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v r 7 m - J M ft r;l5 11 . r-y ; ; --fll residence orf pleach iFinnnur i itm I III . - 111 1 1 ft v I rnn nimmrnn I II III ! ' , i ;t.'-,'.vi;;iT--TS ': NIK UUOIHCdd Hi - , f- , II I ! . - w ll -1 , I"' ill III : II .Wooden , Shacks Giving Way to Permanent Structures All Over Portland. LEASES SIGNED ON SOME, PROMINENT-SITES CiJlfornla Man Tlw Tylor Street Property, and Negotiation Are on for Northwest Corner of Fourth ad Alder Streets. ' , April i ... .1. . . . . tui.osi April i.,;.,...t. ti.oe 4 April I.., j.. 1,41T April 4................. 111400 ,Aprtl I, .....,... 7.4 April f.. .10.161 BuIUUi4T Varmlta h Wt ' -9 1 April . &......'. . 4 .April ; April ...,............. I7.0I9 April ........... '-. - ' April I. .. . !. 4 4 .April- Jt... 4 4 .I'li.'is j(. j: ii in i t 4 ' 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ' Announemnt wis nade durlBf h 'feaift .". of, tha rtaltto-"AVer uwTer .long laaa of two -valuable lmlda eor aera, both of which -ara to ba lniprovad 'with "modern np-to-lta bulldlnra. '. The dlapoaltlon of Portland property (holder . to, eacapa. the reaponatbllltr and annoyance of Improving- their hold , Ing-a bf alTtnc lone time ground leaaea -to builders seems Ui be on the Increase. . .1 A few years ago such a thing waa " eliaoet unknown here, exenpt In a tew Instances , along Second street,- where - Chinese secured ground leases and Im proved them with a cheap class of two-stary buildings. . " ' ' - In the laat year or two, bowerer, ev 'eral'Of the moat valuable business corners In the city have bean leased for a long term of years and ara being improved wjth , handsome offloe end -business structures. The Bwetlsnd ." building, at . Fifth and Washington, stands oa ground that was leaaed for v.?ft rears at a large annual rental. The .v ., . .. v.i i-.: . r ' ?n . m ' i t - - , i a i il': :;.,' I . i. 1 . V. III ' ' - yw-----w "rothschild Bros, hare Just begun elear ' Ing ground for a seven-etorr strueure ' at Fourth and Washington to-be -built on ' ground on wbloh they i hold aIO- fyear lease.' "' ,,--v ; - Tj ' . Hofld'aa Stark Street. ' - ' The 'northwest ernsr of Fifth "and 'Stark, belonging to the Mathew Brady aetata, has been leaaed for a term of ' years-and will be the-site of an eight story building, to bs dsvoted to bull ness purposes as .soon aa the present ' tenants can be gotten rid ot, It Is reported the Bank of France, an In. stltutlon with branches In San Franclaoo and Los Angelea, la Interested In the .lease of this property and will occupy part of the ground floor with a branoh establishment In thl-clty. A -year lease has been taken by - a Ban Francisco Investor on the lot at - the southwest corner of Seventh and ' Taylor streets. The contract calls for ths srectlon of a five-story building and the payment of an annual rental of a'U.OOO. The contract slso provides that the lease-holder may purchaaa the lot t . any time upon tha payment of tSMOO. ' "- " i Arts romrth and Aids..-. ' , Negotiations have been In progress for soms tlms looking to ths leasing of , the north weat ' corner - of : Fourth and ' Alder-streets. The property consists of a quarter block and belonga to the Northrup estste. There- Is- said to- be very little, difference -between the par ties to the negotiation and It Is thought , : that tha deal -will go through In a hort i time.' A prominent wholesale business firm Is aftsr ths property and , will build a six or eluht-story building there In case the negotiation is success fui. - Architect W. I Morgan hss leased from J. M. Healy the northwest corner of East Washington street and Qrsnd avenue, for a term oi 10 yeara and has begun the erection of a three-story ' brick buln bouee on tha site. . The Hawthorns outfit no, v. ersl stt-s In the .'! . -. trtcf. :i of HH, i , 1 i t e l-.-e I tycto b in, j r-.i ft-.' e- A. t' OELLAR STORE IS , BEInG REfCOVATEO Increased " I Business 'V Demands Extensive imprpvemenxs .v ,xo-j ETrst Street Establishrnent,; - Hie-' t-'r ....... t v ' ! - f-.T r..1. John DsUa'r,' tha weU-knowh 'First- street merchant,"' has ; seourea a lease for a term of years on tha Woodward building now occupied by hire at-the southwest corner, of , First and TamhIU streets .and . will , expend- about. 19.00 In Overhauling tbestracturaand adapf lng It to the requirements or moaern business methods. Ths ground j. floor wlU be completely renovated and tha basement fitted up aa a salesroom. Mr. Dellar is considering the feasibility- of adding , two , stories to ths building. While the. structure was put up many rears i ago, ' It "was constructed along modern Unas, that Is. with a deep foun dation and heavy walls so that It will easily support, two additional stories. ' Ona bv one, the old business houses In the early retail, district, along Flret and Second street a ara being overhauled, and In soms Instances practically re built lrf - order ,to meet the march of progress In ths demands of modern bus iness. r,r . ' ' -, ,( HOUSE OF NATIVE WOODS z; ; , . .,'' ' -' -v - Healy Realdene to Be Unique and ' ; Remarkably' Attractive Home.. : Joseph M.' Healy. a pioneer In Bast Side realty- development, hss commis sioned architects to - prepare tha plana for a bungalow to be erected on Council Crest. Tbe building will be- something unique in the way of a Portland home. Tha structure will be constructed of fir logs upon - which - the bark will be re tained. Tha Interior walls and casings ara to be of native Oregon woods in- ths natural grain. Several , walnut trees ara now standing-- on . the site of-the Kill ' I 1 II I ' I I a a 1 lll.lll I I - I II I ' I I 4 I I 'IB I , ' :K '' Til .,r-ir It : t 111 j I I ,11111 VI I I I P J I . r I . . 1 1 I - l ' 1111' III 111 I . I ' . ' ' . - . V . v- - 1 - J I Villi. i en i . i - T : i i i i i h ga g ' i . ' - . E.nt-wwi!iiLti. wt.-yyvy 1 n iiw1...! ' iyjwvg.vw',-'.iifr?y r. vmmw : w, 0 : ' -U: -iii v ,; u 4" WooiJwsrd nulldiuj, First and Yamhill Streets, to Overhauled If, John Dellar. .. TIIC OREGON . SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY. ; MORNING. APRIL 7, . 1S07. IS EVIDENTLY : proposed building. These ara i to be used In veneering tha entire Interior of several of ths rooms. . -. One or more of tha rooms are to hare a veneering of tamarack, while all the bedrooms ara to have a veneer finish of Oregon maple. When finished tha bun galow will her coat Mr.- Healy a tidy sum,, but he. will, have- one of tha most attractive homes In a alty .that- Is rapid- lv - hManlns aoteA foe ita .-aleaant residences. - v .. iSECiTYBOOKLET Information as WeI aa AdTertlslig by i Hartman roV Thompson : tV ' Hartmaa AS Thompson are getting out a booklet on Portland, with special ref erence to Boas Cltr Park, which will be eent in - answer ' to .eastern inquiries seekng Information about Portland, or vicinity. : - While .the booklet wtU be mainly devoted to setting forth the ad vantages or Ross City Park aa an In vestment, or as a residence district. It will contain muen interesting and val uabls information of Portland and sur rounding territory. v Portland ' reeldents - may leave v the names and address of - eastern- friends at Hartman A Thompson's office and tha booklet will be mailed to them. ',, Tl rvintton Improvements. . Work 'of putting the It lots of Ir-vington-in flrst-clsss condition la pro. greasing rapidly. - Water,- sewer and gas pipes ara all laid ao that connections can be quickly mads from every lot In the tract, and the' atreeta are being graaeor- ana "siaswancea and - tha ' shsds trees hare been planted on all ths thor oughfares. All tha cross streets ara to be macadamised and Thompson street Is to bs laid with bttullthlo pavement As ths streets ara all parked and there are building restrictions this new sec tion of Irvlngton between Brasee and Thompson and Seventh and Thirteenth promises to bs the most attractive resi dence . location on the east side. C. K. Henry Son. who ara handling .this tract, have already mads several res ervations for prominent men who have looklns - for a select location In which to build. - - . enlarged . and STORES WILL RISE: 1 ; . -S -ar Neyi,,'"lChrIstlan I; Association's Home to Be Surrounded by Business Structures.- SALES CONSUMMATED ; '--ALL OYER- PORTIUND East Side Realty aa Active ai Erer, - and.; Dealers in Suburban Reat . denoe ' Lota Report a Strong De mand for Them. ,;,'; .',';';'' It la tbe opinion of many of Port land's .realty dealers that the location of tha T. M. a A.T..W. C. A. on Tay lor between Sixth and Seventh streets will result tn creating another -retail center In Portland. A general advance in valnea In tha district south of 'Mor rison and west of Fourth or Fifth street la looked for. In fact tt may- bo said that such an advance has already taken place.-but the marking up -ot .prloaa has been nothing like what may be expected immediately after ground is 'broken for the new ft 00,009 home of tha two aa soclations. ' "".',' Frleso Cratnf . Vp ' Immediately after tha selection of the sits was announced one of ths best In formed .realty brokers In tbe city re marked that .within one year It would bs Impossible to buy a lot within three blocka of the association nuuaing ror less than 11.800 a front foot, and that nrobably ths corners will bring 1600 mora per foot than that sum. Already two saiea or corners in tnat immediate, vicinity . have . been -'. made. A. O. Ames of Los Angeles has pur chased from Miss- Aiblna Page the sln- gls lot at ths southwsst corner of Sixth and Salmon streets. Mr. Ames - an nounces that he will put a substantiar improvement on his purchaee, but -ths nature of tha proposed building has aot been made public. Ths southwest - corner or nixtn ana Taylor street a facing' tha entrance to the T. M. C. A. building, -has passed Into' ths handa of a local capitalist, who proposes to erect at once a five-story brick onhe sits. Ths entire building will bs occupied by ens firm; the leaae contraet having been signed. '- Charlea K. Henry A Bon negotiated both of these sales, but In neither Instance was ths consideration made known. - Sign -Teejr leaee. L A 8aa FranoisoO laveator has taken a ll.raar kaas on the 10-foot lot at tbe southeast corner of Seventh and "Taylor atreeta Ths contract of leaae calls for annual rental of , 11.000, which Is equivalent to six psr cent on 150,000. The contract also . provides that ths lessee may purchase tho property at any time during the life of . the leaae for 160,000. Baaed upon this transaction It Is not thought-probable that either of the two bona fide sales reported In this district were made at a rate of less than $1,000 per foot. i . It Is known that sales or two other choice sites la that vicinity are under consideration. v' ..,'. , A greater part of ths property for i 'SPREA two or three blocks south and west of the T. M.VC. A.-T. .W. C. A. building site la owned by small holders, who live there and who It is thought will take advantage of tha opportunity to dispose of their holdings at ths, pre vailing good prices. ' - , " ''"''"):,';..' , ' Island la Colombia Sold. .' ''i . But buying was by no means confined to that district- Ths movement was vary, general la all parts of the city. A sale of interest was that of Batcheller Island In tha Columbia river, -10 miles below Portland; by ths Reed estate to W. W. Cotton, D. B. Keesey and L H. Tarpley for, 150,000. The Island; con tains about i I0O acres and - la . well stocked wlth horsse and cattle- It Is reported that ths purchasers propoee to utilise tha Island aa a farm for breed ing fine dairy cattle. It la considered an Ideal spot for a dairy ranch. J. O. Rountrse has sequlred tt acres of Hood River apple land for which he paid $10,000. The traet. Is several miles south of Hood River in" the heart of tha fins appl belt - Mr. Rountree will Immediately have It . cleared and sat out In young trees, Sebastian Natsehe. ..-who . recently sold tho Oregon hotel property at First and Davis streets, has lust purchased tho Overland hotel at Flrs and Couch, for $$1,000. This property belonged to tha Portland , Trust Company . of Ore gon..-- t -- ''. ' The Hotel Haskina at tha northeast comer of Ninth and Flandera streets. waa - purchased .during, tha. week Just closed by - John H. - Montgomery for $10,000. The property, belonged to H. Wsmms and In. addition to tha hotel coupled by a residence, . A local Invsstor purchased from R. H. Wallace a 60-foot lot on tho north west corner of - Seventh . and Ollsan streets for $lt,000. Ths TlUe. Guar antee A Treat company aa- trustee took utia to in prtmsrty; r- . salsa Made seif here. . Another fair stsed sale waa reported In tha district south of TamhIU street Frank LuDlahsr . purchased ' from ths - i TB OP f - r i ' , I 1 1 ; " ' ."' 3 . ' "RESlPtNCE, " ' : ; 7 OFFICE I . - " '..... . 1 FIFTH Showing Central Location ot DlWG SOU Security. Savings Trust company tho lot at the northwest eornsr of Second sad Main streets for (28.000.' i "Abraham Tlchner bought the east 7$ feet of the , lot at the northwest corner of - Tenth and Everett strsets for $15,000. James Dsnholm purchased this property' a few months ago for a considerably less sum than it brought at ths rechnt sale. Dave Mackla of ths Commercial, Investment .company negotiated both sales of this' property. Half, a dosen large sales of east side property were reported during ." the week.' ...... :".?;'-'.-...'.. V. ; ' K. K. West sold t a local investor ths lO-foot lot at ths southwest -corner of Bast Alder street- and.,: Grand avenue for ' $40,000.'-'" ' 41 ''- ' . ( K- The lot 'Is eovereof by a' 'two-story brick building, ' which is occupied by W. H. Markell A Co. Mr. Wast Is a La Grands merchant who Is largely In terested In east slde.reelty. v...; ..Another good staeoveeet. aid,trans action was ths pure has by Mrs. Jlelea L. Stratton of the half-block, ont East Couch - street, extending - from East Third street to Union avenue, -for $!. 00. J- Seven . modern '. cottagea. occupy tha piece. - . ror Babaraaa Bus la ess. ' rr . H. J. Wllklns snd associates have parohssed from Woodard, Clarke A Co. a 60-foot lot In the same locality for tf.000.- - The ' property Is located on the west side of Union avenue, between East Pine and -East xh streets. Mr. Wllkjns also purchased during . tha week , tbe only bualness sits set aslds ta Rose City Park, paying $(.000 for It - - . .-n. : - Alonso W. Garner of Castle Rock par chased the six-room residence of A. B. Rice, situated on Multnomah street for $1,000. The Starr Investment com nsnv burohased two lots In Stephens' addition from MarUn Winch for $5,- 760. . . ' ' E.'J. -Daly sold to a usarty of local capitalists .a 10 -acre tract on Fremont and -East Forty-fifth strsets for - $0,- 000. -.r ,V - . . , , r -JTJZEET i. r '-':-" y - .r-u s-;';,.i.;-.. .',,.;', ja .',-- v : HOTEL a -1 ,'.-,!.. .... ), f ,.-.i.,ij.v ; " -... : -t ,. ...-a. iy ' :.'.- ' ' .. - , ' . . r . '-. V;t ;- ftovszD I ': .1- '' Mir&BZtt . V V LARGE STORE OH THE EAST SIDE Structure for. Gevurtz on East . Burnsule and Union May . ;;' Be Six Stories High. ; PROUDFOOTr CONCRETE CONTRACT AWARDED Standard - Construction ' '" Company ", Soon to Begin Construction on the Reenforeed Concrete Building at East Third and Saat Buraslde. " - The excavation for ths foundation of the ' Buckman sisters' building at the south wesrcoTner-Tt-Union- avenue -and East Burnslds street hss been - com- . pitted, and ths work of putting In the concrete foundation will follow without delay. - ' ' L Gevurts Sons, for whom the Buckmsn sisters are putting up this structure, ... are : negotiating ; with the' owners to add two stories to ths origi nal design, which called for a 100-foot square four-story steel and brick build ing.. It la probable that definite ar rangements will be made, to make of It S six-story structure. .' l,. When completes It will be ona of the best appointed department stare struc tures in Portland- Ths plana call for a full t$-foot basement extending te the outer- ede : of tha - sidewalks oa both atreet fronts, '1 which hydraullo- side-, walk 'atevaters wlll-be inaulled.- The" main floor will be-equipped with every modern -department ' store convenience. including passenger and , freight eleva tor service. - . The . lessees expect to oconpy tha building in the-. early fall with a complete department etore, the first ' or' Ita , kind--to open np . on the Esst Side. .':''-. The excavation for the four-etory con crete, Proudfoot building, at East Third snd East Burnslds streets. Is about completed. The .contract for ths con struction of this building has been let by ths Gibson, eompsny. architects snd building engineers. The Standard Con struction company will put up the con crete walls. . , , Tha foundation for tha Moraaa bunt- nesa and office structure, at the north west corner of Grand avenue and Eaat Washington streets, Is well under wav. When completed this will be a valuable and attractive addition to the rapidly Increasing number ot handsome busi ness houses on Grand avenue. The concrete foundation for the thre- story Msrkell buslnees house, at rfh southeast corner of Union avenue and East Morrison Street. Is well along to ward completion. The Markell atmrture occupies the west half ot tha half -bloc . on which stands the four-etory Healv structure, . whloh is about completed. When, these ' two hsndsoms bulldlnss are finished.' the block on Esst Morrt. son, between Union and Ornnd avenues, will preeent ths hsndsomest sppearanc of any business block on the East Hide. Work on tbe Mitchell. Lewis A dtaver warehouse on East Morrison street is progressing rspldly. Tho walls of the first story sre about up, and the etruc ture is rapidly aneumlng proportions. East eiders "are anxiously awaltlne the time when the Southern Pacific will begin - the erection ' of the lone promised East Bide paseenger station. The railway officials took out a bun t Ing -permit for thi depot some wn aco, ana It waa conrifientiy expect i thst construction-' work would bfjin without delay. DESIGNED FOR 0FFICZ3 Baldwin-Downing BnlMlng r !; t Arranged for Doctors and D?nf!ft Meeera Baldwin and Downing decided to adopt the plan for th-ir n- bulldlns. under conetructlon st 1 and Alder street, that ha r--" " made ite eppeerance on the I'aclfic r- at San Frnclco and Los Anie, t la, the etructure will be dwini i meet the requirement, ef the n"- and dental profeeMone tverr d-' I - convenience for physicians a. I " will he lrta!le, In the 1 lnree number - of oTffce r- hnv. h--n roB-le hy ri.e" r prf- !'-! , sn-1 I n nin I. nrrhll-t l'-n ei-i-nnir-1 t1 ' - - ult t! . I , i ' t - j
