboce avenue. 26:71ax1O7 feet, to
Betty Nelson for $210O; lot on the
east line of Devisadero street, 60 feet
north of Fourteenth, 25x90, for $3.50
to Nettie Brace; lot on the east line
OF Devisadero street, 241 feet south
Of Duboce avenue south, S5xS0 feet,
to Aimee II. Anger for $4,000; two
lots on the west line OF castro street,
100 feet north of Fourteenth, for
$1450 each; lot on the west line of De-
visadero street, 100 feet south of Du-
boce avenue. 30x115 feet, for $3.50.
Nearly all these purchasers intend
erecting fine improvements.
Lyon & Hoag also report the sale
for G.. T. Knopf Of flats on the north
east corner of Fourth avenue and B
street, 35x95 feet, sold to j. S. Allen;
fats on the northwest corner of
Fourth avenue and B street, sold to
Michael P. and Josephine Gleason for
$3.50 each; to Charles G. Gavin,
property on the north line of Broad
way, 207:6 feet east of Hyde street,
east 20x6O with cottage, for Emily c.
Edgar for $3.50.
ON PARNASSUS HEIGHTS.
The following sales are reported by
Baldwin & Howell on Parnassus
heights: Lot 5ox110 feet on the north
line of 1 street, 95 feet east of Fifth
avenue, S. Pearl to c. M. Mann on