The San Francisco call., 1910-04-09
Berkeley Business Booms

BERKELEY April S.-Judging by
the sales already made in the new
( tracts around the city this is to be
the liveliest spring and summer bust
/ ness in real estate ever seen in Berke-
/ lev. Dealers have been kept on the
move every day OF the last two weeks.
This is partly explained by the de-
lightful weather which brought crowds
/ of home and pleasure seekers from
/ Oakland and San Francisco, particu-
larly Sundays, and partly by the fact
/ that Berkeley has been fast becoming g
! recognized as an ideal homeplace for
J the refined class in moderate circum-
stances.
P T. Tompkins. sales manager of
the Mason-McDufhe company, said:
Under ordinary circumstances our regular
spring business would hardly have Gem
menced. but the fine weather seems to
have brought the people to the Berkeley
atmosphere and surroundings in spite of
counter attractions and the very apparent
advantages here did the rest.
We were going ahead with the develop
streets ius the Northbrae tracts and and were
not in shape TO handle the buyers The
first fine Sunday however. brought hun
dreds Of persons from both sides of the
bay TO spend the day in the new parks
day were literally besieged. We have
large number Of reservations in the
in Berkeley heights and two in Northbrae
We sold four lots and two houses in
1
in the Bryant tract. middle West Berke-
ley. and house in the Northlands tract
northwest Berkeley.
In North Berkeley we sold two lots on
( Hopkins terrace and house In Cedar
street near Euclid avenue. Then We sold
! a lot in Fifty ninth street near College
I avenue, and in Claremont house in
Hlllcrest road; one on Tunnel road. one on
| AlvarsdO road and four lots in different
1 sections Of the Claremont tract.
Newell Hendricks Inc reports that
in spite of the rains in March the ban
ner sales record for nearly two years
was reached. One hundred and eight
lots were sold during the month All
prices, varying from $500 to $500,
were paid. There is a steady increase
! Of public confidence in the Fairmount
park. Regents park and Thousand Oaks
! district owing TO the steady progress
| OF the Southern Pacific construction
| work through these properties. The
Ninth street side of the double electric
loop is laid three blocks beyond Hop
kins street. and the Shattuck avenue
side from University avenue to Berry,
man station is being double tracked
Demand for Bungalows
ALAMEDA, April S.-Renting is i'm
proving and building is increasing, ac-
cording TO the local real estate agents.
| The demand for cottages and bunga-
lows continues, and such houses are
building inspector has issued permits
| for the construction of six dwellings
the average cost of which will be
$4,000.
w. H. Pollard reports that he effect
ed the transfer of three houses and as
| many lots that were owned by the es-
! tate of Arthur Barber to George Nc
Kenzie. The property is located in
Pearl street, south of Central avenue.
and has a frontage of 12O feet and a.
depth of 140 feet.
H G. Mehrtens reports building act
i've at the west end, and the demand for
! improved and unimproved property
| brisker than it has been for a month.
Carlson & Walker. agents for the
Bay Shore tract near Washington park.
arc selling lots in the tract, which was
recently placed on the market The
street work is all done and the sewer
and water pipes laid to the front line
! ~ each lot.