The San Francisco call., 1908-10-17
WILL ERECT LARGE
APARTMENT HOUSE
Marie AntOinette VIII Be Estab=
IiShed at Corner of Pine and
LeavenwOrth Streets
Famous Corner of Earlier DAYS
Viii Be Devoted to Rows
of Flats

The southwest corner of Pine and
Leavenworth streets promises shortly
20 be one OF the busiest in the city. for
Shainwald, Buckbee & Co have closed
recently some deals which VIII enable
building to be commenced at once upon
this corner.
For many years these were the best
known corners in san Francisco. on
the southwest stood the home OF the
late Colonel Fred Crocker, which after
his death became a boarding house.
Right opposite was the old home of
Robert Morrow A few feet east on
Pine street was the Fair mansion. and
west from the old Crocker house was
the Ralston house. which had a pre-
carious existence, sometimes as a
boarding house and then as q school
and again as q boarding house.
The site Of the old CrocEer place has
been purchased and three modern fats
VIII be erected upon Il.
In reporting these transactions
Shainwald, Buckbee & Co. report the
sales Of the corner Of Pine and Lea
VenwOrth are just being closed and in
speaking Of the deal a member Of the
firm said:
Mr. Rousseau. who bought the corner, has al
resdy made plans 10 erect a $4,000 apartment
house. 10 be called the Marie Antoinette.
Mr. Haufe. who purchased two Of these lots.
one on Pine street and one on Leayenworth. in
tenos 70 erect an apartment house on the Pine
street 4or- TO cost about SLUOfl. and three ndtS
on the Leayenworth street lot, 70 cost about
Mr. Mensor has bought two lots on Leaven-
worth street. which be intends TO erect two
rev buildings of three fats each, the cost Of
which win be about $4,000 for each building.
Mr. Mettmsn has also bought lot in Beaven-
worth street, on which he intends TO erect three
modern fats. All Of these purchasers are 10
begin building Immediately.
This property was formerly the site Of Colonel
Fred Crocker's home and occupies commanding
position on the outside Of the IRE limits. where
wooden buildings may be erected
Shainwald. Buckbee & Co. also report
the following sales:
H. L. Brandenstefn. lot IN north line Of West
eoxln, private terms, 10 H Van Nhet-
J. A. StOrer 10 ". W Yager. lot in south
line II Frederick street 1S2 .6 west Of Stsnyan
2Jxl37,6. s.. 500
d. $ Jacobs TO Ida NJ Cooper, lot az south
west corner OF Lake street and Twenty fourth
avenue. So 0O0.
r. A. CLARK, lot and improvements. 80 Fifth
avenne. 5000.
7. ~. Sage and T. G. Larzelere lot in west
line Of Ninth avenue, 100 feet north Of Califor-
MA street. 10 II. Eicho1-
Nat MesSer, lot in east line Of Moore place,
- 8 north Of Union street. 20x60. 81 $50.
J. B. Glunz. lot in east line OF Sixth avenue,
10 feet south OF 3 street. 2Jx120. s. Elberg.
Elberg is going 20 erect building containing
fwo fats of and rooms and bath each.
II. J. Turnblad- lot at southeast OF
Shrader street and Rivol avenDe 30x1e0. s., ,25o.
Maud Fisher. Dot in north line Of Rivoli ave
nue. i5 feet east Of Cole street, 15xl00. 81 500.
Rudolph Spreckels. lot and Improvements in
west line of Cough street. 80 feet south OF Pa
cifc avenue, 50x5o, on private terms.
George B. Jones. lot in south line Of Post
street. 1926 west OF Desvenworth, 27:6xl37:6
uriTare terms