The San Francisco call., 1908-05-02


and downtown apartment houses.
A. ]. Rich & Co. report the sale for
R. F. Johnson to Mrs. Holiday of the
property situate in the easterly line OF
Fillmore street, SO feet north from
Post, 27:sxss. for s27.50o. 1t has two
story building, and with the improve
ments to be added will have rental of
about $500 per month.
BUYING HOME SITES
Firms handling home tracts report
the continuance of brisk business in
the sale of lots. and Barrigan. Weiden-
muller e. Rosenstirn report that they
have sold 36 lots In the Coliseum tract
during the month. This property is
bounded by Fulton and G. streets and
Eleventh and Twelfth avenues. One of
the members of the firm, In speaking g
about the sale of home lots, said:
High rents have been an education
to most of our people. They have de-
INJURED at the prices asked, and the
result has been that many persons who
never thought of owning their own
homes have, in self-defense, purchased
lots and have built. There could be no
better time for building than right now.
as labor and material are cheap"
One noticeable feature of the market
Is that owners are beginning to realize
that 1t is useless to maintain high val
uations. During the last few days
property holders have signified their
Willingness to accept terms more COM
patible with the real value of the land.
This is regarded a favorable feature
and will act as a spur on the market
Suburban property Is selling we'll,
and Lyon & Hoag report several sales
at Burlingame and also In Ross Valley
Peninsular property is holding its
own and sales are reported of lots on
all the tracts which have been opened
recently for the building of homes.
AT the meeting of the real estate
board yesterday 1t was decided TO ask
all the real estate offices to close
Wednesday and open again Thursday at
b. m.
DOWNTOWN ACTIVITY
Baldwin & Howell report consider
able inquiry for locations in the. down
town. retail district and say that the
fact of a we'll known clothing company
and jewelry firm locating on the same
block in Grant avenue between Post
and Sutter streets within the next two
weeks will bring other firms down
town. This firm has recently effected
a lease for Herbert and Mortimer
to Alvin c. Selig, for five
years, at a rental of $4,000, of the
northwest corner of Grant avenue and
Tillman place. This property is i'm
opposite the White House.
They have also leased the building of
the Joseph estate company on the west
side of Grant avenue between Post and
Sutter streets to a client, for five years,
terms private.
The same firm has leased for A. and
D. Mckay store at 245 Kearny street
to j. Edlin, for five, years, at $4,000;
also store at 247 Kearny street for same
owners to Hermann, for five years, at
rent of SIS, 900; also lease of store and
basement at the northeast corner of
Pine and Kearny streets, from Mary
Mesick to Builders association of Cali
fornia, for five years, at rental of
S22. 900.
Interest in Fillmore street store property
continues. Baldwin & Howell report closing
1908 Fillmore street for three years at rental
Of $4,000; also lease OF store at 1894 Fillmore
street for the same owners to ]. Prongos for
fkree years at $7,200 also for Hale Bros. to
Barron & Mann, building Post street east Of
Fillmore for three years for a total rental Of
$4,000 renewal of the lease has been made
Golden Gate avenue near Fillmore by II. G.
VantiIburg for s4oo per month.
Baldwin & Howell also report the
lease to ID. X. Collins OF store and
basement in the Shawmut building at
the southwest corner of First and Mis-
sion streets, for ten years at total
rental of $685. 900. They also report the
leases:
Daniel E. Collins to Union gas engine company
store and basement 503-505 Mission street for 10
years at rental of $25, 600; J. r. Howell. trus-
tee. to Simon & Simon, lot in Kentucky street
the south side of Green street between Mason
and Taylor. Tillmau estate company to Hiram
w. Johnson for 25 years at $500.
SALES AND LEASES
Behlow & Lucas report three leases.
carrying an aggregate rental of
S220, 600. They have leased to the Juve-
nile clothing company northeasterly
corner of Grant and Union Square ave-
nues, 20x60, three story concrete build
ing, ten years at rental of s115,000;
f. E. Hesthal to clients of firm a