The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
CAPITALISTS PLAN
FINE EDIFICES
Phoenix Realty Company viii
Erect Two Buildings in
Grant Avenue
Class A Structures to Improve
a Location That Is Very
Attractive

Grant avenue. through the efforts of
8 group Of local capitalists headed by
Armand Cauleau and known as the
Phoenix realty company. is building
two handsome structures in that
thoroughfare. Both buildings are from
the designs OF Macdonald and Apple
garth. Building No. is next to the
White House and is finished in Caen
stone. II is thoroughly fireprOof and
Of reinforced concrete construction The
stores win be large and have a mag
nifcent frontage in Grant avenue.
FINE BUILDING PLANNED
Building No. is an eight story steel
structure. which is TO be erected i'm
mediately on the northwest corner of
Grant avenue and Sutter streets. The
design represents q simple and clean
cut solution Of the well lighted loft
building. tt viii be absolutely class A,
commanding a very attractive location
and will prove notable addition 10 the
other fine buildings in the neighbor-
hood. The building viii be known as
Phoenix building No. . Baldwin &
Howell are acting as agents for the
owners.
PLEASED " llh IttOSBEltl
Members Of the firm Of D. Coffin &
Co are pleased with the prospect for
the coming year and assert that bust
ness has grown so large that they
have been compelled to increase the
size of their offices TO keep pace with
the requirements Of their patrons. In
addition 10 their real estate business
they have esta blished 4 loan depart
ment. and can make loans to the small
rsrlai will
enable them 10 pay for their homes
with the money which otherwise would
30 for rent They report having made
the following sales during the week:
Lot and improvements Manchester street cor
ner Stoneman, buyer Frank sumseni terms pri-
Lot snd improvements Dorland street near
Church. 25x90; terms cash
Lot north line Eureka street, 1lo from Iwen-
tv-secoud. 25K115. 81. 100; buyer Walter Olcen-
hage. seller William O'CoDnor-
Lot snd Improvements Isl Oortiand avenue
buyer William J. Sheehy, seller Catherine Null
lot east line Hampshire street, 80 feet south
Twenty fourth. 25x100; 81. 500.
Lot and improvements 1929 Eighteenth street,
buyer F. Q. Rediger.
lot west line Buena Vista avenue, 825 south
Esmeralda. 75x7O. S425; buyer p. c. Brsckett-
lot south line Fairmount street 112 feet east
Palmer, buyer Frances O'Toole; 1925.
Lot and improvements lT9 Bruce avenue, buyer
Lot north line Seventeenth street. 324 feet east
Serpentine avenue, 25xST:6 5000 buyer William
Fauss.
One hundred and sixty acres in Tulare county
for client Of New York city 10 Mr.. Marks Of
Los Angeles who will add this TO his large ad-
joining property TO be placed under irrigation
and subdivided for colonization purposes
REPORT BRISK SALES
There has been quite brisk move
ment in the western portion of the
city. and several sales have been made
recently by Lipman & Hirschler, who
have been handling this property. They
report the following transactions
which have been made during the
week:
J. ". Wright to A. Meyer, lot east line
Forty first avenue, Do feet south street, soutl
25xl2O.
2. B. Hsllett to NJ F. Davis. lot and improve
ments west line Twelfth avenue, p feet north
street. north 25x9O; s., 500.
=. B. Hanett to A z. Clements lot and i'm
provements north line 1 street. 90 feet wesi
Twelfth avenue. west 25x1O0; $500.
For account Of A Meyer 10 Julins Klein, east
line Sixteenth avenue. 125 feet south II street
erected these lots At once.
For same account 10 L. Harrell. lot east limo
Forty-frst avenue, 225 feet south c street
H simon to J. c. Field. lot east line Thirty.
sixth avenue, 145 feet south Clement street
south 5Oxl20.
A. Meyer 10 J. Brady. lot west line Twentieth
avenue. l25 feet south II street, south 25xl20
G. Helmuth to client OF firm. lot and improve
menfs consisting Of fats. west line Seventeenth
avenue, 100 feet north street, north 25xl2Oi
SIS 500.
A. Meyer to client Of firm. northwest corner
X street and Eighth avenue. 81 ;6xlO0. s.. $50.
WILL ERECT FINE BUILDING
The southwest corner Of Market and
Fifth streets. occupied by a temporary
building. within one year will have z
magnificent class A building costing
not less than 100000. TO be erected BY
the Hale Bros.
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leased to A. c. Bilic1e, the well knowr
hotelman OF Los Angeles, who IN
tended 10 erect a commercial hotel or
the premises. The fire changed his
plans and he let the proposition lie
idle until he was approached by p
Hale. who on a recent trip to Los An
Eeles met Billcke and induced him tC
relinouish his plan Of building hote
for a good consideration.
The property is owned by Desire
Fricot and has a frontage of 175 fee
In Market street. with a depth of 16s
feet running back to Stevenson street
The lease is a peculiar one. 1t calls fol
the erection of a building to cost
100000. The length of the lease Is
80 years. at rental of $4,000 a month
and with the cost of the building the
total investment reaches S1,s20.000.
At the expiration Of 80 years The
building is to become the property oi
the owners of the lot
ROCK RIDGE TERRACE
/. ". Coffee. manager OF the suburban
department Of J. W. Wright & Co. re
ports outside property very active, es
pecially in Berkeley. which is the cen
ter Of attraction for high class hom
building. Coffee says that J. w. Wrigh
e. Co viii place on the market tn
choicest tract that has ever been of
fered TO the public in Berkeley Januar1
2. 1909, known as Rock Ridge terrace
The lots in this tract will average Il
frontage from SO to 200 feet and IL
depth from 100 to 250 feet All stree
work viii be according to city regula
tions. All lots are to be sold with
substantial building restriction. Thi
property has a fine view of Berkeley
Oakland. Alameda, the bay Of Sal
Francisco and the Golden gate. 1t i
situated between Claremont and Pied
mont heights and adjoins the countr
club on the line Of the Key Route cars
HOME SITES SELL WELL
Several sales have been made by So
Getz & Sons during the week which
show ~aere IS no decrease in the de
mand for home lots. The sales wer
as follows:
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