The San Francisco call., 1908-04-27

low the Sylvan Crest property 1t is
proposed to subdivide the tract into
building lots, which will be sold at
lower price than any adjacent residence
property. The Laymance real estate
company announces the sale of two
story building belonging to A r. Baum
gartner, on the east side of Thirteenth
avenue between East Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets, to A. NJ. Sallnger for
s10,500. The building contains three
stores with fats above and brings
monthly rental of $115. The lot is 80
by 142 feet
The same firm sold last week FIVE lots
near the juncture of First avenue and
Lake Merritt, belonging to the woolsey
estate. upon which homes and apart.
ment houses will be erected.
Work on the new school buildings in
this city is progressing rapidly, and it
is believed that all will be ready for
occupancy by the first of August. The
plastering of the new washington
school has been completed and the in
terror 1nishings are now being in
stalled. Plastering work in the Pres
cott school Of West Oakland will soon
be finished. The Lincoln school at
Eleventh and Alice streets will be com
pleted in about a month
The board of public works has grant
ed permit to James Agler, general
manager of the North Shore railroad.
to build a three story, sixty room apart
ment house in Telegraph avenue near
Hawthorne street at a cost of $4,000
Permits were also granted to w. T.
Neltch for a four story class c brick
building at Fourteenth and Webster
streets to cost $4,000, and to T. A.
White for the construction of a four
story, thirty room building at Tenth
and Grove streets. to cost $4,000
OPINIONS OF BROKERS
Opinions Of leading brokers as to
market conditions follow:
Harry Bolcomb of the Holcomb really com
nounced at present. This week we sold 81, 600
home in central Oakland to Te-as man for
spot cash There is decided move-lent In sub
cursion to dispose of the remainder OF the De-
coto townsite. which hrst placed on the mar
cifc officials show that trains will be running
through that section by September 8, and this
viii open mp splendid lot of country all the
Secretary Lindsay of the Karl Nickel com
pany-TRere is more business In investments and
realty today than at any time for the last eight
months. There is q steady and persistent de-
mand for property and there has not been the
least falling OF in values. While 1t is true
that for the last six months the volume OF
sales has diminished, it has been wholly due to
the lack Of ready money and not to any depre-
held up remarkably and there are plenty Of
proofs that in many places values are higher
today than in 1907.
wickham Havsns, president of wickhsm
Havens. incorporated-The incement weather for
the last week has had the effect of keeping
down business but all content to wait as
every shower we have means increased business
later on. The streetcar line 10 East Piedmont
Heights has been completed to Mandana bonle-
yard and this short extension opens up beau
tiful district. which has heretofore never been
used for residence purposes. From present in
6traf fell n ho F~ At,4-
for physicians and offeemen who need to live
eight or 10 minutes from their places of bust
ness.
Charles Taylor OF Taylor Bros & Co.--visitors
coming to Oakland in anticipation of the feet
have already had marked effect business
We have received not less than 100 in
Quiries from different cities in California dur
ing the last week. and all are in regard 10 the
real estate business. Business generally Is going
along smoothly.
PRESENT PRICES JUMPED