Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-03
BUYERS GET BUSY
IN REAL ESTATE
LOCAL MARKET SHOWS ACTlV-
ITY FOR INVESTMENT
Attention Is Turned Principally to
Semi-RusIness Property on Seventh
and Eighth Streets and in
the Southwest

While promoters Of tract propositions
are especially active at this season Of
the year in pointing out the superior
attractlveness Of each now addition,
and are melting with pronounced sue
cess in selling very desirable lots to
many who will erect homes and to the
members of the grand army of visitors
considerable attention is given to semi
business property propositions. Many
good sales closed during the past week
are reported, showing that investors
are ever on the alert to gain possession
OF lots in desirable localities and i'm
proved property of good rental values
Below are the principal sales of the
week.
Second and San Pedro
Frederick Eichendorfer has purchas-
ed from A r. Pomeroy, j. f. and w.
H. Davies, the lot 129x150 feet on the
southeast corner of Second and San
Pedro sctreets, consideration $4,000
The lot is improved with a one and
one-half story brick structure, covering
the entire lot, the building renting for
$3.50 a month.
Seventh and Eighth
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Moore ]. Mccoy, N. L. Cameron and
associates, lot 45x100 feet, unim-
proved, on the north side of Eighth
street. between Spring and Broadway,
for $4,000 The purchase was made
as an investment.
A. j. Abbott has sold for $4,000 to
the Consolidated Realty company the
lot 40x110 feet improved with one
story brick building, 516-51S West
Seventh street.
Sale on Figueroa
Elizabeth C. Barnum has transferred
to r. G.. Owens a lot 120X123 feet on
the northeast corner of F'igueroa and
Twenty third streets. for $4,000 The
lot will be held for Improvements.
Fifth Street and Town Avenue
Joseph klatscEer and Rosa Klatscher
have sold to A. b. Chase the lot on the
southeast corner of Fifth street and
Towne avenue, fronting 55 feet on
Fifth and 100 feet on Towne. The i'm
provements consist of a two-story
frame business building, having q store
on the first floor, and fourteen rooms,
used as a lodging house. on the Sec
ond Eoor. The consideration named as
passing for the property was $3S,5OO.
a On San Pedro Street
a local investor a lot on the southeast
corner of San Pedro and Agatha
streets, having frontage of 30 feet
on the former and 1872 feet, to alley, on
the latter. The property is without
improvements of value. The reported
selling price is $13,500
On West Washington
John G. Shafer has purchased from
+. T. Dunning a lot without valuable
Improvement on the northwest cor
ner of Washington and Hoover streets,
fronting rs feet on the former by 165
on the latter. The consideration re-
ported was $1,000
On West Seventh
The records show that Mary E. Sutro
of San Francisco has sold to the Title
Insurance and Trust company a lot
105x131 feet on the southeast corner
Of Seventh and Valencia streets. con-
Sideration $3.50 No improvements.
On West Seventh street, southeast
corner of Seventh and Westlake ave-
nue., an improved lot 90x150 feet. has
been sold by Y. II. Kla6es to William
Loudon for $4,000. No improvements.
Third and Olive
The sale of the Crocker property on
the southeast corner of Olive and Third
streets for $50OO0 is reported. The
lot has a frontage of 120 feet on Olive
street and extends eastward $50 feet
on Third street to Clay street. The
dwelling was erected about twenty
years ago. Later a brick building was
put up on the Clay street frontage.
On San Fernando Street
G.. A. Hart has invested $21,500 in
the lot 100x10O feet on the southeast
corner Of Ord and San Fernando
streets, improved with an adobe struc-
ture. The transfer to Mr.. Hart was
made by #. M Knox.
Club House Site
The Friday Morning club has pur-
chased through North and Grasett the
southeast corner of Figueroa and Eigh-
teenth streets. The lot is 97:7Xl55 feet
TO an alley. The club expects to erect
a fine club house on the property. The
price paid was $4,000.
Fifteenth and Grand
The sale of the unimproved lot 60x100
feet on the northeast corner of Fifteenth
street and Grand avenue by Maude M.
Bancroft to r. Brent for $11,5O0 was
closed by Del Vale & Freeman.
Third and San Pedro
Joseph Mesmer has contracted to sell
to Emma Krug for $45, 900 the lot on the
southeast corner of Third and San
Pedro streets, S6x126 feet, improved
with two-story brick business block.
Homes and Offices
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