Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 8

JANUARY 30, 1910. rnn in" fl (1 119 ouses raire in OAKLAND TRIBUNE ft 1 1 PI Li MOV Hi Eighteen-apartment house to be built for Colonel J. C. McMullen on East Nineteenth street, between Eighth and Ninth avenues, at a cost of nearly $30,000. Sidney B.

Newsom, architect. Six-flat building to be erected I at East Sixteenth street for B. Bercovich to cost $10,000. J. Cather Newsom, architect.

SSw cW I i i s's th Led iKi fit! Pi fit if i i i cv- -o co-jo C3 i i K' 4 4 1 4 1 I .1 i -V i 1 3 v. 4 1 -I VIDira'G'lHPiaHED WALKS A roe ywiwi.i rs 51 I ill I I I 4kJfJC cv-w COL. MIOLLEN'S HOUSE East Nineteenth Street Will Soon Have a $30,000 Structure Erected Thereon Col J. C. McMulln.

president of the State Savings Bank, is to start work immediately on an apartment house on the south side of East 19th street, between Eighth and Xinth avenues. The plans call for a building three stories high in front and lour in the rear, containing eighteen apartments of two and three rooms each. The. rear of the building is of one story below the street level, allowing for a large basement where the owner has planned to establish a first-class dining-room for those in the apartments who wish to use it for outsiders. The lounging-room, kitchen for the public dining-room, store-rooms and the urnuce-room are on this floor.

Each apartment is- planned with a large cabinet "kjtclien with a back entrance and. a bath room. In the three-room apartments both the1 Marshall Stearns wall bed and the Holme's ppea rug bed have been used the first in the living rooms and tlje second in the dining rooms. Each apartment has a fair-sized reception hall. All the rooms are very large ranging from 12 feet 6 inches by 1 feet and 13 feet inches by IS feet 6 The apartments will be heat ed by steam.

The exterior of the building has been treated after the straight line Gothic as shown above. Sidney B. Newsom is the architect. Mr. Newsom was a member of the firm of Newsom Newsom of San Francisco, but in future his offices will be in Oakland at Twenty-fourth street, where ho is building a large apartment house for himself.

The McMullen apartment house will cost tended to invest hundreds of thousands of dlars in Alameda. "This city, is to be the commercial- center of the bay, in the way of factories." he said. "We are going to erect, an auuniem and build a large structure for our A lp.rge piece of land has been purchased bv the Fittsburg National Rubber Company at the foot of Morton street on the north side. A large rectory will be, erected on the within the next few mouths. Onk Park trnrt possesses fonie of the prettiest resiliences in the oily, tome of which are still uncompleted.

A handsome home is under course of construction on street, south of Dayton avenue, for Miss Jean Tvson, ho will toon become Mrs. Ilerry Welh. Mrs. Waiker. a recent newcomer, who 'arrived from tiie Il.iwciian Islends several months ae'o.

is contemplating th" erection of a beautiful in, me at th" Font.liwe.st corner of San Antonio avenue end Gran.7 street. const rnctim in the city nt the present TO si 5- tjc. 91" COMPLETION OF UEl'J APARTMENT HOUSE Laguna Vista Overlooking the Lake, One of Oakland's Pretty New Structures There is probably in all California not a niiiie In aiitifnl scene than isj spread out before the visitors to the roof garden of the new Baguna Vista, apa rtments at' street and Lake when the blue waters of the lake reflect the oaks of Adams Point pari: and the peakod. Piedmont hills rise above the elmid banks or glow. in the purple hiiie of the setting' sun.

Fur beauty of location this apartment house is without a rival, surrounded as it is by pariv and open lawn, and withal it is only ten minutes' walk from the postofflov and two blocks from the Key ilniit-e. Inn. Tiiere are many new features incor-I orated in this building by the designer, a physician, who has mad a special study of department hous' construction from a health and comfort standpi'int. 'Every room and bathroom opens to the outside, there being no bulit courts or air shafts, thereby lessening the danger of fire. A cooking side board in the dining room takes the place of a kitchen and can be closed when not in usf an idea from the most expensive New York City establishments.

A new desig.i of Marshall Stearns wall beds was made especially for this house. The landscape art glass windows, by ooper-Dombrick add a charm to the spaciows reception room. The' light fixtures are a-special design of chains, only. Polished, floor! and rugs are used throughout. Every apartment has a private porch, and the public roof gardens are reached from the sun room or billiard parlof on the roof.

Each apartment is wired for main line 'phones, with long distance in the office. The house is heated by steam and supplied with hot water by an oil burning furnace in the basement. The purpose of the design lias ben to reduce the labor of house keeping to a minimum. Excellent janitor service will lie maintained and a caterer will be in the building to supply such delicacies as desired or supply entire meals if requested. An electric fountain is to be place.

1 in the Moorish entrance court which is a copy of one in the Alhambra at ra a a When the flower boxes which surround the roof gardens and private balconies are filled- with bloom and the gardens about the building are completed, Oakland's people may well take pride in showing visiting stran- grers the "Baguna Vista. time is the Klks clubhouse. Powell tlie contractors, have stated that the fctruoture will be completed within a few dnvs. STORE a I I 1 1 a the frontage tliroutrh the husi- i10n.es 111 MmU which wrecked the ol.l pave- tj 4: 4 I f-x- Ls 4 I i HhALTY (Continuod From Preceding Page,) vince maiiv owners that jllieir cmpensation for the cost oi laying a new permanent pae-nient lies in the increased value ment and lias made the new pave I ment necessary and that an in-) created value i jiven to it when a pav-ement is laid on street which makes it all the more serviceable to business. 1 i.dsim avcuae; jr.oo.

H. L. Hir.man, alterations. 404 -an 1 a bf) a in uc J. W.

Havens, alterations, smitliwi'st i.t KiRhth And lirmulway; ii')i). Ed Larmer, 1-story. lottajre, vit sid- of Shaft, nvontie. 4u feet north Hi W. A.

Siooo. iHveliir.E. so'iiiwt st i if WuoI.e au.l i iuu-ait i I Pacific Steefite 1-story factory, southwest lotuer of Hay a-nuu aiid 'lffk street; $:. M. Fuchs.

alterations. 1131 East Six- I re. I Miss A. E. Walton, 2-stor.

4 -room dwelling, north side of Sixtv-third ll. leet cast of Shatlurk avenup; Paul Woodburn. 1-stnrv, cut- soi.ln side of Aiieeii street, 2J0 l.t west i'i lifnu.i street; (jnim. .1 f.rwhran. T.kl rr I mi.

W. H. Warff. alterations. northeast I' and Minnvnifl streets; 'leu.

Mrs. W. E. Shannon, 555 r.t str. et; $75.

D. Eontell. rt fairs. 1711 Valdez street; Mrs. Emma Vaughn, 1 -story.

C-rootn coitece. sal- of Forest street. 110 feet east of a venue; i'15un. Oscar Cci-lao-i. 1'v-story.

fast sid" of avenue. 50 smith of Yaft avenue; iL'Onij. Pioneer Hall Association, 1-story. 3-loom school. south side of Olvision street.

In I feet west of Oerty avenue; i "JO. H. E. Rowell, "-story. 8-rootn dwelling, cast side of avenue.

155 feet south of tio', ievard way; J. T. Victor, 1 -story. 5-roojn north side if Fifty-fourth ISu fe.t west of ilri.vi- street; F. M.

Kaiser, 1-story, 5-room cottage, liortli side 1 livision street. (eet street; Mrs. Lizzie Frey, alterations, south, s-ide of A liar, lie street, L'uil lul cast of Wil'ow stre, Pete Shefman, 1 -story, fi-rooni dwell-iiiLT. 1 1 i a 1 north side of Marker str.et. w.st of Fi uitvalt- avenue: J.

McDonald. 1-storv. 5-room dwelling, tn.r'ii side of Fast Twenty-Ill st street, lie' east of Tenth avenue; $1 Walker fi. Bradhoff. L'-stoty.

iw west side of Kingston avenue, a.e-ii.e. 4u feet south of I i 1 avenue; G. H. Brown, addition. 4:15 st i e.

75. Martin A. Paul, 1-story. 5-room west side of Thirty-ninth avenue. feet north of Fast Fourteenth street: R.

H. Smilie, alterations. northwest 'uri'f-r ot Tliirteetit ii an 1 Jefferson street--: t. Ideal Building Company, 1 -story, i. or tii side of For st street, east of "la reliioiu Walker Bradhoff.

ofilie. m.rtl'.east coriu-r of Kif y-f-u 1 1 Ii atiil Adeline; B. A. Stewart. 1 -store.

5-room cottage, nor'ii side of 'I hirty-fourt Mivet. 250 fe. w.st of.Wel.ster street; William Ancjelli, iiltera Ions. Korty-lifth street: i 1. C.

H. Allison. 1-storv. 5-rooni dwelling, west side of i lister street. hi) feet south of Fiftv-tirst st.eet; fl'imu.

William Schlueter. alterations. t24 Thirty street: f.TSO. A REPORT ON FRITZ. "Mow iss your hoy Fritz getting alory; ill d-r "Acli! lie is halfJiack in rier foothall te.un and all der way hack in ins studies Olone.

NOT IN THE CENSUS. Il looks iike tie census would show how many there are uf us. not IticludiuK "Iiim1" Cook. Detroit Times. TO BE ENCOURAGED.

Insurgents at Wnsii intfn confess to 'J jus isau eueiuurasing-xnulady. nttburjf i 1 i HlU f) i. jk- i -A-. BERKELEY CITY IS STEADILY GH Real Estate Market Has Fully Recovered From the Holiday Stagnation BF.llKEI.fc: Jan. 2S.

The Berkele real estate market now has fully recovered from the stagnation of the Christ-niuH holidays and it has settled down Into a steady arti''ity Hint atipurs well for the volume of transactions to he manipulated in the next few months. BERKELEY'S GROWTH. The ions that in here are well exemplified by th- following statement from a hading realty hroker in this city: "'Berkeley is growing sml Krowinp, steadily and rapidly. New houses: are sni r'itiR in all of the city. While some- of these arc being built to Seli.

ti most of them are to he occupied by the owners a very healthy sign, in my judgment. "The demand for property is ffood and I steadily better c.U I I.e time. The interesting feature of this demand Is that the most of it Is for first 'da-sd resident- properties. A lare proportion of our recent sales lias b. en in the Clareinont district in Oakland and Berkeley Heights sections.

'For example, wo have recently sold ten lots in Ola remrmt Court ranging in pii.e from tf $8000 per lot. In Olureniont recently sold one lot for $4500. one for another for fSOOU and for $12,500. The buyers of theiie Clareiiiont lots intend to build splendid 1. oir.es on them.

"The Hart residence near the lare-mont Hotel which we arc supervising during Mr. Hart's absence in Europe, is now Hearing completion. This mansion Is costinir at least $150,000 and it. together with the Taylor, Hind. Bonsfield.

Board man arid Montgomery residences, ranging in cost from to is making Claiemont. Oakland's recent acifiiisltion. the most magnificent residence section on tlda side of the bay. "Here is something interesting: I made up a list the other day of sixteen people who had been in our office find whose homo town or State I know. The following States and cities wore represented: Minnesota.

Washington, New-York. Kansas. Oeorgia, Oregon. San Francisco, Oakland, l.onipoc, San Jose mid Canada. Fhowlng the people are coming to Berkeley from ail parts of the country.

STREET RAILWAY PROGRESS. "We have made number of recent sales in Berkeley Heights and North-brae. Few people realize just now how much work the So'ithern l'alfie is doing to push to completion its new line in Herkelev. Fully two miles of truck have been loid in Noithbrae and Berkeley Heights. In addition to the work being carried on in the northern part of the city, ibey have a large force of men working at X.iuth and Barker streets, unloading construe; ion materials and in laving new tracks.

The rapidity with wlich the Southern Bucifie is pushing this wot means imii li for Berkeley and pari icult.riy for the western and northern sections." BUILDING Following the mits issued in this John B. Stewart. PERMITS. liter iiuiidihg city: for one storv. per- four $1000.

story way room dwelling In Matthews street; Mabel I iodic, gswort h. for one four room dwelling at H2s Allston $5o0. J. B. Trout, for one 'story two room nddit at Oregon and Orove str.

ta $175. Alice C. Welch, twelve room dwelling in for two story A vat on avenue: 00. Carl Fricson, for one story five room dwelling, in Met lee avenue; $1 50f. R.

Kiolh for one story six room dwelling in Addison stieet; fjnui). 11. l. Oewell. i n- story five room dwelling in Spiing stieet: $-1175 PROPERLY CLASSIFIED.

The battleship Oeorgla musf hu dn-Hd no ught but lie-water class. ingtoii Star. in the Wash- MOOT QUESTION. The iiuestiou of n.e. hour at Washington is.

"What is KeuubJieaji?" Pitts, OW 1 i I 11 'J VUI i NEW LEASES OF OAKLAND PROPERTY Some of These Leases Represent Large Sums of Money. Business Is Active "The new year has opened upon an extremely brisk renting market." says F. P. Maiden of the leasing and renting department of the Eaymenee Real HMate Company. "The last few- months of the id year were very good indeed, but the mrt so far this year augers for a much better year than last.

In spite of the large amount of property for rent the leiiK.nd for good, rentable properties is strong and the capacity of our rent de-liLitment is taxed to its utmost. It seems the only hard property to rent is that in poor repair, and most owners are now realizing their and putting vacant property in perfect condition as soon as the old tenant leaves. The demand for cottages is still far greater than the supply, and the same can also be said of new and modern homes of eight to ten rooms having all modern conveniences. "Icasirg of down-town stores and buildings has occupied a large part of our time and we have closed severaj prominent leases thn week. "For W.

Smith we have leased the pfemises now occupied by the Eastern Outfitting Company at the northeast corner of Thirteenth and Clay streets, to the Oakland Gas and Appliance Company at a total rental of $18,000. "In this connection we might mention that two years ago we negotiated a lease for M. V. Sparks to the Kastern outfitting Company on the building on Fourteenth Mreet. then occupied by h.

Theodore Gier Wir.e Company, and that although the lease was made at the height of the earthquake rents that the rental is today considered very low. The lease is for ten years, with the option of rive additional, at a total rental total for fifteen years- of $144,000. The total for fifteen years of $144.00. The Eastern Outfitting Company is just taking possession and is spending $10,000 in fitting the entire building for tiieir use. "Having a direct bearing on Oakland's retail business expansion Is the new, Thayer office and store building on the southeast corner of Fourteenth and Jef- feison streets.

We. have leased half of the ground floor before the completion of the lower portion. Reservations for the upper floors are now being made, thereby sweeping aside the old idea that Clay street set the deadline for professional location. "The Women's Exchange will occupy a portion' of the lower floor. "For the Women's Exchange we have leased a part of their premises to Mrs.

"Merriam. the Thirteenth-street milliner, at a total rental of $10. "For E. A. Bushell we have leased the storeroom at 1257 Broadway to the Thleben Scott G3s Appliance Company at a total rental of $4200.

"For I. f. Oliver we have leased the storeroom at fl3 Thirteenth street to Herbert Jackson, gold and silversmith, at a total rental of $3000. "For Thomas Watson we have leased the storeroom at 222 San Pablo avenue to Ewers Waymere at a total rental of $1500, to he occupied as hairdressing pa rlors. "We have also leased several large residences as follows: 1 1.

Durst to A. E. Peters, house. 1373 Grove street, eighteen rooms; total rent. $900.

"Mr. Bromwell to Amanda E. Crawford, furnished house of twenty rooms, Madison street; total rent rental of $i9S0. SIX FIVE-ROOM FLAT STRUCTURE A mission type of cement and metal lathed building design by Architect J. Cather Newsom Is to be erected on East Sixteenth street, between Tenth and Eleventh avenues for B.

Rerco-vich at a cost of about $10,000. It will contain six five-room flats, or apartments. It is what is termed luliet flat, 'having one main entrance for the -Fix flats. Promt this main entrance ooms open nto vix distinct entrance doors open into six distinct flat. The cost will be aboat $10,000.

The best of materials and workmanship will be installed in this bttildinp-. It will have hardwood floors, unique electric, fixture, special -sV FIIIISHIIIG OAKLAND BANK OF SAVINGS One of the Strongest and Most Complete of Pacific Coast Skyscrapers The exterior of the two additional stories: to the Oakland Bank of Savings- building has been completed and lie interior finish is now being carried on. The work has been clone by Contractor Percy J. Walker of Piedmont, who is the contractor also lor the Bankers' hot Jie has- made a good iob of it. The whole work has been carried out without any interference with the use of the sidewalks or any disturbance to the tenants occupying the six floors below.

The building; is now eight stories in height and as soon as the two new stories are ready for occupancy the tenants will move in. The addition Igas cost approximately $100,000. It has greatly improved the appearance of the structure, the new cornice being heavier and more ornate than the old one. The building is one of the strongest and most complete "Olas; structures erected anywhere in the country and its popularity with tenants is illustrated by the fact that it has hot been without a waiting list since the work of erecting it was started less than three years ago. HANDSOME NEW PIED1IIT HOME Dr.

Murray Johnson Is Having Constructed a Fine Residence on Sierra Ave. THE TRTJ3ITNE today prints nn illustration of a cement finished residence now being constructed on Sierra avenue. Piedmont, for Dr. Murray Johnson from designs by Architect C. W.

McCall. The residerwe is designed so that the living room and terrace will command the splendid view of the bay. The main floor will contain a den on the garden front, also a sun porch off the living room. The dining room on the street front is finished in solid oak. The -ien will be wood 'finish.

Including ceiling. The hall i.s to be finished in simple structural design, with vaulted ceiling; living room of a special design for ceiling and wall finish which, with its dressed stone mantel, will give it an exceptionally pleasing- effect. The second floor will contain four bedrooms, three bathrooms and two dressing-rooms and one sleeping porch. The third floor will contain one bedroom. MORE FACTORIES GOME TO ALAMEDA Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars to Be Invested in the Manufacturing District ALAMEDA, Jan.

29. Real estate in Alameda is in a flourishing condition and improved property is being purchased many newcomers. The easetrn portion of tlie city shows the greatest loom. Already the influence of the electric railroad system ot the Southern Baeiri-Company, which will make the loop across the east end of the city, is being felt in that portion. Small cottages arc tprineing up and a'l the bungalows and cottages recently built have been rented, q-hese cottages i're ai attiaction to the loeaht y.

Two pretty new homes have been huiit within the past few months on E'ictrl avenue, near Regent street. -They are on the Mission style of architecture. They are being occupied ly the owners. The Worden-Meeker company is- planning to eivet additional buildings on its large factory site on -The north side, sj rtarv Yates of the company spoke at a Chamber Commerce meeting laguweek. 'i i is i NeW Neighboring East Bay Shore Cities Continue to Koiloivinfjt if a surnriiri: permit? ai for at Inr ti.o -k day, January WpltPi- ti.

I aivitU, (i l.uil.l: i-r I r.i of 1" ill" of i ii.ts. 1-st. ilvi-f-ilir dWfl'llIKS L'-f tnrv liwili.iiis 1-story factory 1-ntory 3-r'Mj-ii -i nrl''is Workshop Alt ra ii iif. a 1 ic M. J' j.

retail ,1 Total IiEl'OHT First wjid Third war.i i fourth wfi rd 1 fifth ward Sixth ward Sever.tn ward ST2 Mi Sllll .1" 1 2 1: Total BUILDING PERMITS. Following is a detail, of th for j.er:t i's enilinif Wednesday. i--y IS-l'1: C. Pfrang, l-stor, west iddo of Shaft, i am ie, 1 4J i- Jiorth of liudson; C. Lange, alterations, Xinth A.

Brown, ail teivt ion-, north s.iie of street. f-t i -t oi w.c-hir::-ton $l'i. Olson Comoany. a Ions, tiojtl v.st orrifr of Tfr.th and Thoi Rles. L'-stoiv ao.l.t:.

n. IT-'I-ITJ-Idshth Btreet; Mrs. A. J5ies. alt.ratiios.

1 I irt -f-ixtu avenue; 'A. W. E. McChesney, L'-st. rv.

flwollinar. vsx ide (. si. alter a 1 1 7 1 feet north of Forest street: H. A.

Pleitrer. mr 5-r tott'Ljtes. east side of vr i. S74 75 feet. 1 2 m.i.H..

rcrr.er of Iwreiio- ai S.md. rs str. raih. W. A.

Van Horn. 1 e.IsC side ef i 1 1 Jul feet north of L. Figone, altera iot.s 4-- ve it i ttteet i4" James Tzouvas, Hour ni.ir.-. Broadway; i P. Bertin, 1-st.

i-' Lain, iiorti; pi.le of Forty-ninth I reel. 7" te. vest of 1 B. C. Brussen, a.l 1.

i -Tier of Tl.irt oial and West Mr. i Phoenix Iron Works, "sory. warehctise. noith side of I 1 1 i -i -ii feet wf-at of Castro stn. f.

I G. Sanderson, aitei ations. lrett: L-evy Estate. 1 $9. E.

M'wma, altet a fiankil: flu. Bercovich and Marcovitz, l.re retail--, foulh sitlo of haiddr. street, "'ml of Clay street; J3i'. i F. J.

Ramme. 1-story, enitarre, ast elde of Wehsfr street. i w-t north of Thlrty-eUMu J. J. Perry, alter itlons.

j. 6t rvet; E. H. B'own, north, ast corner of Central atcn ie and Fust Sixfet nth etreet: f4-i'i. T.

C. Warren. 2-Mory. 5-rnoiii dw-ilinc. north side of -it.

'A. lain street, ivt-t east of Iliilside; J.iMiO. Incchi Brothers, stole front. Wood street: $yn. Southern Pacific alterations, 1 Webster street, f.So.

J. F. Russell, addition, "iO, K. A i rci; $3uo. Bacon Soule, alterations, northe-ist comer of Flc enth and WasiiliiKtmi fctretts; J.

Clinkenberg. 1 HZZ fjrove Itreet; N. F. Voorhes, .1 -stor H-rootn-cot-J ou'thwT st and! I New and modern; 18x90; in Elks' building, No. 410 FOURTEENTH -STREET, 100 FEET EAST OF BROADWAY.

ABSOLUTELY THE CHEAPEST RENT IN THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT. 3 Laymanco Real Estate Co. 1214-1216 BROADWAY. OWNERS OF SAU FRANCISCO REAL ESTATE h-ive no record titles io any land in San Francisco county, because of the partial destruction of lh" public records by the tire of 1400. line ss they have proved their ownership in a law-suit against all persons, under the Burned Records I VeEnerney Act.

Savings banks will not lend money on real estate without it. 'title insurance i.olleies do not constitute s.ich title. Neither do deeds, re-re. -orded or not. Neither do recorded claims of ownership.

There is no substitute for a record title, and no way to get one for San Francisco realty, except be iudmuent of the court. The J-tulh in Title has successfully- conducted n-ailv three thousand of iiiese suits, rind will ondiict votirs. at the rate of $33 for one tin--n. 'umbered piece of property, and $5 extra for end, additional piece or alee. It costs you nothing to call and inouiie.

Bring your deed. The McEnerr.ev Act wdl expire at the end of this year BOOMS '302-3-1 (ili WT III II.DINC SEVENTH AND MARKET SAN FKAXCTSCO. Uwr a z.e -T i rp.