The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01
REPORT BY WARDS
BUSINESS DISTRICT GROWS

The development Of the central busi-
ness district and the southern water
front continues TO progress with rapid
strides. and the ultimate connection of
the two sections in the near future
VIII complete a chain of warehouses
factories. business blocks and munici-
pal holdings Of which any city would
be Justly proud.
The structural steel frame of the
Oakland hotel has reached the floor
OF the nfth story and already q splen-
did idea. Of the magnifcence Of the com
pleted edilce is obtainable Work has
been started by the board of public
works TO clear the site of the new city
hall IN order to eXcaVate for the base
ment and foundation The wooden
frame structures used by the police
and detective departments and the
municipal garage Will be shifted off
the land on the west side of the city
hall and the little park on the east
side is doomed to temporary desecra-
tion, through the beginning of work
on the extension OF Washington street
10 San Pablo avenue. The concrete
foundation Of the new fire alarm and
police telegraph building in Oak street
has been completed, masons are now
building the walls Of the superstruc-
ture, and the improvement of the park
and triangular plats a the Fallon
street approaches to the Twelfth street
crossing is in progress.
DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS
The new three story and attic and
basement building Of A. n. Wachs. on
the north side of Thirteenth street, be
tween Clay and Washington. has just
been completed at a cost of $4,000.
Plans are developing for the new home
OF the Security bank and trust COM
pany. an eight story modern building,
TO be erected at the northeast corner
of Eleventh street and Broadway. The
Western Pacific company is remodeling
ground floor offices in the Macdonough
block in Broadway near Fourteenth
street. where the company Will have
permanent uptown quarters. The addi-
fion Of eight stories 10 the present
home of the Realty Syndicate in Broad
way is TO commence shortly. The Kahn
Bros property, with frontag ges in
Broadway, Telegraph avenue. San
Pablo avenue and Sixteenth street, is
being withheld from lease renewals or
new rent contracts, under a plan on
the part of its owners to make great
improvements and erect a big modern
structure. These many ventures, and
still many others that are under way
bespeak indisputably a new era in the
realty situation.
The Improvement of the water front
with wharves. a quay wall and numer-
Increasing property values on the south
side
ROCK RIDGE BUILDING UP
Fred F. Reed. subdivision manager
for the Laymance real estate company,
said today:
The building up of Rock Ridge has begun and
Is in keeping with ell the previous developments
OF this much talked OF property. The grounds
and beautifully improved. and building will he
begun at once. A $4,000 home will be started
shortly, wiz J. C. Bullock's SO, GOO residence
plans ready for a Sl2.O 900 home in Prospect ave
nue. which will be commenced within a week
Charles H. aNIanning viii build S6 500 home
near the entrance 10 Rock Ridge place
That the property Is all that has been claimed
for il is proved by the class OF buyers ii has
attracted and the class of building that is going
on Confidence IN the present and future Of Rock
Ridge could not be shown more substantially by
the buyers than in the erection of such costly
homes are now under way and being planned.
ALTON PARK IMPROVEMENT
No better example of the benefits to
the community Of the sale of sub
divided properties can be quoted than
that of Alton park, the tract at For
fieth and Broadway, recently placed
upon the market by the Realty syndi-
cate.
over sI50.o00 worth of this property
was sold last March, since which time
s9I,500 worth Of improvements in the
shape OF homes have been erected.
At least 25 attractive houses have been
constructed, in addition TO several flats
and stores upon the business streets
IN speaking Of the improvements
that are so noticeable upon this prop
erty. P. ". Morshouse, sales manager
Of the real estate department of the
syndicate, said:
Practically every purchaser of lot has either
built or contempistes building in the future
The developments of Alton park have been sur
prsingly rapid and only go to prove that If the
right encouragement is given TO buyers q great
deal OF our unlmproFed property could be built
up. Although the records show that $9l. 800
worth Of Improvements have been put into this