Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-15
DEMAND FOR
NEW HOMES
ARTISTIC HOUSE BEING BUILT
FOR MRS. BERRY
MANY SALES IN SOUTHWEST
TRACT
Lots and Dwellings Ranging from
$1,000 to $500 Are Sold to
Eager Purchasers for
Homes

Reports from the Los Angeles Invest
ment company indicate that q liveier
tone to the realty market exists, es-
pecially as regards the demand for new
homes. This firm reports marked de-
mand made upon it for this kind of
real estate, it's sales and building
amounting to nearly $50,00O
On this page is a cut showing one
style of modern homes that the Los
Angeles Investment company is build
ing upon it's southwest tract, known as
the st. Vincent College tract, at Forty
eighth street, Gramercy and Wilton
place and Arlington avenue, on the
vermont square branch of the Grand
avenue line. This two-story home Is
being built for Mrs. Jane Berry, on lot
399, location 5005 Gramercy place. 1t
contains eight ooms, with large vesti-
bule and glassed-in sun room or con-
servatory.
The living room is 13x24 feet. The
vestibule, living and dining rooms have
hardwood floors. The dining room is to
be fitted with plate rails, buffet, linen
and china cabinets and drawers. A
large old-fashioned fireplace in the liv-
ing room and porch pillars are of clink-
er bricks. The plans and specifications
of this house were prepared by the
company's own architects, as are plans
for all houses built by it. The cost of
the house with the lot will be about
$5000
Demand for Homes
The company reports a good demand
for homes in this tract, The following
persons, in addition to Mrs. Berry, have
| selected lots and have signed contracts
for new homes, some of which have
been started, and for the others the
company's architects are now preparing
full plans and specifications:
| Mrs. Bessie d. Rodgers. lot 3S7, 50x
1870; location 1923 Gramercy place; s.
room house. cost $4,000.
A. B. Marshall, lot 3S5, 50x130; loca-
| ton 4S13 Gramercy place; Groom bun
galow, cost $4,000.
| Mrs. Mary P. Richer, lot 305, 50x130;
| location 1923 Wilton place; 8-room story
and half bungalow, cost $500.
c. H. Joseph, lot 2S7, 50x130; location
4707 Wilton place; Groom bungalow.
| cost $3400.
The company has just finished in this
tract 7-room house for G. r. Conklin
at 4S18 Gramercy place, to cost $4,000; a
7-room house for Adam Morgan at 4701
Gramercy place, to cost $1,000.
The above prices include both the
house and lot, with all tract improve
ments, including lawns, shade trees,
palms, rear yards fenced, and the use
of the adjoining lot for a period of two
years.
In It's Elder place No. 2 the company
reports the sale of a 7-room bungalow
this week, located at 1860 East Thirty
ninth street, to Mrs. Catherine Colvert.
at $780,
Also in the same tract there is being
built a Groom bungalow at 1927 East
Fortieth street for Mrs. Rose Reilly, to
cost $4,000.
In Elder place No. is reported the
sale of a 5-room cottage at 1922 East
Twenty street to Mrs. Carrie M.
Keith for $2400.
Contracts have been signed by the
company to build upon the owners lots,
outside of the company's tracts, plans
for which are now being prepared, as
| follows:
Miss Suzanne Durnerin, 5-room bum
galow, Forty-ninth and Beach streets,
Vermont Square tract, to cost $500.
James P. TAFT, Groom bungalow, 14S3
Allison street, Angeleno Heights, to
cost S2000
Mrs. Emily Mccullough. Groom bun
galow, 1922 West Seventeenth street, to
cost $2400.
| Charles A. Meyers, a Groom cottage
| at Estudillo and Lanfranco streets,
Boyle Heights, to cost $250O.
Frank Jacobs, 4-room California
cottage at Seal Gardens, to cost $1,000.