The San Francisco call., 1906-10-29
RAPID ADVANCE IN
OAKLAND REALTY.
More Than Eighteen Hun
dred New Buildings the
Record in Last Six Months
LARGE INVESTMENTS

OAKLAND. oct. 2S.-Never in the
history of the Pacific Coast has the
growth of a community been as rapid
as that of Oakland in the last six
months. The records of the building
inspectors office, compiled by Walter
B. Fawcett, secretary of the Board of
Public Works, show that in the last
half year 1883 permits for new build
ing within the city limits of Oakland
have been issued by the building in
spector. an average of nearly nine per-
mits each day. These figures refer
only to building done inside the city
of Oakland and give no information
outside the city, which in some sub
urban localities has in the number of
structures erected surpassed the rec
ord of Oakland
Especially is this true of Fruitvale
and the territory situated east of this
city, where since the disaster of April
Is thousands of refugees from San
Francisco have located permanent
homes since being driven from across
the bay by the destruction of their for
mer dwellings The same may be said
Eof Alameda, Berkeley and Emeryville,
where in the last six months hundreds
of new homes have been erected by
newcomers to Alameda County.
In many cases persons coming to AL
ameda County from San Francisco have
at once purchased property intending
to take up their residence permanently
on this side of the bay, although their
business or place of employment may
be located In San Francisco. Thus Ala
media County has gained not tran
sient, but permanent increase in pop
ulation.
NEW MANUFACTURERS.
Within the period of time mentioned
a transformation has taken place along
the Oakland water front, where since
the great fire numbers of new manu-
factories, warehouses and salesrooms
have been erected by San Francisco
business men, who have announced
their determination to maintain per-
manent headquarters in Alameda Coun-
ty within Immediate reach of trans
continental railway facilities. 10 reach
these new enterprises miles of spur
tracks have been laid by the railroad
companies. adding largely to the i'm
portance of this city as a railroad CEN
ter.
Never in the history of Alameda
County has the demand for business
and residence property been as great
as during the last six months Now
corners in almost every instance cared
little fer the prices of property If they
could secure desirable holdings, and
while there have been repeated ad-
vances in prices there has been an
equal advance in demand. AS for rent
ing, that branch of the real estate
business is practically at a standstill,
there being few houses for rent to be
had at any price.
-. BIG SALES REPORTED.
BY fat the mostimportant real estate
deal Of the last week was the sale of
the Hotel brunswick property, located
at Ninth and washington streets, which
was purchased by Dwight Huntley, a
South African mining man, who Sc
cured the property through the agency
of ]. H. Macdonald & CO. The price
paid for the lot and building, which has
a frontage of so feet on Washington
street by 100 feet on Ninth street, was
about S125,000. The property was sold
by George Roeth, well-known mill
owner of Oakland, who, few months
ago purchased ii from the Fireman
Fund Insurance Company of San Fran
cisco fors$100,000.
Another important sale of local real
estate was the transfer of the lot and
building now occupied by w. P. Fuller
& Co, on Twelfth street, between
Broadway and Franklin street, which
has been sold for about 100000. 1t is
the intention of the present tenants of
the building to at once begin the erec-
tion of a salesroom and warehouse on
the southwest corner of Tenth and
Alice streets.