The San Francisco call., 1906-09-27
GREAT ACTIVITY IS
SHOWN ON THIRD.
Lodging-Hotlses on Three
Blocks Will Contain Total
of Five Thousand Rooms
WILL BE PERMANENT

Third-street property. which was ac-
counted as among the most valuable In
the city. promises to retain its reputa-
tion, and the work that is now being
done upon that thoIoughfare will make
sit one of sffe most important streets In
the new San Francisco.
Third street will help solve the
housing question, for it will have be-
fore many months pass 5000 rooms in
three blocks, that is from Folsom to
Market The position of Third street.
as piercing the heart of the city. will
always make 1T an important high
way, and in consequence of this own
ers of property on this street will
build larger and better buildings in
money.
The work that is now being done and
the contracts that have been let are
surety that Third street will be one of
our great highways Before the fire
property on Third street sold at $4,000
a. front foot, and though there are no
sales being made now, yet values have
not declined.
Some idea of the construction work
that is being done on this street can
be CLEANED from the following state
ments of buildings that are now being
erected and those on which work will
be commenced soon.
Beginning on the west side, the
building that is now being erected next
leased; and where the Winchester
Hotel stood the Baruch Bros. are put
ting up a seven-story building, which
has also been leased. Next to this is
the Aronson building, which is being
rehabilitated. and it is expected to be
ready for occupancy by January This
building is practically all rented.
t. A~tf fr-<r a n
class A building, which is TO be so built
that it can be added to. on the south
west corner of Mission and Third. and
Aronson, Alexander & Schwartz are
building a three-story structure on the
northwest corner of Third and Natoma
streets on a lot Sox150. It will have
four stores on the ground floor and
40 rooms or the upper floors. The
whole building has been leased.
On the southwest corner of Third and
Tehama streets a three-story building
on a lot s0x135 feet is being built.
which will have four stories on Third
and FIVE stories on Tehama. The upper
floors will have 40 rooms. This build
ing has been partly leased
The Towle estate is building on the
northwest corner of Third and Clemen-
tina a four-story building which will
have 28O rooms and stores on the
ground floor Rolkin and Sharp will
have a lodging house, six stories, with
$50 rooms and stores on the ground
floor on the northeast corner OF Third
and Tehama streets
Sanford L. Goldstein is now building
a threeestory rooming-house on the
northeast corner of Third and Sher
wood, and adjoining this property is
another three-story building under
construction.
At the northeast corner of Third and
Minna the Jennings estate will begin
at once upon the construction of a
ten-story class A building. which will
have $50 rooms and stores below, and
s. Williams has already let a contract
for an eight-story class A building on
the southeast corner of Third and Mis-
sion streets
A. Aronson is erecting under lease
for r. R. Thompson a three-story
brick building at the northeast corner
of Third and Jessie. which will have
lofts upstairs and stores on the ground
floor. On the southeast corner OF Third
and stevenson DR.. Beck is putting up
a three-story building which has al
ready been leased.
Property owners say that there IS
GREAT desire on the part of wholesalers
to get as near to Third as possible and
for this reason the streets that lead
off from there are maintaining hiE5
values.