The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-05
PIEDMONT LAND
IS IN DEMAND
Development of Transporta-
ton Facilities Causes
Inquiries for Property
IN ALAMEDA
Large Number of Sales Are
Reported by Dealers of
the Busy Island City

OAKLAND. June with the increased
transportation facilities. which in the
past year have brought the Piedmont dis
trict into almost direct touch with the
business centers Of Oakland and San
Francisco. there has been q correspond
Ing Increase IN the demand for property
In that district. and at present there are
more fine residences being erected in
Piedmont than IN any other part OF the
city
II is but natural that with the recent
development OF electric railways. which
enables the business man TO reach his Of
fee IN Oakland or San Francisco within
few moments, many people from ootn
cities should seek 10 escape the noise and
hustle Of the business centers by erecting
homes in the suburbs, and in the last
year Piedmont has been especially ia
yored by homeseekers.
Wickham Ravens, one OF the best
known real estate men Of the city. said
to-day that whether the prospective pur-
chaser. desires 10 secure a home site or
well paying investment there Is no better
location than Piedmont.
The present condition OF the Alameda
County real estate market is extremely
gratifying to Oakland real estate dealers,
the ma jority of whom report that in al
most every branch OF the business the
demand Is greater than lie supply. This
is especially true of the inquiry for small
homes and cottages for sale. the supply
at present being far short OF the de-
mand This condition is true not only of
Oakland, but also of Alameda and Berke-
ley. Real estate men in both these cities
report that they have no difficulty in ind
ing ready purchasers for all the desirable
property placed on the market. but that
there is more than the usual trouble in
finding properties TO suit cash buyers.
William Hammond Of the firm of Ham
rnond & Hammond of Alameda said to-
day:
Business is better in Alameda at pres
ent than IT has been for several years
past, and every department OF our of1iee
is running, so to speak, up TO its fun ca
pacity Although property values have
Increased considerably in the last year,
there is no difficulty In finding ready pur-
chasers for all kinds Of residence prop
erty. Many of the recent sales Of Ala
media real estate have been made to peo-
pie from other parts Of the State and
from the East. / should say, in fact.
that fully 50 per cent OF the recent sales
Of property have been made TO outsiders
Following are some of the larger sales
made by the firm of which Mr.. Ham
n1ond Is member in the last month:
TRACT between Hsight and Railroad avenues
and Seventh and Eighth streets. to Hawkes g
Mertens, $1,000: northwest corner at Willow
street and Buenz Vista ayenue. 10 Mrs. l. Il.
GilIogIy. $500: southwest corner Of game. to
William Alexander. 1890 :he purchaser
will at ence begin the erection of four houses
on the property; sold the Sanford home 70 Je-
rome B. Walden Jr. for 5000; lot on the east
SIDE of Lafayette street, between Eagle ana
lot on the west side Of Regent street. south OF
San jose avenue. 10 James b. watson, 5000
improved property on the east side Of High
street TO Louis IL Sharp of San Francisco,
$4,000: lot on the south side Of Central ave-
Mrs z. c. Nielsen, 5000: lot on the east
side of Paru street. 100 by 14T feet. to Charles
E. Wright $4,000: lot adjoining. 80 By 294 feet
side OF Santa Clara avenue. west OF Stanton
street TO r. c. Elliott. 1880.
p Wilbert of Haywards in discussing
the condition of the real estate market
said to-day:
1.-THE present year has been the best in
the history of the town as far as the
transfers of real estate in the vicinity of
Haywards are concerned. We are now
and have been for some time receiving
many inquiries from prospective purchas-
ers in the East and in other parts of the
State
The following sales were made by Mr..
Wilbcrt during the month of May: Six
acres in Castro Valley. with improve
ments and personal property, $1,000: four
teen acres In Castro Valley. with i'm
proyements, $3.50; lot 50x150 feet In the
Meek tract, 500: twelve and half acres
In Castro Valley. with improvements.
$3.50: two lots in the Meek tract, 6ox150
fact each $3.50