The San Francisco call., 1905-02-05


of any consequence recorded last
month. the largest being the Hale Bros.
purchase on the corner Of Sixth and
Stevenson streets for somewhat less
than $3.50. 200. Inquiry during the month
was brisk. The number Of sales in the
Mission and outside lands districts and
the amount involved indicate special
activity in these sections, while the
Western Addition and 100-vara sections
show a good volume of business. The
early and continuous transforms
throughout the State give promise of
good crops, and we look for an active
spring in real estate.
The building contracts for January
were as follows: Frame. s719. .70S; brick.
81 .67s; alterations, $780, .S0s; total. s2,-
267, ,6e4"
Thomas Magee & Sons have sold to ].
Downey Harvey for Joseph s. Tobin
the southeast corner Of California and
Spring streets. between Kearny and
Montgomery, 25 feet on California by
62:6 feet on Spring. for $4,000 On the
lot is an old three-story brick building.
which the purchaser will put in good
renting condition.
Through Baldwin & Howell DR.. H.
B. de Marville has bought an entire
block in San Mateo Park, bounded by
Dorchester road and Bellevue, Pop
lar and Costa Rica avenues, for $4,000.
DR.. de Marville will have the land laid
out attractively with roads, paths and
shrubbery. The same agents have
sold to w. F. Turnbull 200x186 feet
on the southwest corner of Costa Rica
and Poplar avenues. In the Hayward
Addition Baldwin & Howell sold lot
No. 10 in block No. 1 to Mrs. Mary
B. Fuller of San Mateo for $1,000.
John A. Hoots, a San Francisco build
er purchased lot No. in block No.
for s110O, on the south line Of
Laurel avenue.
Landgrebe, MacNevin & Jones re-
port for the last week, among other
sales, a transaction which is of more
than ordinary interest, as this is the
second time within three months that
the firm has sold this parcel, which is
situated on the southwest corner of
Turk and Steiner streets. The lot has
a frontage of 1868 feet on Turk
street and 57:6 feet on Steiner street
and Is improved with six modern flats
and three stores with an annual in
come of $3.50. On October 80, 1904,
Nicholas Ahrens sold the above prop
erty for $4,000 TO J. H. Bohlig. A
new deal has just been consummated
by which B. o. Bocksch, a Santa Clara
fruit grower, purchases it at an ad-
vance figure. The same brokers have
sold for Mary Chaplin of Los Angeles
to Antoine Laiolo the two houses
19Os-11 Bush street and lot 87:6x
1875 feet for ss40o; for Mary Nc
Cam to Patrick Kane, lot on the
northerly line of Twenty-sixth street,
,22s feet east of Church, 26x114 feet,
for $1,000.
william .Cranston Company reports
the following sales: A lot on the
easterIy line of Ashbury street, 25 feet
north of Waller, 25x96 feet, for Will
liam McKillop to a client, who will
build; two lots, each 25x137:6 on the
southerly line of Haight street, 1876
feet east of Scott street for Timothy
and Mary A. Dolan to F. w. and w.
E. Stager; two lots, 25xSO feet, on the
westerly line of fremont avenue, SIS
feet south of Frederick street, for
Carrie S. Fairchild to a client of G..
H. Umbsen & Co.
SYNDICATE is FORMED.
Hoag & Lansdale report that syndi-
cate formed by them has bought 1853
acres Of land in Ross Valley lying be-
tween San Anselmo and Fairfax and
known as the Bush Tract. The tract
includes level and rolling land, about so
acres of which are small rolling knobs
covered with oak trees. Nearly all of
the tract is heavily wooded. Hoag &
Lansdale have taken steps to subdivide
the property and report that $4,000 will
be expended in road making. water
supply, etc A survey has already been
made and the property will be put on
the market Immediately. The North
Shore Railroad passes through the
tract. The subdivisions will be in acre
lots. The price paid was close to
$60, 900. Raymond & Armstrong repre-
sented the sellers.
The following sales are reported by
Hoag & Lansdale: Lot on the south
line of Clay street, 101 feet east from
First avenue, 5Ox127:SA feet, for ]. @.
wady to client, for $4,000; lot on the
east line of Sixth avenue 373 feet north