The San Francisco call., 1910-11-12

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The Realty Syndicate viii conduct
its real estate business as usual on
the ground floor while the work is
being done on their 10 story building
at 1918 Broadway. This company has
recently completed the residence of
James Y. Chloupek. Forty-first street
and Shafter avenue. one Of large
number in that locality The syndicate
has also inaUgurated campaign by
the selection Of about 3 lots in Forty
ninth. Fiftieth and Fifty-first streets
between Broadway and Telegraph.
These lots viii be sold a s low as s25
2 front foot This is about 20 per
cent less than the market price of
property in this neighborhood. All of
the street work is done in front of
this property. It IS close to the Key
Route and convenient to car lines.
WILL SUBDTVIDE TRACT
A new corporation is being formed
by George c. Mather. a. J. Barton and
W Z. Dean, with Judge William R.
Gesry as attorney. to subdiVide 2 tract
in Richmond into building lots The
land obtained is near the townsite of
Pullman and Will be a residential dis
trict Of the employees of the Pullman
works. This is another case of Oak
land capital developing Richmond
property The property is among the
z. =. Reed. subdivision mana ger of
the Laymsnce real estate company. in
speaking of the realty situation. said:
The class Of building that Is being done in
Rock Ridge spesks more eloquently for the
property than anything else could. While
number ~ people are buying Rock Ridge lots
IS an Investment. the great ma ioritv Of buyers
intend building homes in this Broadway hin resi-
oence park. Though Rock Ridge is only year
old, IN Is already dotted with homes. some Of
Them occupied others under construction. A
2 N will bp
commeneed within the next month, among them
the so. 600 home Of c. B. Wells.
PROPERTY IN DEMAND
A. J. Snyder said:
The condition Of the realty market is much
stronger. with every indication Of Increasing &C
tiFity. The demand for close in business prop
erty Is greater than il has been for months.
while owners are inclined 10 hold rather than
for downtown locations 81 rents that paw fine m
come on the property. with the rapid growing
OF the business section. property along San Pablo
and Telegraph avenues Broadway and the
cross streets from Fourteenth 10 Twenty
ls coming IN great demand and in this locality
VIII be seen some Of the greatest advances in
values and improvements that viii mark the
growth Of our city in the near future.
In the residential section Of the city are seen
many new homes in the course of construction
and especially is This noticeable in the beautiful
subd visions on the northern shores Of the lake.
along the winding boulevards into the Piedmont
hills, whore many Of the most beautiful homes
around the bay sre located The civic improve
n5ents and municipal buildings that will soon
he started. together with the erect on of nov
business houses and homes. viii make Oakland
actual progress and advancement.
REALTY VALUES ADVANCE
George ". Austin said:
The prominence Of downtown realty in Oak
land and tho confidence in the same exhibited
hv out Of town investors form the most dominant
feature The Improvement in the business sec
tion Of Oakland, owing 70 the number of new
buildings being erected. the street railway inn
provenents and The assurance of creditsbIe
hotel. ine city hail and proper depot al Six
reenth street. has had its effect and visitors
have strongly expressed themselves
During the week have handled three big cus-
100000 and $4,000. one client Of mine re-
fused an offer OF SiS0.00O for property near
Fourteenth and Broadway. which would have
meant S36 front foot. There he no queS-
Tiouipg of tho advance of realty values in tbe
downtown section II oakland
The Wickham Havens company re-
ports remsrka bic activity in the East
Piedmont Heights Extension tract
which was recently placed on the mar
kst The development in this resi-
dence property is one of the most
active that has been witnessed around
Sunday. and the fact that there are
"a houses contracted for with the
architects speaks for itself
There was one special lot advertised
for last Sunday to be announced at
certain hour at q very low price in
order 10 attract the attention of the
public. Women appeared in the Oak
land offices of the company Saturday
z few hours after the advertisement
Of the special price appeared. who an
their Willingness TO make the
first payment without seeing or know
in6 the location of the lot The COM