The San Francisco call., 1906-04-16
REC ORD PROVES
C|TY'S GROWTH
More Than Thirteen Hundred
New Buildings Erected III
Oakland I'M Twelve Months
BIG DEMAND FOR HOMES
Real Estate Dealers Express
Satisfaction With Present
Condition of the Market

! OAKLAND, Aprll 10.-Ine reCOEuS VI
the Building Inspectors Office of this
| city. which went into operation on April
| 13, 1905, show that within the twelve
months just ended more than 1900 new
buildings have been erected inside the
| city limits OF Oakland, and, as large
majority OF these have been houses ana
cottages, the records of the Building In
spector indicate clearly the growth of
| the city in the last year. The exact
number of new buildings for which per-
mits were issued was 1858, an average
| of more than 100 each month.
Local real estate men agree that more
| than one-third of the new houses erect
| ed have been secured by people who
| have come to this city to make their
| homes here, and figuring from the num-
/ Der of permits for new structures Is
sued by the Building Inspector they
place the increase in the number of
people who now own their own homes
| in Oakland at about 500.
Operations in the real estate market
during the last week have been confined
principally to the sale of residence
property there having been few large
| sales recorded.
TRACTS QUICKLY SOLD.
| The Gardiner-Frick Company of 46S
Tenth street. Oakland. owners of the
Redwood Park tract in Fruitvale, are
which the tract was disposed of after
| being placed on the market. The en-
| tire tract, consisting of 13S lots, was Of
| fered for sale on March 81 and on April
! Z the last lot had been sold. In near
| ly every instance the purchaser was
resident of Fruitvale, which speaks
volumes for the valuation placed on the
property by .those best qualified to
| judge.
| The Gardiner Frick Company has sold
more than $4,000 worth of property
within the last ninety days.
NJ. T. Minney, formerly of Colorado,
| who for several years has been a resi-
dent of this city, has opened general
real estate offices at 40 Eleventh street.
| Mr.. Minney has a large acquaintance in
Oakland
Wickham Havens reports another
| busy week in the sale of residence
property in Piedmont and Oak Park.
Piedmont Springs tract has only four
lots now remaining unsold.
Park View tract No. has been sold
out completely
Park view tract No. still continues
to go With the same rush which char
acterized its first week on the market
i. A great increase has been shown in
| building activity A number of fine
residences haye been begun. which the
| various owners hope to occupy during
the early summer.
The macadamizing and cement work
in Oak Park tract has been resumed.
This was delayed for some time by the
incIement weather, but it will now be
rushed to completion.
Personal NOTES.
W. r. Langenour of the firm of Lam
genour & Porter has just returned from
business trip through Yolo County.
While absent he inspected the site JUST
IT,, t.
vile.
Mason & McDuf1e, one of the leading
real estate firms of Berkeley, have
opened temporary Offices on the fifth
floor of the new First National Bank
building, their offices at Shattuek ave-
nue. and Center street having been bad
ly damaged in the fire last week
Hunse & Kibbish have just opened a
new real estate, insurance and loan Of
flee at 1918 Fruitvale avenue in Fruit
vale.
Brunk & Knowles. general agents of
the Berkeley Loan and Security Com
pany, have just opened real estate Of
fees on the third floor of the First Ma
tional Bank building.
H. c. Tupper of the firm of Tupper
& Kay of Berkeley arrived at his home
Saturday evening after a three months
visit. to Nova Scotia
T. A Stansberry. an old resident of
Oakland, has just opened a new real
estate office at $50 Washington street.
He has secured the handling Of some
choice tracts of residence property in
the vicinity of the Claremont Country
Club.
Donaldson, Matthews & Wood, we'll
known insurance men of this city, with
offices at 1866 Broadway, have recently
established a real estate department..
The Rudell Real Estate Company re-
ports many inquiries for Fruitvale
property in the last week. This COM
pany is interested in the Lorna Vista
tract and reports good prospects for an
active spring market.
The Commercial Realty Company re-
ports many calls for property and good
business for the last week. This COM
pany is interested in the Kinsell. North
Alameda and Fruitvale Addition tracts.
REPORT MANY SALES.
George W. Austin reports the fol-
lowing sales for the week just closed:
) Lot on Third avenue. near East Fifteenth
street, for c. o. G. Miller and F. Fl. Coon to