The San Francisco call., 1909-10-02
LARGE SALES MADE
DURING THE WEEK
Selection of Van Ness Avenue
Site for ArmOry Approved
by National Guard
Other Important Transfers Are
Made in Many Sections
of the City

a matter OF leading Importance from
8 public point OF view that was
finally decided upon in the last week is
the location OF the new armory. After
some discussion and the consideration
OF many sites, as has been previously
mentioned in this paper. the location
favored by the committee OF citizens to
raise 100000 was approved. The
armory viii stand in the block bounded
by Van Ness avenue. Bay street, Polk
street and North Point street
The selection has been approved by
Governor Gillett and the site COM
mittee. Various advantages were urged
for the site. officers of the coast artil-
lery reported that a poll of the officers
had been made and that the sentiment
was strongly in favor of the Van Ness
avenue location. The price to be paid
for the block, under the terms of the
agreement. which has been signed by
Governor GiIlett. is 100000. A costly
structure viii be put on the ground at
state expense, an appropriation for
which has been made.
The general aim of the military men
has been to get the armory as near as
possible 10 the Presidio.
OTHER IMPORTANT SALES
The Somers real estate company has
bought from Mrs. Elizabeth L. Hooker
lot in the south line OF Pine street.
4OxlS7:6 feet in size, 2l2.6 feet east of
Leavenworth. In connection with a
previous holding this deal gives the
company a frontage of 1916 feet in
Pine street. Upon this lot viii be
placed a large apartment house. four
stories high, covering a ground space
Of IO4:6xI26:6 feet. The building viii
contain l63 rooms. Work has been
begun on the foundation.
Through the agency of Abrahamson
Brothers & Co. Samuel Altschuler has
boSght a lot in the west line of Mont
gomery avenue between Broadway and
Vallejo street. 39:ex1o0 feet. The prop
erty was sold by Ruediger & Loesch.
Upon this viii be erected a four story
brick building for stores and offices.
The price paid for the land is reported
TO be $4,000
a deed has been filed by which the
Schroth estate company conveys 10
Mrs. Ella O. Thompson vacant lot in
the south line Of Market street. 200
feet west Of Sixth. The consideration
was 500 600 The lot has a frontage
OF 25 feet IN Market street and runs
through I65 feet 10 Stevenson street.
This deal was previously reported TO
the broker
FLATS CHANGE HANDS
Through the agency Of Landgrebe
MacNevin & Jones. A Baron has pur-
chased from William Wolf three flats
IN the north line of O'FaTrell street
just east OF Laguna. with lot 3lx9O
feet. There are flats on the premises
that rent well. The property in the
south line Of O'Farrell street. 80 feet
east OF Laguna. also improved by flats
is included in the deal The lot is 25x9O
feet The price reported for both
properties is $500
A. J. Rich & Co report the sale of
2 -eXl37:6 in the north line Of Broad
way, 1886 east Of Franklin street with
three modern flats, for B. ). Brun. A
rental OF S1e5 month is derived from
the property as 1T now stands
Through the agency of the TraVor-
Sloan company. the northeast corner
Of Sanchez and Twenty-sixth streets
has been sold for Frederick Fischer
The land Is 65x135 feet, and there is
L OF 50x55 feet. The improvements
consist Of stores and fats The same
brokers recently closed an important
deal in the north line Of Sutter street
east of Hyde.
Francis J. Sullivan has bought from
John Courtley two lots in the north
west line of Tehsma street. east ot
Sixth. The two lots together give ?
frontage Of 50 feet and a depth OF u
feet. The price is not mentioned.
Francis A. Vernon and Annie G
Eldridge have bought from Charles 7
Rousseau 2z.11 feet by es:6 feet in the
west line of Jones street, 1910 feet
south OF Pine.
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