The San Francisco call., 1910-04-23

boulevard. We plan TO run a cross boule-
Eard through from East Fourteenth street
nearly perfect as possible.
Speaking of the market in general
for Lewis & Mitchell, Lewis said:
We are particularly gratifed with the way
IL which purchasers have lived up to the
building restrictions affecting the Claremont
Palms tract. In fixing the restriction we
thought II advisable 10 set q figure that
would not be prohibitive. but yet secure a
desirable class of homes Purchasers. how
ever. have all seemed to realize that the
property would justify just good houses
as they could build and every home has been
away above the restriction Of s.. 600. Two
elegant homes in particular are now under
$1,000 each.
The entire tract is elevated and commands
magnificent view Of the bay, Mount Tam
alpais and Of the surrounding hills. The
transportation facilities simply perfect.
The College avenue cars pass the corner Of
the property. within two blocks OF every lot.
and the ClaremOnt Key Route (Hudson
street station Is just two blocks distant.
The tract has not been extensively sdver-
tised and many people upon seeing it for the
first time express great surprise at so large
a property. close in and so delightfully."-
located, selling for prices which are ordi-
narily paid for property away out in the
suburbs.
The owners are seriously considering sell
ing only few more lots TO pay for the
street work. which has been a heavy
pense, and then raising the prices or with
drawing the tract from the market alto
gether.
George w. Austin said:
I am very optimistic about the present
outlook. ! have put to work several new
statesmen in my city department under the
acquisition is George Lawson, who was until
recently associated with the real estate Of
fees Of Watson, Pond & Riddle of San
The downtown market is looking up,
showing the present demand to be wide
spread and not confined to one street or sec
don. This fact is borne out by the sale of
the two story business block and lot 5ox75
feet 10 a newcomer, whose name is with
held until the deal is closed and deed re-
corded for $50, 600. The selling owners are
George W. Austin and J. S. Myers, who have
owned the property since 1905
The four story brick block in Eighth street
near Washington, for which ground will be
broken in q few days, also tends to liveD
interest in the same section Of the city.
Among recent sales are the follow
ing:
new two story home, south side of Fairmon
avenue near Walsworth. for Mrs. Florence A
10 ID. Carlton Knight.
Miss Ethel Bartlett 10 Herman 5. Mckeen, lo
I44x275, Twenty ninth street near Summit.
Hattie B. Sawyer to Matilda Joan Almquist
cottage in west side of Thirteenth avenue, lis
,eet south of East Twenty eighth street.
Mary A Mokler and Charles MOkler TO Mich
sel McWalters, house and lot. south side ot
Linwood street, about 300 feet east of Piedmont
avenue.
Elmer Reed to Ethel Bartlett, pretty cobble
stone cottage in east side of Fourteenth avenue
between Z. Twenty third and f. Twenty fourth
streets.
Anna Howard to F. W. Huller, house and lot
line of FruitVale avenue, 155 feet
northeast of Lloyd. lot 35x116
Harvey A Hogan Of Placerville 70 Edward
olson. lot 81, Oak Park tract south side OF
,roxton street. 23O feet east Of Piedmont avenue
ot 4OxlOO on which Olson is now building
home.
J. j. Sullivan TO Emma Z. Mulvaney, lot 8
Piedmont by the Lake. lot 50xlO0. located in
.ast side Of Grand avenue, about $50 feet south
# Cottage street.
John n. Cregan 10 J. 3. Pownar, contract oi
,sle. west side Of Chestnut street between Twen
y-frst and Twenty y-second.
The Oakland warehouse company, to whom we
old the entire frontage of the block in the east
,de Of Campbell street between Sixteenth and
Seventeenth, is now improving by erecting
hree story building, absolutely fireproof, for
he purpose of handling electric appliances and
.xpect TO employ about $50 hands.
We also sold a lot 25xl15 in the north side oi
Seventeenth street between Peralta and Camp
,ell. for W. s. Getchen 10 Patrick Ahern.
Cottage and lot In Kirkham street near Elev
NTH for H. s. McKeen 10 Daniel Holland
Lot in Wayne avenue, Lakeyiew terrace near
AXE Merritt. to II. Tambs.
House and lot, 500 Fifty-seventh street. fol-
T. p Emigh Jr. to Mr.. Debarnot.
Inc for c. F. Reindollar TO Antonio Furtado.
The Chabot homestead. Third avenue. F.. Eff.
eenth and f. Sixteenth streets, has met with
eady demand and the sale of the lots has been
active. Several deals have already
,epn closed