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HIwbmI OAKUAND TRIBUNE, SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 1937 2-0 OAKLAND TRIBUNE, SUNDAY, (JUNE 6, 1937 D-3 EASTBAY AND REAL ESTATE NEWS THREE HUNDRED HOMES FOR OAK KNOLL TRACT DEVELOPMENT 'A PENTHOUSE HOME' VAST BUILDING PROGRAM MORAGA ESTATES HOME AN ORINDA PATIO IS LOCATION HOME OF IDEAS' MODEL HOI i ii, (i Sis Sen 1U HOME FACTOR HOI BUILDING PIS TOLD BY REALTY MAN TO Of OPENED 111 its The "Home of Ideas" opens Although "Top of the Town," the Berkeley Highlands Terra cellar-nished display home, will still be doors today at Orinda. An exhibition, comprising enlarged photographs and floor plans of more than fifty small homes, has been made available to the public by s'm A model home, now nearlna: eom-tlon will foon be opened in Mo-jf life Iltates, Contra Coita County mm0Mon Wing developed by Fred it was announced by pfe4.X Wood yesterday. 'j-sfWs model home, one of group of lIKi residences whose construction 20 Homes Under Construe- tion in New Subdivision, D. D. Bohannon Points Out kept in the spotlight, Mason-McDuf-fie Company are arranging to augment its i showing today by opening up a- group of five new houses, all located within a few blocks, acord-ing to an announcement made yesterday.

Ranging upward in price from slightly more than $5250, the homes offer a wide variety of architectural The natural characteristics of Moraga Estates that make the property desirable as a residential center, are being enhanced by the carefully planned homes projected for this new community. The accompanying sketch, by Chester H. Treichel, was developed after the architect had considered the advantages of the particular site for which the house is intended, according to the Fred Wood Company, tract developers. Mitchell Austin at the Tract Office at Orinda. Included in the display are the famous "Modetown" houses which attracted wide attention at the Ban Diego Fair and throughout the west coast when shown in the principal cities.

FEDERAL HOUSING "Modeltown" houses were exhibited under the auspices of the Federal Housing Administration, and were shown in Oakland at Breuner's. In addition to the "Modeltown" dwellings which cover a wide range of price, designs of local architects iM styles and floor plans, it was said. "Two factors play important parts in home building, location and style. Piedmont Pines provides the ideal location for a home of distinction, and Coronation House supplies the second factor of style." So comments Everett Bennett, Sales Manager for Mitchell and Austin. He added: "To the thousands of visitors who have passed through the portals of this residence and who have viewed the attractive interiors furnished by Breuner's, the desire of ownership Is an immediate urge.

"Coronation House got its name, it I true, frc-m the timely pageant which took place across the Atlantic. But there was another reason, too. The regal atmosphere created by the unique design its great windows, t' dignity of Its exterior lines, the spacious rooms, together with its building site among the towering pines and lookir out over the world, make its name most appropriate. "The furniture is in keeping with this regal theme. There is a suggestion of it in the drapes and the floor coverings, while modern and comfortable furniture provides a 'live- begun aeveral months ago, is being built by Stanley Davis.

The lifTSaup eompriaea homes of aix or Km rooms each, in the Monterey, (Menial and Early California styles. Well adapted to the topography and climate of Moraga Estates each unit Of the group makes provision gab anticipated wish of its occu-Mats to spend considerable time, out ofdoori. Swinging his entire organjzation behind one of Oakland's greatest home-building program, David D. Bohannon yesterday voiced his praises for Oak Knoll, and outlined his development project. "There will be 300 homes constructed in Oakland," said Bohannon, "beautiful detached homes of distinctive and individual architectural design, all situated on lots of JflorTrJ IN MONT CLAIR HIGHLANDS Both five- and six-room homes are included in the group.

Early Colonial architecture will be predominant, it was said, "It has been our experience that those who visit a show home like to see it In connection with a group of This Piedmont Pines residence, in the La Mon section of the property, has been designated as a "penthouse home" because of the wide range of the panoramic view. It is one of several residences now under construction in this Mitchell Austin tract. jBuSfalMJIMPM ctmh Hran. with floor plans and views of com plete furnishings by Breuner's, all I dally to visitors. Located In beauti ajHH pas gwajgj BrePIS jsj flHi IJllM mfmmmmmmmmam I "When this model home is completed and furnished it will represent one of the finest examples of Tlwdential construction and furnish-tag, "1 one of the most attractive JM appealing settings," said Wood, plan to make an event of its nomes inai are not rurnisned," one of the officials of Mason -McDuffle said yesterday.

"With that thought in mind we are Inviting home seekers and those who are interested in seeing the new things in homes and home furnishings, to come to Berke pleted projects will be exhibited in the "Home of Ideas." Kenneth Allen, sales manager for Iitchell Austin, said: "Not only are comprehensive plans and photographs of the completed dwellings provided, but costs are figured to generous dimensions, From the very beginning, character will be rooted in the Oak Knoll neighborhood, assuring higher future values, and a neighborhood stability so desirious by discriminating home buyers. CONSTRUCTION STARTED "At present we have the Initial able' feeling tj every room. "We are proud of Coronation House," Bennett continued. "It is going to. make someone a most enjoyable home.

No one can ever visit the place without Cltng the thrill of possession and, with Its com in exquisite taste, it presents a remarkable picture of richness and color. "Coronation House Is for sale. Until sold, however, it will be open ful Le Mon Park In Tinea, it has a magnificent view. It is easily reached from Central Oakland by way of Mountain Boulevard a-1 Park 1 I Jill WMmamA ley Highlands Terrace this Sunday for a real home show. "The featured attraction will, of course, he 'Top of the one of the most popular furnished homes we eyer helped to sponsor.

In addition to being a remarkable exsmnlo The hospitable charm of the Spanish and Mexican is displayed in the. water jars, flower pots, the semi-tropiral plants and shrubs, and in the shelves, benches and tiles of this Orinda residence. Mitchell Austin, tract representatives, report many homes of this character have been constructed in this popular residential section. opening, ana expect mat tne large WmgMM which have been visiting Moraga Estates will be materially increased when this attraction is presented to the public. SrSnfiti home and furnishings will ttmropriate to the setting amid fmlllUa and valleys of thia beautl-fdBHjgajjwtjr." Wood pointed out that although every detail, and the visitor can select the home within his Means.

SMALL REPRODUCTIONS "The display is open, without charge, to anyone interested in home building, and small reproductions of most of the homes and floor plans have been provided for free distribution. "The 'Home of Ideas' will be open from 9 m. to 5 p. m. daily and Sunday.

It is an exhibit' which will HM an HBHMMB Ilium of the extra home value made possible because of low site Driees and group of twenty homes under construction," Bohannon said. "Several are alreaay completed and ready immediate odcupancy. Additional units are being started weekly. Our technical staff, realty men, architects, and building experts are cooperating to make Oak Knoll one of the Bay Area's choicest communities." Established as San Francisco's and the Peninsula's leading realtor-builders, the Bohannon organization has long intended to participate in Moraga Estates even now within HOMES RATED WORK TO Jus: few minutes' drive of Oakland, and will be even clearer when low-cost financing, its furnishings have been universally praised for their beauty and simplicity. Jackson Furniture Company installed all the furnishings and drapes, and to its interior decoration department must go the credit for having caught the spirit of the entire display, which was and is to Drove that fine things The home of E.

Cochran, under construction in Montclair Highlands, has reached the stage where the modern' note its architecture is plainly discerpi ble. Ray Keefer is the architect. Emge and Stockman are in charge of the tract development. the new low level tunnel is opened, nsjl really country property, with have a definite appeal both to those who are now in the market for a home as well as those who look for-' ward to acquiring a home of their own sometime in the future." BEST EVER ON FOUR HOMES aavamages 01 city water, and telephone service, Straight-from-the-Shoulder Talk with YOU who plan to buy need not be expensive If they are Horn Booklet Greatest Realty Boom in AW History Declared Nea II LIVELY AT MONTCLAIR Construction will? be commenced this week on four oew homes, in Lakewood Estates, It was anounced yesterday by Clyde Sweet, exclusive sales agent for this new resi careiuuy chosen. "Harold Savage built Top of the Town' with no thought that it would be used for display purposes, but he produced a masterpiece of careful planning which is a fitting setting for the simple, modern and livable furniture Jackson's have installed.

"Newly built homes in the Metropolitan Oakland urban area are selling at prices closely comparable with the schedules of 1926-27, but the buyers are getting types of homes far better than they have ever before ifiwrpraio Many Ideas Metropolitan Oakland development. Negotiations were started for the acquisition of the Oak Knoll area the moment the opportunity presented itself, as the Bohannon organization was quick to. realize the Intrinsic worth and possibilities of this neighborhood. In fact, after a very careful survey they decided that Oak Knoll was one of the finest suburban properties still to be developed in the Bay Area. Specializing in suburban developments, the Bohannon organization has loqg been active In Palo Alto, San Mateo.

Burlingame and Hillsborough. Some of the peninsula's finest homes have been built by By MORTON 3. A. MoDONALD Building Managers Name New Officers At the annual meeting of the Board of Directors of the Building Owners and Managers Association of Oakland held Friday at the Athens Club with President R. J.

Morgans in the chair, the following officers were elected: President, Paul Mc-Mullen of the "Richfield Oil Building; first' vice-president, A. J. Slaught, Tribune Tower; second vice-president, Wayne Hlgson, The reatest real estate boom in War correspond to those at the end Almost without exception visitors hern able to buv at anv nrice." Oak- of ideas for making homes of the World War. Foreclosures in all history was predicted by Hoy dential subdivision just east of Walnut Creek. One of the new homes will be of adobe and one of a new type of cement construction, Sweet said.

estimate the price of this home at hand realty men were told at the' Stimulated by the -popularity of Wenzlick of Real Estate Analysts December 1878 went up to 101 per month per 100,000 families. The Wednesday session of the Oakland more harmonious and attractive are embodied in the new Summer Issue of "Artistic Homes," Central Bank's at least $1000 more than is asked for it. To the 12,351 visitors who have St, Louis, addressing a National Narragansett House, building activity in Montclair Highlands has now been extended to the Montclair Real Estate Board by Fred w. Confer, prominent Berkeley home gathering of real estate and adver Surfacing of the roads in the property is well under way, and on some of the more important routes has been completed. Sweet pointed out Using men in Chicago.

The speaker's builder, speaker of the day. "During the years of inactivity on booklet or those who plan to buy, build or improve their homes, which Is just off the press. This book is available free to all a HOME Take a few minutes to learn why the Bohannon Home Building Idea will SAVE Tm JMoney! Broadway Building; secretary, H. R. Flaharty, Syndicate Building; The the part of builders many ney fea that this surfacing comprised more reputation for accuracy and conspicuous services in advising banks, Insurance and realty companies on real estate matters give weight to who contemplate heme construction gone through 'Top of the Town to date it has given proof that home prices still are within the reach of those with moderate means." Building in United Kingdom than a mere qpating of oil on the Rising under efficient methods of quantity production, as applied to residential construction, are twenty homes in the Oak Knoll tract, the development project of the David D.

Bonliannon Organization in the Metropolitan Oakland area. Despite the quantity production methods, only a trained observer can detect any similarity in the individual homes, each of which expresses a distinct charm and "livability." Several completed home open for inspection. The project comprises three hundre'd residences, or improvement. A heme la often the most lmpor tant investment a family makes," his deductions. Real estate cycles, accord to Wenz number was 60 during the '80s and 70 in the course of the World War, reaching 147 during the recent depression.

Foreclosures have dropped to a negligible figure at the present time. TIME TO BUY "This, then," said the speaker, "is the time to buy real estate. Indeed it has been the time for the past three years, while prices were down and particularly while foreclosures continued to go on the market. On the other hand, the time to sell is when everyone else is buying in other words, within the next few years. Price levels will go considerably said a statement by the bank an Suburban Of which Bohannon is president.

The Bohannon building plan it is pointed out, brings real economics in home' construction because they are able to take advantage of mass buying of materials and the most efficient use Ox their workmen. An announcement concerning the building program of the company, and the advantages of the new development, reads: "All Bohannon homes are financed under the FHA, which is the business center, according to H. G. Stockman, of Emge Stockman, developers and sales representatives for both tracts. Stockman said! "The thousands of visitors to our H.

C. Capwell Tribune show home, the Narragansett House, caused many to start buildingjheir homes in Montclair Highlands, i four new residences are now in verying stages of construction. "In the Montclair business center Standard Stations, are completing a modern service station and another building 1 going up, along side. Chain stores are seeking nouncing availability of the new issue of the book, and consequently tures of equipment, planning, materials and designing were evolved, and our building codes and ordinances have been strengthened to such a degree that the home builder of today not only can but must produce much better homes than ever before," he said. As a preface to Confer's addres Raynor Anderson, Chamber of Commerce research director, presented! statistical charts and graphs illustrating the existing need for new homes by analysis of Metropolitan Oakland's growth in population by newcomers, marriages, new con It is always sound policy to etudy carefully all aspects o' it which may conduce to greater enjoyment while lick, are National cycles, varying but little in different parts of the country.

Whereas the business cycle consumes about five and a half years, that dealing with property averages 17 years. This increases the difficulty of handling fealty problems, Tin- conditions are not Bill Would Protect Loans Made by Private Capital good gravel roads, but was instead a complete bituminous surfacing the same as that given roads for general use. "Interest continues, high In Lake-wood Estates," Sweet said. The advantages of living actually in the country, amid some of the most beautiful surroundings in Central California and yet being within only a short driving time from the city, with its theaters, shops and other attractions, is attracting many to Lake-wood Estates. When the new Low-Level Tunnel' is finished and the present driving time made even "The three greatest incentives to house building and house owning are low rates of Interest, low initial payments, reasonable terms of repayment," Charles Morgan-Webb of London, financial consultant to it is in use and greater sales value- new board of directors, in addition to the above named, consists of Kolinbaum, California Building; n.

J. Morgans, Professional Building, and Paul Delaware Smith, Insurance Building. 1 1 -i1 GLASS PANEL A modern bathroom has the tub set in an arched recess backed by a panel of structural glass. The effect is a light rooiri with utter privacy. Bathrooms of this type may be built in homes financed by a mortgage insured by the Federal Housing Administration.

i i-i 1 DIVIDED TRAY A divided tray and platter compartment in a kitchen cupboard solves an awkward storage problem. Features of this kind may if it should be desired to dispose of Small Closet for Drying of Lingerie A small'closet with a heating unit in it, just off the bathroom, provides a drying place for stockings and lingerie, and avoids the necessity of having the towel racks in the bathroom, cluttered with laundry. Provisions for such a space, may be made when a new home is being the property. This issue of Artistic Homes is locations here, and a large restau Identical with tboifjfor business. BOOMS DEVELOP1' About.

1828 averages on genernleonv one of the best yet produced. It con Great stimulus to the lending of. money for homejpurchase and for total of local mortgage loans and for approximately half of the money lent on residential properties, The momues. fleai estate prices will go wel labove that figure. In conclud Real estate booms develop swiftly, aiders practically every 'phase of parliamentary committees, told the Great Lakes regional convention of the National Association of Real Estate Boards.

He explained how it took Britain 12 years to evolve a struction and occupancy surveys home construction will result from That It the beginning of the cen home planning and arrangement, ing Wenajlck admonished his audi balance was supplied iby private capital. illustrating the rapid absorption of residential vacancies during recent most liberal pjgnver outlined for those who wsfnT to own their own home. "Oak Knoll buyers will find their utilities already installed and paid for. These include paved streets, 5-foot sidewalks, gutters and curbs, new sewers, electricity, gas and water Installations. CLIMATE AND CONVENIENCES "Oak Knoll's climate is warm and comfortable the year around.

Home- tury reached a climax in 18 months, but consumed IB years in recession. shorter, the property will be much more in demand. built under the terms of the insure mortgage system of the Federal rant with dance floor is contemplated. A duplex building is planned for another location. In Montclair Highlands the George.

have moved into their modernistic home. This residence embodies the use of glass brick, modernistic angles and other features. Frederick L. Confer is the tors, no matter from what part of the country they might come, to buy now while the last of the bargain years. According to this the Housing Administration.

"Two phases of Lakewood Estates' beauty are outstanding the lake. market is with us. year 183S or the clqee of 193T will witness the start of another of these tremendous upheavals. He enter satisfactory housing policy. He outlined the policy, which is producing in Great Britain some 270,000 houses per year through private enterprise, a feat which may be measured by the fact that the In his address Confer emphasized the current market demand for new homes of the $3000 to $5000 class and outlined the difficulty that operative fapavn front fence to the rear entrance, and gives numerous Ideas for making each of them more pleasing, harmonious and enjoyable.

"A number of sketches of plans and pictures of -homes in the most wanted sixes and price classes are This Book may be obtained free on application at any of our offices." architect. with its facilities for canoeing and water sports and the thousands of trees, many natural and others planted some time.ago, which adorn the property." 0 be built in when a home is financed under the Insured Mortgage Sys- tern of the Federal Housing Ad- 1 ministration. adoption by Congress of a bill, recently introduced by Senator Arthur Harry Moore of New Jersey, which would extend Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance to loans made by private capital, the Oakland Real Estate Board is advised In bulletins received yesterday. The bi-providCT' that; "subject to such terms and conditions as the administrator may prescribe, indi The home you buy is perhaps the most important investment in your important financially, important in all that If Means to your family. That's why this message brought, to you by the Bohannon Organization is worth your reading through.

The David D. Bohannon Organization ia one of the largest builders of homes in Northern California and due to our method it ia possible for us to offer values in homes which cannot be duplicated under the single home type of construction. We recognized the fact that real economies could be made in the building business if the building operation was big enough to take advantage of mass production methods as applied to the other types of American industry. The practicabilityof this plan has already been proven by us in our building programs on the San Francisco Peninsula. builders meet in supplying this need tains no doubt as to the event, but there is slight uncertainty as.

tq the time. "In the immediate vicinity three because of a steadily advancing other new homes are being erected Since, the advent of FHA mortgage insurance the participation of private capital has shrunk to from 20 to 25 per cent of the whole, and the majority of home loans is being handled by Extension of FHA benefits to prl-vate capital has long been advocated by the National Association of Real Estate Boards, vMch held that the existing policy tends to drive home-mortgage business into the hands of banks and institutions, leaving only the less desirable loans available for private capital. Conditions following the Civil, and hardly a week goes by without schedule of building costs, especially of labor, and their inability to find INK 10 BE MEETING TOPIC Bites offer a sweeping panorama of gently sloping hills. Ideal family arrangements include proximity to grade, high schools, and university. Also private and municipal golf courses are close at hand.

There is no hpavv raffic to endanger play Color Note Accents Modern Furniture Many pieces of the light -hued modern furniture have touches of paint decoration along the edge of the top of a bureau or bed, on the handles of a chest of drawers, etc. In decorating the bedroom in which this furniture is to bt used, the color is carried oul in the trim, using nff-white or a light tint for the walls, suitable sites and prices commensurate with that type of building in United States, with three times the produced last year only some 190,000 dwelling units, including both houses and apartments. The factors which have caused a remarkable development of building by private enterprisein England, are, according to Webb: 1. Cheap money; the provision of capital to every member of the wie close-in districts. DINING ROOM Present proposals for National ac In an unusually attractive residence decorated in Colonial another foundation being laid.

Stockman Emge state they are prepared to give service and advjee on all phases of home building. "Of the 30,000 visitors to Narragansett House hundreds have obtained useful ideas in builoing tneir own homes, in furnishings, color schemes, landscaping, states Stockman. "It has proven to be an 'idea' house, with a personality all Its own. We urge those who have not yet seen it, or who are seeking ideas tion in regard to residential housing community in a polstjon to purchase a house, at 5 per cent since Farmhouse Style, the main feature of the dining room is its old-fashioned kitchen fireplace and side and plans of the National Association of Real Estate Boards to lead 1935, 4i per- cent: 2. The utilization of the credit of tkceptqnPdm not only meets every government stanHarcl, bast actually goes beyond n.

1 Oak Knoll, the Ideal Home Site But, of course, your home means a great deal more to you than just the values built into the house itself. These arc extremely important on a major investment, but you are alao Interested ia whereyou are going to live, awl that brings us toe discussion of why Bohannon selected Oak Knoll, When the Bohannon Organization decided to move into the Bast Bay area we aurvayad the entire district, analyzing the climate, scenic advantages, population trends, transportation, school facilities, outdoor sports, and all the other factors that are important to a home owner. From every angle Oak Knoll met the test Rolling Hill. Pleasing Climate Situated in the rolling hilla of eastern Oakland it enjoys a warm, balmy climate and provides ideal home sites with unobstructed view. A pe feet place for children, yet only 20 minutes from downtown Oakland.

Restrictions Guard Oak Knoll Three golf courses are located in this immediate area because Nature has made this the logical choice. In developing Oak Knoll proper res trie tions have been set up to maintain what Nature has already dona so well. If you spent daya looking over every home aba In the Bast Bay, we are confident that yon wouU find nothing that would pleaaa you betteethaai OA Knoll. The Bohannon Organization have 20 home already under are now ready for oca-pency. Plans are already laid for a steady building program and new homes will start every week.

All of these homes ara on paved streets with all improvements in and paid for. sidewalks, new seweri, paved streets, gutters, curbs, electricity, gas, water. There will be no jueta-ments hi Oak hidden extras to bother you later. FHA Financing And the easiest home financing plan America has ever seen makes buying In Oak Knoll easy. sr Oak Knoll homes are FHA financed.

A single mortgage plan so arranged that principal, interest, taxes, fire arid mortgage insurance are all taken care of in one easy monthly a payment that probably averages lew than you are now paying for rent. (Homes now completed rangein monthlypayments from $47.68 to $62.33.) HOW TO GET TUBE We invite you to aea the new hornet now completed in Oak Knoll. Drive out Foothill Boulevard to 82nd Avenue turn left and follow the Bohannon signs. You owe it to yourself to see these homes in Oak Knoll. the local authority to reinforrA the oven.

The fireplace wall is panelled with heavy pak boards and the ceiling is of beams and planks. Doors viduals shall be approved as mortgagees," thus extending to private capital the same character of mortgage insurance security now accorded only to established lending institutions under existing provisions of FHA regulations. Effect of such procedure would be an invitation to from 20 to 30 per cent. more money into the residential realty market than is now participating, local realtors believe. Banks, mortgage concerns, life Insurance companies and the new Federal savings and loan associations which have qualified with FHA as to soundness and stability and orderliness of administration are credit of every person building a house within its jurisdiction.

58 ing children. And with all its restful serlusion. Oak Knoll is only twenty minutes from downtown Oakland. "Metropolitan Oakland is primarily a city of homes. Fifty-one per cent of the families here own their property.

This is in sharp contrast to 31.9 for San Francisco and 38.7 for Los Angeles. The same recent survey of residential housing showed that Metropolitan Oakland has a single-family occupancy of well over 98, and that there Is a shortage of available homes In this area. Furthermore, next December the electric trains will be operating over the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, which is bound to attract many present San Franciscans to the advantages of Oak Knoll suburban living. These factors, along with many others, will obviously bring abou increased values in Oak Knoll. are of heavy oak boards.

The ceiling, beams, boards, doors and trim for their own homes, to visit this residence as soori as possible." -VISIT in the development of a sound policy con trolling home building through-o the United States will be discussed are finished in pearl gray flat In the decoration of children's rooms it is well to remember that only the strong intense colors make First Showing of this Home of Distinction For those who desire an atmosphere or charm and sophistication, this delightful dwelling, at 238 Sandringiiam Road, St. James Wood, Piedmont, was designed. Eight rooms; comprising 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, maid's' room ancrbath, breakfast room, living room, dining room, itchen, sun deck, fireplace, optional heating equipment and double garage. 1 Open for your inspection Main Office: CLencourt 4874. Tract Office: ANdover 3844 SO 3.

The excellent organization of the building societies. 4. The system of cooperation between local authority, building society, builder and prospective house owner in financing the building "of new houses; 5. The low initial payment required from the prospective NAPPAGANJETT HOUSE nH 'vSM paint. The three unpaneled walls are painted primrose yellow; the wide oak flooring is shellacked and waxed.

Furniture is a combination of natural oak and pine and the floor is covered with quaint hooked rugs in which turquoise is the out an impression on minds not ready to receive the subtler gradations of at a luncheon meeting color. Green trirrtmed with red, ovl of the Allied blue with orange, are pleasing to a child. the only lending agencies now eligible for FHA insurance. Such agencies formerly accounted for approximately 65 per cent of the a a standing color. Realty Boards at til Athens Athletic Club, Oak You can buy this home of beauty today! In the pine-covered liill that look down on Oakland and the broad reaches of the bay, this royal dwelling swaits youi OFFICES FOR RENT! H.

C. CAPWELL-TRIBUNE Fully Furnished Show Home in MONTCLAIR HIGHLANDS 1 We mean that literally we are offering you an idea thought that-may be of use to you. It may be an idea for your own building plans, locating your house on a lot, landscaping, preserving a view, furnishing a bedroom, study, arranging a kitchen, tiling land, Wednesday noon June 0, by Paul PAW, K. HTARK Stark of Madison, president of the National organization. President Stark will outline the 300 -Home Building Program Now we move into the Bast Bay with a 300-home building program in Oak Knoll.

Let us see just what this means to you as a prospective home owner. We build 50 homes where the individual builds one. We buy for 50 houses lumber, plumbing, cabinet work, fixtures, flooring and many other items. You know what that means in lower prices and in maintaining standards of quality. A big program like this makes it possible to use labor more efficiently.

Distinctive Architecture And here is something that is decidedly lmpory tant: Each home is individually designed as distinctive in its architectural features as though it were the only house we were building. Under the Bohannon plan we maintain all of the individual characteristics that you want in your home, yet by applying mass buying to certain standardized features we are able to build a home at substantial savings which are passed Slong to you. Moreover, it is good business policy in a large building program of this character to he content with a moderate profit per home. FHA Inspection And here is something else that's important: All Bohannon houses are FHA "inspected from the ground up not just once, but until the house is completely finished. Bohannon construction need for lower carrying charges 19n.d,.nalter., monthly jaaymenbjjnj.

t. Ajuuueliour more visitors, hundreds have obtained usable' I tic and enjoyable you'll SfKS0 II find them all in the new tic and enjoyable you'll find them all in the new Summer issue of "Artistic our unique book for people who plan to buy, build or imprcvetheir homes. if" in? marketing of new homes, production grealer numbers of new homes to be sold at the $3000 to $5000 price ranges, longer amortization periods and the part which fair taxation plays in the spreading of home ownership For many years one of the leading realtors of the country and a foremost student of fundamentals of the realty market, President Stark Is directing the attention and influ GOD Typography and Pi-esswork Ideas many nave sianea punaing ineir own numra here in MONTCLAIR HIGHLANDS. Our advisory services are at your command; use them! Remember NARRAGANSETT HOUSE cannot be kept open as a completely furnished home forever! Every room is completely furnished every robm is full of ideas. And, you will be won by the incomparable view from NARRAGANSETT HOUSE; the third finest view In the world, according to Baedeckftr of guidebook fame.

Come out today, before It is too late. Visitors' hours, 10 a. m. to 9 p. m.

ml PAY WITH ffl'flf RENT ror MONEY ON I 1 81 lislH Write, or call at any of our three convenient offices for your copy of "Artistic Homes" it's free. THE 0 ence of organized real estate toward the formulation of National policy governing the production and mar keting of homes in such fashion as are meckanical certainties in our printing work. It a what precedes ihem that develops good printing '(salesmanship the brains, taste and attractiveness in preparation. We plan your printing requirements with intelligence and economy. From its windows a commanding view of Mt Tamalpali and the Golden Gate, the great bridges and Metropolitan Oakland F.xqnijjtely famished by Brenner's to a Queen's taate there it an alluring charm, a deligbifal inspiration in every room Drive to the junction of Mountain Boulevard and Park Boulevard, then follow the arrows to exclusive Le Mon Park in beautiful MILLION DOLLAR VIEW HOME ON much less than cost, to make way for other-model homes planned.

Your chance to acquire a beautiful home, complete with drapes and with an nobs true table view. to brine home ownership within the TRIBUNE TOWER -Oakland's tallest reach ofNevery American family which has a dependable income of For montha rente and building costs have been rising. Now is the time to buy or build the home you have longed for, especially when financing can be arranged so conveniently. A modest down payment with the balance like rent each month completely paya for your home. Aak for full details about our easy Budget Payment Plan.

whatever amount. Dean D. Watson, former president of California Real Estate Association, is to preside at the luncheon, which is to be attended by realty brokers M0NTCLAIP HIGHLANDS and salesmen, realty owners, borne builders, subdivldert and those who MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION NOW. IN ITS 4th YEAR OF SERVICE TO THg COMMUNITY I finance realty operations and by delegations from various realty boards of the Northern and Central California cities. BOHANNON OAK KNOLL TRACT OFFICE: Telephone TRinidad 2232 Oakland: 33 i 1 7th Hlffate 1613 San Francisco.

1182 Market MArket 0300 office Building, the outstanding structure of the great Eastbay, of fers you high-class office space with an abundance of light, air and sunshine For inspection see the Building Manager, A. J. Staght THE TRIBUNE TOWER mtr Extra Cellar Door fines The tribune press Sprinters Publishers Sngravers Binders Sixth Floor, Tribune Building, OAKLAND, CALIF. JeJcykuBe LAkesIS 6800 Local 99 tn4 100 FURNISHED BY H. C.

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