The San Francisco call., 1905-03-06
LARGE SALES
ARE RECORDED
Several Important Trans
fers of Alameda County
Property Are Concluded
INVESTORS ARE ACTIVE
Many Newcomers Are Seek
ing Homes on the East
ern Shore of the Bay
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1016 Broadway, March 8.

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1016 Broadway, March 8.
The present condition of the local
real estate market indicates a large
influx of investors. Nearly every
dealer in this city reports a marked in
crease in the inquiries for business and
residence property by people from
other cities and from the East, nearly
all of whom are seeking cash invest
ments.
w. f. Crandall. who has recently as
sumed charge of the Oakland offices of
the Realty Syndicate, announces the
sale of several fine. residence proper
ties. He says the Syndicate is about to
open another large tract of suburban
property during the next two weeks.
1t is expected that within a few days
the work of transferring the entire real
estate business of the Syndicate from
San Francisco to Oakland will be con-
cluded, and this entire department
will then be under the personal direc-
ton of Mr.. CrandaH.
WANT HOMES NEAR CENTER.
William j. Laymance says that dur
ing the last week there has been a
steady increase in the number of in
quiries by outsiders for residence prop
erty close to the business district. He
has received inquiries from several
newcomers for houses ranging in price
from $4,000 to $4,000.
]. H. Macdonald & Co. report the
sale of eight lots in the Frost tract in
East Oakland and several in the Blais-
dell tract in Fruitvale. They have also
just closed a $500 sale of suburban
acreage property.
S. NJ. Dodge & Son report the fol-
lowing sales during the week: Lot in
estate, to t. ]. Flynn; lot in the
Sather tract, for Frank Greeley. to A.
9. Sherman; lot in the Sather tract.
for J. F. Stewart, to Sidney j. Yard.
A. ]. Snyder has now on hand eleven
Enclosed sales, all to be concluded
within two weeks. These transactions
aggregate $40, 600, in business and resi-
dence property.
Walter L. Logan has recently moved
his real estate Office from 1908 Broad
way 70 room II in the new Bacon
block
Lloyd & Stein report an increase of
business in all the departments of
pleasant weather They now have on
hand several deals which they expect
to close this week.
Mrs. Eva Reed of San Francisco has
given a contract to Elrod & Hull of
Oakland for the erection of a two
story residence on Marshall avenue. in
Fruitvale The building is to cost
S3500. This firm has just closed two
sales of suburban residence property
and reports gratifying increase in
other business
NEW DRYDOCK.
The United Engineering Works is
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land Estuary, which, when completed,
will receive a vessel $50 feet long, 80
feet in beam and weighing 1000 tons.
The new dock will be as large as that
of the Union Iron Works and will be
completed about the first of August.
Two important sales of Berkeley real
estate were concluded last week, the
first being the transfer of the Wanna
macher property, on the northeast cor
ner of Adeline street and Alcatraz
avenue, to ]. burst. The sale was
made by w. c. Moran of Berkeley, and
the price paid was $4,000 The second
transaction was the purchase by Cap
tain William H. Marston. from John
Finn, of half block of fine residence
property. bounded by Arch, Vine and
Spring streets.
Another important sale of Berkeley
real estate was made by w. j. Morti-
lllNA q W " n - L ell III VI 4NOIItt,
who purchased two acres of land in the
La Iona Park tract.
Birdsall & Craig of Berkeley made a
$3.50 sale last week.
The firm Of Jones & Baker have Just
opened real estate offices at 2107 Shat
tuck avenue.
J. J. Mason of Berkeley incorporated
on March 1. his partners being Duncan
McDuffie and L. Titus.
6 6 Ou2pkp0hIlsh of Rerl.elev re-
ports an increase in business in the
last week
M. c. Gibson has moved his offices
from 1926 Fruitvale avenue TO the cor
ner of Fruitvale avenue and Washing
ton street. He will soon begin the
erection of a two-story brick office
building.
ALAMEDA BOOK.
ALAMEDA, March 5.-Local realty
dealers are taking much interest in
the pamphlet descriptive of this CITY
and its many advantages as a place
Of residence which is being prepared
by the Alameda Advancement Associa-
tion and which will be published at the
expense of that organization The
booklet will be one of the most artistic
and comprehensive advertising medj-
ums ever issued here. 1t is planned
To distribute copies of it throughout
eastern cities, Wnere the booklet is
expected TO attract the attention of
people seeking homes in California.
The reading matter to be contained in
the publication will be prepared by
officers of the Advancement Associa-
ton. with the assistance of local realty
agents, and the pages will be illus
trated with photographs of beautiful
homes characteristic or the city and
views of its gardens, parks and beach
The work of preparing the booklet was
inaugurated by the retiring board of
directors Of the Advancement Asso-
citation and will be completed by the
new board that organized last Monday
right. The members of the new board
are Joseph Durney, Charles S. Neal,
George H. Mastick, Edgar Painter.
Philip s. Teller, William E. Pettes and
Edward R. Anthony.
H. K. Alton has just purchased half
a block on Nineteenth and Grove
streets. in Oakland, and will place 1t
on the market.
Charles Adams & Co. have Just com
pleted the largest sale of Alameda real
estate recorded in several years They
SOLD the Encinal Hall block to c. w. |