The San Francisco call., 1910-04-02
CITY REAL ESTATE
SALES INCREASE
Report for the Month of March
Shows Transfers Greatest
in Two Years

Thomas Magee & Sons, in their real
month of March 7s3 sales of real estate
in San Francisco were recorded for
total of s3,349,ss4. This is an increase
of S226,0S7 over the figures for the
month of February, when the total
sales recorded amounted TO s3,123,797,
an increase of S7S7.17S over the fig
ures of sales recorded during the month
of January, when the total sales were
$2,562,706. The totals for the month of
March are the highest for any month
since April, 1908, with the exception
of last December when the total sales
recorded amounted to $6,170,745, in
which total were included many sales
which had been pending for long time
and which were consummated prior to
the close of the year 1t is also worthy
of comment that the number of sales
recorded during March-7s3-is the
highest number in any one month since
April, 1907, and is an indication that
investors in real estate are becoming
more plentiful. The activity was gen.
orally divided among the different Sec
tions of the city. and consisted mostly
of small-sales, the largest sale for the
month involving only an investment of
less than s175.o00 The so vara section
led with total sales of $970.110, with
the Western addition second with total
sales of SS75,550. The greatest activity
In number of sales was in the outside
lands and homesteads, in which 2e1
deeds were recorded during the month,
and in the Mission, with 1T9 transac-
tions.
PRINCIPAL SALES RECORDED
Among the principal sales recorded
were the following: In the so vara
section--The south side of California
street, "a feet east OF Battery, 80 feet
front by irregular depth of 1371s feet.
for 100000; the northwest corner of
Pacific and Davis streets, 1881 by
1874, sold to Swift & Co. for 500, 900;
the south side of Ellis street, adjoining
the Flood building, 25 feet front by ir-
regular depth, with two story con-
crete building, sold for $4,000; the
south side of Turk street, 137h feet
east of Leavenworth, 92x137M. was re-
ported sold for $4,000; the west side
of Jones street. 6SA north of Post, S3%
| by 1879, with 'L" in rear, sold for
| $4,000: southwest corner of Battery
and Merchant streets. 53A by 1874.
sold for $4,000; east side OF Davis
street 1910 north of Clay, 45:10
| front by 1879 feet deep. sold
| for $42,50o, and the east side of Grant
avenue, 771a feet south of Pacific, 90
| by So. improved, reported sold for
| 5000.
In the 100 vara district, the south
east side Of Market street, 81 2-S feet
northeast of Fremont, 81 2-3 by 1874
| the southwest corner of Sixth and Stew
| enson streets, rs by 120, sold for $7o,-
| 600; the northwest side of Bluxome
street, 1e5 feet southwest of Fourth,
| rs by 12o, improved with a four story
! brick building, sold for $53,500; the
| southeast side of Berry street, $50 2-3
| feet northeast of Sixth street, sold to
! the Southern Pacific company for $40,-
900.
In the western addition. the north
west corner of Larkin and McAllister
streets, north 120 by 1874, was sold
| by commissioner for 100000 the
northwest corner of Post and Scott
streets, 1871 feet in Post street by
137M in Scott, with extra lot 27ls by 55
! adjoining in rear. was sold to the Zion
| hospital for $4,000; the east side of
Van Ness avenue. "A 2-3 feet south of
washington street, 40 by 12o, improved
with an apartment house building, sold
| in trade for property in Sutter street
| on a basis Of $4,000.
/ In the Mission, the northwest corner
/ Of Folsom and Twenty-ffth streets, 35
/ by 120, with extra lot adjoining, sold
! for $17,500, and the southeast corner
of Twenty fourth and Harrison streets
| so by 104, sold for $4,000.
Building contracts were entered into
| during the month of March for a total
/ of sa3s1, ,se9. divided as follows:
Brick. $1,4S4.S75; frame, 1922, 2,069: al
| terations, s74.965. Total, $2,3s1, 800.
The total building contracts entered
into since the fire amount to s156,S37,-
s65. 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 erect
ed since the fire amount to not less
than s172.500. 900. There have been 26.-
/ o45 building permits issued since the
| fire for total of $154,790,55s.