The San Francisco call., 1910-03-26
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ROCK RIDGE PROPERTIES

ROCK RIDGE PROPERTIES
Fred L. Reed, subdivision manage
for the Laymance real estate compan,
In charge of the Rock Ridge properties
announced today that additional con
tracts have been let for street wor
In Rock Ridge park that will b
be pushed to early completion. Fl
said:
The contract was let this week
for street work to be completed in
Acacia avenue and the Cross road.
This work includes cement side
walks, cement curbing, cement
the entire work is under contract
TO be finished by the first day of
August. The Cross road, one of
the most important streets in Rock
Ridge park, is the direct avenue
for travel from Rock Ridge to the
Claremont country club grounds.
The street work contracted for
covers the entire distance from
CIaremont manor to the junction
of Hays avenue and Acacia avenue.
The. map of Rock Ridge place
was filed for record this week and
the street work in this latest sub
division. which extends from
Broadway to Rock Ridge park, will
be completed also by the first of
August When this work has been
done the trip to Rock Ridge park
will undoubtedly be one that Will
be taken by every sight seer VINO
comes to Oakland.
Plans for the new residences of
Francis Pearce and j. G. Bullock
are among those that have been
completed during the last week
and construction will be COM
menced at once. The home for
Pearce is in Rock Ridge place fac
ing west on Park place, where it
overlooks a triangular park cover
ing an acre in area. Although
only 200 feet east of Broadway
the property slopes UP into the
hills in such a way that the Pearce
home will have splendid marine
view. The plans are. from the
Office of Duell & Wright and the
cost will be $4,000.
The same firm has also completed
plans for $4,000 home for DR.
j c. Bullock, work on which is to
be started in the near future.
This home will face south on Ocean
View drive and will have an un-
interrupted view to the north over
the Claremont hills and the can
yon just this side, and will also
the entire bay because of its
southwesterly exposure.
VISITORS ARE PLEASED
A number of sales of lots were
made during the week to pur-
chasers, who are planning to build
during the early spring. Visitors
to Rock Ridge who make the trip
for the first time are delighted at
the short time required to go out
from the heart of Oaklands busi-
ness district, the streetcars run
ming out from Fourteenth and
visitors never fail to declare their
astonishment that such delightful
surroundings are to be found so
near the heart of the business
center.
The filing of the map of Rock
Ridge place means that the second
of the Rock Ridge properties will
be opened for sale in very short
time
;oUTHER FARM SUBDIVISION
The old Souther farm, formerl
,wned by the late Mrs. Josephine Duns
muir and her daughter, Edna Wallac
Hopper the actress, is to be subdivide
ind placed on the market by tn
Pacific land company for hom
,uyers. The property faces East Four
eenth street between Broadmoor AM
veywood-
1t is one of the most fertile piece
If property in Alameda county, ther
)eing a large orchard on the tract.
The officers of the Panama Pacifi
and company are U. 8. Webb, presi
lent; +. B. Connolly, vice president
2. s. Oliver, secretary and treasurer
With whom are associated i. B. Power
4. J. Brown and NJ. T. Minney. u. s
Webb is the attorney general for tn
state of California, E. B. Connolly j
he president of the Spring Valley lum
ber company and NJ. r. Minney i
president of the Minney Morse com
oany, one of the largest real estat
in the state.
The Panama Pacific land compan.
has made arrangements to spen
$50, 900 on street work in this nez
-ract. which is TO be known as Ivey
wood extension.
The city engineer will have super
vision of all street improvements
which means that all street work vii
De of the very best.
There is a great future for this dis
.rict in East Oakland, for the SoutherI
Pacific is going to build an electri
nterurban and train service to Broad
moor and Iveywood. which means tha
this section will soon be thickly settled
REALTY SYNDICATE PLANS
The Realty Syndicate ds makinl
to place a second trac
upon the market. The managers ar
fguring to eclipse the record made tw
weeks ago. when Alton park was com
pletely sold out within period O
seven days.
Nat M. Crossley, manager of tn
Realty Syndicate's real estate depart
ment, said:
We have about decided upon the
location of the next subdivision
which we will rut ,1nou t,a N, q rl~a+