The San Francisco call., 1905-08-21
TO ERECT NEW
BUSINESS BLOCK
Modern Five-story Structure
to Replace Wooden Build
ing Oh Playter Property
NEW BANK QUARTERS
Real Estate Dealers Report
Opening Of Several Tracts
OF Fine Residence Land


OAKLAND, Aug 2o-Another hand
some business building Is to be added to
the large number erected in Oakland in
the last two years, and the site Of the
proposed new structure Is one OF the
most important commercial locations In
the city. The new building is to be erect
ed op the gore at the intersection OF
Broadway, San Pablo avenue and Four
eenth street, where the Playter block
now stands. and 1t is understood that the
First National Bank has already secured
lease on the ground floor for q long
term OF years.
The plans for the new building. which
have already been prepared, provide for
structure five stories In height, with a
frontage of 1873 feet on San Pablo avenue
and Broadway and running to a point at
Fourteenth street The northern. end of
the building will be 100 feet wide. Speci-
flcations for the building have been pre-
pared and are now in the hands of the
owners of the property, and as soon as
they are approved the work Of tearing
down the two-story building will be COM
mencsd.
A permit has just been issued by the
building inspector for a new building to
be erected on the southeast corner of
Thirteenth and Webster streets. The
structure is to be built by c. H. King,
the well-known East Oakland capitalist.
and will be two stories in height. 1t is
TO cost $3S, 400.
INCREASE IN BUILDING.
With the approach of winter there is a
considerable increase in building opera
tions in Oakland, the reports Of the
Building Inspectors office showing an in
crease of eleven in the number of permits
for buildings issued this week over the
number issued last week. The increased
,r,ta
S44,314.
AS the end of the vacation season ap-
proaches Oakland real estate dealers re-
port steady increase in the demand for
homes and property in Oakland and the
neighboring cities, and also for houses for
rent. Most OF the inquiries of the latter
come from people at present residing in
San Francisco.
The E. P. Vandercook Company has
just placed on the market a new tract
situated on the heights near Blackstone
Hill This property is one of the choicest
residence locations in the city, affording
a fine view of the bay and the surround
ing country. All the street, sidewalk and
sewer work has been completed. and al
ready q. number, of. fine houses are IN
course of construction.
The MasonsMcDuffie Company reports
the sale of Seventy-dve lots In the Clare
mont Park tract, which was placed on
the market on July IS. This tract has
been laid out on the plan Of Presidio
terrace, In San; Francisco and Westmore-
land place, in Los Angeles. and viii be
maintained in a similar manner. The. ag-
gregate value of the property sold since
the tract was opened is s125,oo0.
LIVELY SALE OF LOTS.
A new tract of thirty-one lots on the
corner of Peralta and School streets. in
Fruitvale, has just been opened by H. A.
Pleitner of that place. Mr.. Pleitner will
build house on each of the lots, and
will only sell to those seeking improved
property. ~ s.,i.r
MacDermott & Bachelor of Berkeley
report a steady sale of lots in the North
lands tract, in North Berkeley. This firm
has just received contract for the sale
of the Whitney tract, one of the best
residence properties in the college town,
and they. also have control of the Bal
lard property on Claremont avenue
P. L. Sternberg and o. F. Lindberg,
both of whom are well known in real
estate circles in Oakland, have recently
opened real estate offices a 46S Eleventh
street. They report active business for
the short time they have been estab-
lished, and are well satisfied with the
outlook for the coming fall and winter
market.
Owing to steady increase in business,
Karl H. Nickel. well-known local
dealer, has been forced to enlarge his
offices in the Bacon building.