The San Francisco call., 1906-04-15

A good deal Of attention has been at
tracted TO Battery street property in the
last few weeks by reason Of the contem-
plated improvements. On the old postoffice
lot the new custom-house is TO be built by
the United States Government. Across
the street from this lot the Jennings fam
lily Is remodeling and improving the Office
building on the northeast corner of Bat
terry and Washington streets. On the
southeast corner Of Battery and Jackson
streets. IN the same block with the Jen-
nings property, the Zellerbachs are build
ing a new seven-story modern brick build
ing During the past week Shainwald.
Buckbee & Co. have made two large sales
on Battery street. aggregating about $780,
600. One sale was for Henry E. Bothin to
/. ". Cahen and g. Bremen, the property
being located on the northwest corner Of
Battery and Merchant streets. 72x97 feet,
with substantial three-story brick build
ing. well rented 10 varioRs tenants. The
other sale was on the northwest corner
OF Battery and Greenwich streets. 1876
feet on Battery and Sansome streets by
20 feet on Greenwich street. being two
ffty-vara lots. The sale was made for a
nonresident owner. one OF the heirs of
James B. Randol. for S175.000. The i'm
provements on this property consist Of q
.One-stOry brick warehouse. known as the
the Easiett Warehouse Company.
One Of the most important sales Of the
past week was made by Baldwin & How
ell, the property at the intersection OF
Van Ness avenue and Oak street, owned
by Joseph NJ Macdonough of New York.
which was sold to A S. Macdonald for
$40 O90. The property consists Of two lots,
the corner having a frontage Of 48 feet
on Van Ness avenue. with a depth OF s2:9
rloly Sci 1f,+ @l1a
north line Of Oak street fronting q feet and
running back 10 Hickory avenue, depth
Of 10 feet. For ". F. Sawyer, Baldwin &
Howell have sold to a client for S102,50 the
southeast corner OF Mission and Julia
streets. T5xl60 feet with old Improvements
renting for about $500 per month. Sawyer
purchased the property through Baldwin
& Howell several months ago for about
Sgl,5O0 The lot. 25x77:6 feet, on the east
side Of Third street, 20 feet north Of ST.
yer, with improvements. consisting Of q
two-story brick building, has been pur-
chased by q client Of Baldwin & Howell
from B. Davidow, on private terms.
The sale OF the northeast corner Of Van
Ness avenue and Fell street has been
finally consummated by the purchase Of
all outstanding interests through the Of
fee Of Thomas Magee & Sons from the
p maj Birth Endowment Fund Hall As
sociation by c. o. G. Miller. A. S. Mac
donald, F. H. Beaver and d. Y. Campbell,
for more than sl20.OOo.
The auction sale of the S. n. Seymour
properties by A J. Rich g. Co. during the
week Just closed brought prices for three
holdings amounting 10 SSSe.0O0. The Cen
tral Realty Company, through A. Aron-
son, purchased 50x100 feet on the north
west line OF Market street, rs feet north
west Of City Hall square, for s232, 900, and
also the southwest corner of Geary and
Jones streets, 77x79 feet, for s1O4, 900.
Sage. DeaIey & Co. have sold for B.
Heskins TO DR.. George w. Purlenky, the
southeast corner Of Folsom and Nine
teenth streets 2Ox100 feet, with frame
buildings containing stores and fats, for
sl7.5OO
CORNERS GO LIVELY.
ShainwaId, Buckbee & Co. have sold
properties as follows: Southwest corner
OF Folsom and Essex streets, 62:sx100.
from Henry.va Bergen to a client for
So, 600: from John c. Brickell to a
client, 25Nss:9 feet on the east line of
Taylor street, 62:6 south of O'Farrell,
for $50, 500; 2Oxe2:6 feet on the south
Inc Of Post street, 5o:5 west of Kearny.
for $4,000. for Mrs. A. L. Bauer.
Additional sales by baldwin &
Howell are as follows: For A s. Mac
donald, the southeast corner Of Seven
teenth and Valencia streets. 50x90. with
threc-story building containing stores
and flats, for So, 500; southwest corner
OF. Montgomery and Francisco streets,
2eSxl37:6, from the Globe Grain and
Milling Company to a client OF Bovee.
Toy & Co, for $105.00O. the property
being part of a block bought through
BALDWIN & Howell some years ago for
the Globe Grain and Milling Company
FOR $4,000; lot 75xS0 on the east line
of Valencia street. 155 feet south OF
Eighteenth, with two-story frame con-
tafnfng four stores and four fats, rent
cd Al sl2O a month. for James Allen,
FOR S23.560; lot s1:Sxl20 and warehouse
cn the south line OF Bluxome street,
org east Of Fifth street. for c. l. Til
cen TO j. l. Reese for $4,000; the
oropertv is leased for term OF years
a. rental Of $3.50 month.
" e. McGerry & Co. have sold the
northeast corner OF Oak and Scott
streets. 5OxIO5, from John Fischer to a
client. for SIS. 900; also 5oxl6S feet, ir-
regular. on the southeast side of Mis-
sion street, us feet southeast Of
Eleventh street, from Charles w. Fay
70 q client, for $4,000.
The estate Of John L. Haskell has