The San Francisco call., 1904-07-18
BRISK MARKET
IS REPORTED
Dealers in Oakland Real
Estate Make Many Sales
During Vacation Season
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
New Thirty-Sixth Street
Sewer Will Be Finished
by the End of August
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1016 Broadway. July II.

1016 Broadway, July IL
Real estate dealers have been agree
ably surprised during the past two
weeks. Where they expected a lull in
business on account of the vacation
season, many have been rushed with
orders. This change from the condi-
ton Of the summer market of past
years can only be explained in one way,
and that is that tourists who are visit
ing California are purchasing property
on this side of the bay.
A large percentage of the sales made
during the present summer have been
TO people from the Eastern States who
first came to Oakland as tourists, but
who, on seeing this city's ideal resi-
dence tracts, decided to locate here
permanently. Another thing that at
tracts the homeseekers TO Oakland is
the fact that on every hand are evil
dences Of public Improvements. Among
the most important of these is the
Thirty-siXth street main outlet sewer,
which is now nearing completion.
w. H. McKinnon, Of the Realty Syn
dicate, who has the contract for put
ting in the sewer, expects to have the
work finished by the end of August.
and the new outlet will then drain the
entire district north of Thirty-sixth
street. The work on the new sewer
is under the direction of superintendent
Of Streets OFT.
A. V. Feight, formerly vice presi-
dent Of the Polytechnic Business Col
lege, and J. P. Beckett, a well-knoWn
contractor of this city, have leased a
piece of property on San Pablo ave.
nue. upon which they Will erect a large
apartment house. The lot has a front
age Of fifty feet on the east side of the
avenue and is situated between the
Santa Fe and the Key Route" tracks.
The building. which the lesees purpose
to erect, will be a three-story frame
structure and will contain forty rooms.
The property has been leased for a
term Of twenty years from E. Atwood.
SALES REPORTED.
Local dealers are well satisfied with
the summer market, and expect an in
crease in business during the fall and
winter months. Following are state
ments from several well-known real
estate firms:
George ". Austin reports exceptional de-
alton is said TO be very encouraging to Oakland
brokers' and the general movement OF home
buyers 70 this side Of the bay is causing some
Nhat OF STIR among san Francisco people.
The improved ferry service, fine electric
car system throughout the city and the public
spirit manifested by our merchants Is un-
doubtodly the cause. Other reasons might be
assigned such the dollar a day excursion
around Oakland and the attitude Of the Oak
land Board OF Trade Building is active and
there IS no trouble whatever sell cot
tages at the right price. Districts that have
lain dormant for many years are being brought
into demand by the electric line extensions
Mr.. Austin reports the following sales recently
closed: House and lot Market street, near
Thirty-second, for r N Fitzgerald to Charles
Crow for S2400; lot Thirty-fifth street near
Market for Smith Bros. TO J. H. Hinch $500
store and fat Sixth and Castro streets. for
l. Keyes to l. Mattioli: house and lot
Grove street, near Twenty-seventh. for w. D.
West to Mr.. Childs, price withheld lot in
Glenecho tract for Du Ray Smith to William
Allrett; lot on Telegraph avenue and Merri-
mac street for George W. Austin to A Zeis
$500; lot on Linda avenue for J. s. Myers to
Mr.. MAplesden, $1,000 Con each Of these lots the
purchaser will build a home); house and lot
at ia Locksley avenue for HolcOrnb. Breed g.
Bancroft to ]. French: house and lot on Thirty
eighth street, near Telegraph avenue to Z. j.
Smith for $1,000: house and lot Williams
street. San Leandro. for A. Franks to G. T.
Parish; house and lot Andover street near
Thirty-fourth for Frank Emery to John
Smith; let in Fruitvale for William G. Hen
shaw to r Kelly for $3.50: house and lot in
West Oakland for T. Vaughan 10 Mrs. Fenton;
house and lot Thirty-second street, near
Adeline, for ]. S Myers to William Craig.
This firm also sold house and lot In
Marysvillc, lot in San Jose and a ranch in
Shasta County and several other pieces Of
country prOpertV.