The San Francisco call., 1906-10-01
SIX BIG BUILDINGS
FOR OAKLAND.
Structures Planned to Cost
Over Eight Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Dollars
ACTIVITY IN. REALTY

WSeh pl5nb nave Deen ANNOUNCED lor
the erection of six new business build
ings in the city of Oakland, the aggre
gate cost of which will be approxi-
mately ss50.oo0 The most important
of these proposed structures is an
eight-story business building which is
to be erected by C. H. King, the East
Oakland capitalist, on Thirteenth and
Harrison streets. where the old Ra-
mona House now stands. The cost of
the building has not yet been definitely
determined. but it is stated that it will
be about s450,000.
The directors of the Young Mems
Christian Association have announced
that within short time lney will be-
gin the erection of a three-story build
ing at Fourteenth and Jefferson streets
which will cost about s25o,00
Excavations for a three-s story busi-
ness and apartment building which is
to be erected at San Pablo avenue and
Eighteenth street by Mrs. P. n. Re
millard have been begun within the
last week and the building will be
completed as soon as possible. 1t will
be constructed of brick and will cost
about $4,000.
Work on the foundation of a $4,000
business building which is to be erect
ed by Charles Jurgens on Thirteenth
street between Franklin and Webster
was begun last week, the excavations
for the structure having been complet-
ed. The basement and first and sec
ond floors of the new structure are to
be occupied. by the Winedale Company,
which is now located on washington
street, between. Tenth and Eleventh,
and the upper floor will be leased as
rooming- house.
Hugh Hogan has made the announce
ment that II is his intention to erect
in the near future a three story build
ing on Eighth and Harrison streets,
which will be used as first-class Cnl-
nese restaurant Hogan is also consid-
ering the erection of large building
in which will be located a Chinese the
ater. and another for use as joss
house. The approximate cost of these
structures Will be $4,000.
PERMITS TOTAL BIG SUM.
Permits were issued by the building
inspector last week for the erection of
fifty-one new residence buildings and
flats, twenty-five warehouses and
storeronas, eleven store buildings, three
factory buildings, and for seventy
seven alterations of old buildings the
total value of the work for which per-
mits were issued being s1a7,27e.so.
The largest sale of Oakland real es-
tate recorded during the last week was
building at the southwest corner OF
Broadway and Tenth street. which was
sold for George w. Hume to an outside
capitalist by j. H. Macdonald & Co..
The price paid for the property was
in the neighborhood of 100000. An
other Important deal closed by the
same firm was the sale of lot and
three-story brick building at the north
east corner of Thirteenth and Clay
streets for A. Michel the price paid
being about $4,000.
The Laymance Real Estate Company
Yesterday closed a deal by which the
Lakeside apartment house, consisting
of twelve six-room fats. at the south
west corner OF Thirteenth and jack
son streets. has been transferred from
w. F. Barnes to E. A. Stent, capital
ist of Los Angeles The price paid
for the property was $4,000. Stent
recently bought the Wadsworth resi-
dence at Eighteenth and Alice streets.
A. S. Macdonald has sold the lot and
building on Thirteenth street, between
Clay and Jefferson, which is occupied
by bowling alley. TO H. zeiss, the
consideration being $4,000.
An agreement was filed for record
last week by which Margaret Ball Of.
this city agrees to sell to DR.. B. Hunt
ley a lot and building at the southeast
corner of Sixteenth and Clay streets
for ss2,s4o.
Alameda and Berkeley are also shar-
ing in the general prosperity, homes
and business buildings being in course
of construction in all parts of these
communities. During the month OF
September the erection of thirty five
new homes was begun in Alameda,
nearly all of which were six and seven
room cottages, ranging in value from
$1,000 to $4,000. Work is also rapidly
progressing on the new building OF
the Citizens Bank. which is In course
of construction at Park street and
Santa Clara avenue. The new struc-
crete and will be fire and earthquake
proof
BERKELEY BOOM CONTINUES.
In Berkeley new homes are going up
in all parts of the city. business blocks
are being rushed to completion to acS
comnodate newcomers and many new
factories and manufacturing plants are
being completed or have already be-
gun operation. Among the many new
structures for the college town Is
$4,000 business block, which is to be
erected at Allston way and Oxford
street by w. f Such. The building
will be three stories in height and the
ground floor will be occupied by seven
stores, while the two upper floors will
be devoted to rooms and apartments.
President w. j. Laymance of the
Oakland Real Estate Association has
appointed the following delegates to
the annual convention of the Califor-
MIA State Realty Federation, which
will be held at Fresno on October II, 12
and 10: John T. Bell. A. ]. Snyder. A.
H Breed, George w. Austin, F. j.
Woodward, E. P. vandercook, James
S. Naismith. S. NJ. Marks, Harry L. Eol-
comb. Charles l. Taylor. e. j. Stewart
and f. F. Porter.
Z George w. Austin has sold the lot
and building at the northeast corner
of Sixteenth and Grove streets to Mrs
Jennie G. Stratton for $4,000. In ad-
dition he reports the following sales
for the last week:
House and lot 45xl0o. on north side
of Twentieth street, between Broadway
and Telegraph avenue. for George A
Douglas to NJ M. Williams, on private
terms.
Lot on corner Of Ninth avenue and
East Twenty-third street, for G. H
DAILY to Louis Kuebler. for $500.
Lot on Santa Clara avenue. near
Vernon street. for DR.. T. r. Jordan,