The San Francisco call., 1910-03-05
TRANSFERS TOTAL
OVER $4,000,
Greatest Activity During Last
Month Noted in the Fifty
Vara Section

The month of February, SO Thomas
Magee & Sons report in their Real
Estate Circular. made "a remark
ably good showing in real estate trans
actions in San Francisco The sales
numbered 731 and the amount repre-
sented in these transactions is sS,1S2,-
1877. This is a higher total by more
than $550,000 than the total value rep
resented in sales in the month of
January, Notwithstanding that Febru-
ary, by reason of holidays, was re-
markably~ short month for transaction
of business. The showing for Fub-
ruary Surpassed that of the monthly
average for the year 1909 by 100000.
RECORD FOR FEBRUARY
Thomas Magee & Sons comment on
these interesting and striking facts,
and make the following statements:
The record for the month of February is all the
more more remarkable when it is remembered that
there were no large sales recorded during the
month, the largest one of the month being that
OF the south side of Pacific street 1876 feet
east of Kearny, 105xs7:6, with a two story and
basement bffck building, which sold for $i10,-
ooO The 90 yara section leads. with sales
Mnoang amounting to total of s95IoI with the
western addition following with sales of SS1S,
100. The greatest activity In number of sales
was in the outside lands and homesteads, in
a total of $492, 755. The totals for the other
sections were all well up to the average.
FIFTY yARA SECTION
In addition to the sales above quoted the fol-
during the month: Southeast corner of O'Farrell
and Mason streets, 55xs7:6 sold for $e4 900: the
Geary, 1878 feet front by i37 :e feet deep. with
ls:4x6o In rear. sold for S7soo0; the south
OF sds @ feet tbs es nor6
side of Golden Gate avenue. 1876 feet east of
Leavenworth street, 6s:7x137:6 sold for s42, 500;
the :, north side of Geary street, 1875 feet east
Of Taylor, 40xGa-sold in two parcels for total
OF $4,000; the northwest corner of Pine and
Leavenworth streets. 115 feet in Pine by 95 feet
In Leavenworth, sold in three parcels for a
total of $35, 600; the west side of Drumm street
BIS feet south of Sacramento. 3I:Sx137:6 with
Il 14x6I:6 In rear, sold by executrx for $2S350
and resold for $2s,5o the south side OF Bush
street, 45 feet east of Jones. 66:6xl37:6, less L.
SO Gr ssn, W the east side OF S FrSnf f
0oO and the west side of Jones street 90:9 feet
south of 0'FarreII. 46:9x71:6, sold for $4,000
ONE HUNDRED VARA SECTION
In the 100 vara section the south corner of
Folsom street and Elizabeth place, 57:6x16o.
sold for S25, 5,312. The largest sale of the month
In the Mission was that of the southwest corner
of Howard and Twenty first streets, 1916 feet
in Howard and in Capp streets by 245 feet in
iwenty.nrst street. which was sold by John ID.
abled. y @n' -ieD" A0"'e iO' 'seu ""u 'i'
In the Western addition the east side of Fill
more street. 80 feet south of McAllister. 81 :6x
1875, less L. sold in trade on a basis of S52 900
for the northeast corner of Union and Franklin
streets, 24xl17, and the west side of Steiner
north side of Pacific avenue, 76 feet east of
Broderck street, 63:9x132:7. was reported sold
for $4,000; the south side of Fell street, 1876
feet west of Franklin, s7:6x120, sold for about
S25 900, and the northwest corner of Jackson
and Spruce streets. 50x63:1O. reported sold
for 5000. In the outside lands the block
bounded by and l streets, Twenty third and
Iwenty-fou avenues, 240x600, was sold for
S45, 900.
BUILDING CONTRACTS RECORDED
During the month of February building con-
tracts were entered into for total of 81 066 034
divided follows,
Brick Observation-Disclosures. PA 11s
Frame ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 7t9 4I2
Alterations Observation-Disclosures. 72.444
Total. .....................$2, 81, O66. .034
The total building contracts entered into since
the fire amount to $154 45S. .0j6 As nearly all
buildings 'erected cost more than 10 per cent
above the original contract price, it is estimated
that the total value Of buildings erected since the
fire amounts to not less than s170. ZOO. 900. There
have been 25,50S building permits issued since
the FIRE for total of $152, ,S63, go up to the end
of February.