The San Francisco call., 1910-09-03
RICHMOND AND SUNSET
ATTRACT HOME BUILDERS
Peninsula Towns Coming in for Large
Share Of Early Fall Activity

Home buying and home building are
The most notable features in real estate
fbSs week
There has been a new impetus in pur-
chases and inquiries about home sites
in the vicinity of Golden Gate park
since the official mention Of that loca-
tion for the Panama Pacific exposition.
While part of this demand for houses
'-and lots is speculative, for the most
part the intending purchasers seem to
oe planning 10 make homes there and
Improve the property in very sub
'stantial way.
Many state that they have long
thought that they would like to have
home in the vicinity of the park. They
realize that now is the time TO buy be
fore land values go beyond their reach.
Apropos of the Increasing demand for
home sites in the western part of the
city Lipman & Hirschler state:
People living across the bay and in
other distant suburbs are moving back
We see that by inquiries at our Offices
daily. as they come 10 inquire for home
property. They are mostly old resi-
dents who miss the convenience of liV-
ing in the city and ease of getting
down town and back to. their homes.
TO borrow money on city property or
la sell il if they wish TO-
if 10 per cent Of these former san
Bfranciscans would come back they
would fiji the city benefit the city and
help business generally.
There never viii be a more favor
sble time for them 10 return. whether
they want TO rent or buy. Now is the
time TO get lots near the park while
prices are low and before values go up
"a anticipation of the exposition,
Oscar EIeEman & Brother are building
some very attractive two story Gotta ges
in Twenty-third avenue, sunset, be-
tween Lincoln way and Irving street.
The Parkside district is attracting
many home seekers. who are planning
L ne erection OF artistic homes in keep
ing with the uniformly good class of
itaCses thar have already been put up
tho3e.
Joseph A Leonard. the veteran archi-
act and manager of the Urban realty
Improvement company, SAYS that while
sUme sections work is not progress
ns a. lively as might be desired, still
in general the tone Is very satisfactory.
e-peciallv I'm the Richmond heights
strict. The large amount of work be
carried on by the Urban Tea ity inn
sroVemenJ company is no doubt &c
ouuted for by the excellent class of
improvements and the reasonable terms
+-" be secured.
ihe company is preparing for a very
h,ary fall trade. and expects TO eclipse
tS unprecedented record for the pre-
7soUs six months.
out OF 81 houses built only . rema i'm
1nsold. A picture shown on this page
s enc OF number To be built in Tenth
avenue between ANA and Balboa
streets.
Among the suburban districts which
sre Showing the greatest activity in
home building are Burlngame, san
Mateo and Palo Alto.
LRLINGANE-S BEAUTIFUL HOMES
a photograph OF one of the beautiful
wow Burlingame homes appears on this
page Tt gives q very good idea OF the
STYLE and type OF house now being built
in this vicinity The style is Spanish
and is very handsome.
AS sthe loJs are all large il is possible
10 build very attractive homes. as there
Is room on the lot for porches. per
gOias. etc. The fact that porehes, etc.
can be built GA a bungalow at first
glance seems unimportant. but il adds
greatly 10 the attractireness and desir-
,ahilitY Of q house without a great deal
4shf cost In other words, st Is possible.
on large lot 10 build with d compara-
liVelE suan amount of money a place
:ofSesidence That Will appeal TO the eye
and be much more attractive in every