The San Francisco call., 1910-02-05
INQUIRY IS BRI-K
FOR RfSIDFNCELOTS
Business Sections Attract Pur-
chasers and Builders In
crease Public Confidence

public through the medium Of public
records during the week are interest.
ing because they show the drift OF
public favor for location and The
fsNorite classes Of investments.
There have been sales in every sec-
lion Of the city. but it is not feasible
20 enumerate them, as they have been
10 some extent already reported by
records and also by the statements
made by the brokers who have taken
psrt in the transactions
1t is noticeable that there is much
routinual inquiry for lots in the sun
set district from First avenue TO the
.screan in the entire Richmond dis
.tr3ct. 81 su business sections Of the
,citE and particularly. also. in the bet
-=Te- residential sections.
REBTUDTNG on HEIGHTS
Buying is stimulated by a number o,
-.a1lScs. = leading factor in this direc-
- ron il T5c confidence that the builders
-l-rc shown in the reha bilitating Of
-eas that were denuded by fire. Their
shining examples have brought fnan-
a returns that are considered satis-
.~lor',.
feature Of tho situation relating
=. fr REALTY values is the extensive re-
..I- -al+-& OF lne ntfEllS ilal tOltHldfpl
. 7 Jews with residences that cost good
i 7taI of money. In six months the
y, ,ect OF the hills rising above SUIT
- e street has been radically chan nged-
- hc north and south streets running
.@.rrom Sutter street 70 Russian hill have
"-f9aGe a particularly strong showing
~ the r-ork Of rebuilding Pine street
.west Of Jones has taken great start
~ FaVlOr street in its elevated portion
(. has heen made the site Of modern
buildings for residential use and sales
= indicate that other improvements viii
.'9e made in that direction soon.
The streets that are Travelled by the
sacramento and Clay street cable line
are building up fast II the succeeding
six months shall make as much of an
. Improvement as can be credited to the
last six months there VIII be very
. Few vacant lots 10 be purchased in that
- section.
APARTMENTS ARE POPULAR
3. The Keystone apartments at HYDE
and Washington streets remain the
..-lost striking OF the class in cost Of
and and structure, but apartment
building is very popular. Some Of the
Structures Of the class 4 form that are
So be commenced at once are costly.
Several represent an outlay for build
~Sllgs alone Of more than 100000 each.
a,he plans for others are in the archi-
.tects' Offices and they viii be built as
soon as the preliminaries are perfected
AND the contracts can be let.
The week has been especially signifi-
can't in its effect on lower Market
street In addition to the recent opera
sfons that have already been reported
fu that important part Of the city q
new chapter Of improvements must be
R-ritten soon TO cover the plans for the
rebuilding Of Market at and just be
81,
streets.
= Every frame building Of temporary
Construction that had been in that
.-leighbOrhood since 1906 has been de-
.1iolished and removed in the last four
days. There viii be large expenditures
there directly. a frontage that is worth
large part Of q million dollars in
lower Market street has just been
cleared up for the building of new
structures. 4 greater change for lower
Market is therefore impending than
can be attributed to any other bust
ness portion Of the city OF equal length
OF fronta ge.
Predictions are coming true regard
ing the rebuilding OF a Van Ness avenue
with apartment houses, clubhouses and
the like. The Nasons have in
creased their holdings in the avenue
OF ali the temporary buildings, with
the exception Of possibly two there
aye none that would seem TO have any
Immediate future
The work Of clearing up in Van Ness
avenue by the removal Of cheap build
fngs continues. and the vacancies that
represent valuable buildings lots that
viii be occupied BY high class build
jngs capable Of earning incomes for
their owners are increasing.
a large portion Of the avenue has lost
It's former residential cbara cter in de-
gree. The old time handsome resi-
eiences have not been replaced by ANY,
thing Of the former style The ground
will be covered by buildings that will
enhance the value Of the land and the
avenue viii. in the newer way, unques-
tions bly, be very pOpulous and prob
ably much more than before the FIRE
INTEREST IN EXPOSITION
The progressive steps toward the
creation Of ways and means for the
international exposition that San Fran
cisco viii hold to commemorate the
opening OF the Panama canal are stim-
ulating interest among the owners of
realty as 10 the selection OF a site for
the big show.
Another matter Of smaller but imme-
date Interest is the possible changes
in locations OF the public offices in
eidental to the new city administration.
Pending the erection OF some sort of
structure to mouse the city Off1c1alB the
rentals represent a considerable sum
Brokers are concerned in placing the
officisl tenants who may move.
a sale that represents 81 goo per foot
of frontage In the north line OF Geary
street between Mason and Taylor has
been reported by o. F. Won Rheih e. Co.
The buyer was K. Blanquie, who pur-
chased two lots, each 20x60 feet. from
William John and Margaretta Michael
Tor sfO, 600. There is small street
in the back. Derby place. but this ad-
iitional frontage was not considered
particularly in making the price. The
lots purchased are near the new Co
lunabia theater. A six story and base
raent building will be erected by the
new owner OF the lots and be used for
a restaurant
LEASES FOR GOOD RENTS
Through the agency OF Won Rhein &
co. the northwest corner of Kearny
ana Commercial streets, with front
sse OF ~ feet. has been leased for
Samuel and William c. Adams TO
Adoiph Schwartz and J. Meyers for
five years. with one story improve
Inent, for a total rental of $4,000; also
the northeast corner Of Sacramento