The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 30, 1952, Page 7

{Designed For Tropical Living A. M. Adams, repairs to building ‘on Front Street, $1,500. . | ths s $1,000. Pablo cried 1100 Georgia Street, wel B, Pinder, 528 William ONE-STORY CBS HOUSE IS AT 1517 WASHINGTON ST. BY SUSAN MCAVOY Another triumph of tropical house building and design has just been completed for owners Mr. and Mrs. Martin Brenner, by Builder Ed Ambler and Architect Montgomery Atwater. The one*.story conerete block house is at/1517 Washingion Street. It is the first struck joint, block on block house in Key West, though Ambler has built houses of many other designs. The Brenners and their nine year old son Stewart Lee Brenner, are comfortably * ‘in tke spacious living room-dining room combined, two bed rooms and porch. E The-modern shed-roof outside is matched inside by a sloping open beam* ceiling which adds to the feeling of space. The*Tiving room, 24 feet by 12 feet, opens ‘out on the screened sores, ih sloped pusts. On cool ay Sy 3 make the living room ‘a sug entity for winter living... The-Walls of the living room are cocoa brown and shell ‘grey, mod- ern furniture throughout ‘the house irstylist, told me it was really plastic. The walls of the Brenner are chartreuse and hun-t- . Windows catch Key West's famous southeast breeze. Glass jalousies can be closed if breezes get foo strong. Young. Stewart’s. bedroom has " | cocoa walls, a huge closet in which a boys toys as well as a boy’s jel $8,000 Motel —., Delio Perez will build an $8,000 CBS motel at 1208 Simonton Street, according to building permit issued this week from the office of the City Building Inspector. INDUSTRIES, INC. SERVING MIANI SINCE 1930 AT KEY WEST 219 Elizabeth St. « Phone 588 For All That's Best In EVERY KIND OF ROOFING ALL TYPES OF SHEET METAL WORK AIR CONDITIONING, VENTILATION SOLAR WATER HEATERS, BOOSTERS POURED-IN-PLACE GYPSUM ROOF DECKS For Any Type of Building S. H. DRUDGE Concrete Mixor . . . Wheel Compressor and Hammer . . = ~~ Heist . . . Pump ete. Garrows . . + Ter Kettle *- Better House. For Less Money Aim Of Modernization More and more families are turn- modernization for the an- swer to their housing zroblems. New ideas and modern materials, make it easy today for the owner of an old house to increase its com- fort, convenience, beauty and value. é j Modernized homes, they point our, frequently offer advantages not found in newly built houses. ‘They contain much more space than do new homes of comparable cost, they often are located in well established neighborhoods and they have landscaped features that take years to develop. The first step in modernization is to check the building for struc- tural defects. If any are found, they should be remedied. Then the work of rehabilitation can begin. Asbestos Siding Popular Many dilapidated appearing houses can be made to look* like new by covering the exterior with modern sidewall materials. Among the most popular for frame houses are asbestos-cement siding shin- gles. Besides giving the. home a greatly improved appearance, they provide increased protection against weather and fire. Asbestos-cement siding shingles can be applied over old wood sid- ing or stucco. They are unharmed by extremes of weather and they will. never ‘rot. Since they do not require painting for preservation, they keep sidewall maintenance costs to a minimum. Savings in upkeep will pay for this type of improvement. A. few structural changes fre- quently will take years from the looks of an old house. Judged by today’s standards, many older res- idences-are over-ornate. Removing false eaves and “gingerbread” will bring out simple lines more in keeping with today’s standards. Color can work wonders in ex- bring it the full beauty of a well mod- ime. Roofing materials selected for durability safety as well as appear- bestos-cement roofing shin- a popular choice because are both permanent and in- ibustible. RENT FORUM (These questions were selected uty will from those often asked of the local | rent office. If you have a question about the rent stabilization pro- gram address it to: Area Rent Of- fice, 216 Federal Building, Key West, Florida.) QUESTION: Several months ago I bought a house that was being rented at the time and the ten- ant is continuing to occupy it. The former owner told me the rent the tenant was paying had been approved by your office, However, I now know that the rent being paid by the tenant is above the legal maximum. The tenant has not complained but I want to do what is right. I don’t want to get into a lot of trouble and have to pay fines, etc.. so have hesi- tated to come to your office. Will I be penalized for the overcharg- es collected from this tenant by the foremr owner? What do you suggest I do? ANSWER: Contrary to the belief of some people we at the rent office have found that there are many landlords as conscientious as you. You will find the em- Ployees at the rent office equally fair with you. Therefore, I ad- vise that you go to the rent office and explain your situation. From the facts you have presented I'd venture the opinion that we and the Rent Advisory Board will re- quest that you reduee the rent to the legal maximum imme- diately and that you refund to your tenant the single ameunt yeu have collected each menth in excess of the legal maximum rent. I assure you that you will QU ~ is ready to redecorate my apart- ment but wants to paint it an cullandish shade of yellow. I am just not going to have it and want you people to do something about it. It seems to me I should have some say about the color of the paint. | ANSWER: This is the type of pro- blem that the rent office gener- ally can do little about. There is nothing in the rent regulations 2 - & aati Citizen-Staff Phote SPACIOUS, YET COMPACT, the Brenner home, designed by Montgomery Atwater arid built by Ed Ambler, has Cuban tile floors throughout, and cool colors suited to our Key Wést. Hunter green ‘and cocoa walls, wrought iron and rattan furniture add to the tropical feeling. First Block On Block House In Key West (i oth : pe ea é Citizen Staff Photo THE MARTIN BRENNER HOME at 1517 Washington street, the latest in modern CBS construc- tion has @ shed roof, and a sleeping porch. Land scaping begins now that the building is complete. ABOUT YOUR HOME Steady Demand For Homes Seen Substantial marked for homes this year and next is indicated jin the Federal Reserve Board’s | 1952 Survey of Consumer Fi- ; Mances just out. Early this year about the‘same proportion of families expressed. plans to buy as had such plans in 1951. And last year 2. million ‘families bought homes. Of these, 700,000 purchased new homes. Higher prices are expected by | this year’s prospective buyers. The median expected price raise is “$800. "Medign price paid by last year’s 2.4 million buyers was $8,500, $4,000. Four of every 10 families that intend to buy this year are now living in homes they own. of home ownership increases with age of the family head, presence of children, ar veterans’ status. Total number of home-owning ‘families jumped half a million last year. Increase in number of. families, however, kept the proportion of home own- ers about where it was in the 1950 Census,—S5 per cent. that bars a landlord from paint- ing his property any color that he desires. Your rights in this case depend upon the wording 2 Rigel I am afraid you mis- | understand the work of the rent and reduce ali high maximum rents within a short time. How- By FRANCES DELL Even if your house is built itrongly and solidly, of frame or nasonry, it will still need insula- ‘ion to keep the heat in during the winter and the heat out during the summer. There are many materials on the market today that do’ a good in- sulating job. Any of them can be used in new houses. In old houses, it is usually possible to use a loose fill insulation or insulating batts or an insulating board which is a wall and ceiling finish. A vapor barrier and adequate ventilation are important in main- taining the insulation’s efficiency. The barrier will prevent passage of moisture through the wall. Proper ventilation carries off any moisture that maybe in the construction. An asphalt or some other coated paper, | or metal foil, will serve as a vapor barrier. Many insulating mater- ‘als are manufactured with vapor varriers built in. They should be ever, they can act promptly after | @ tenant complains to them. I would advise you to. get in touch | with the Area Rent Office at 216 Florida, immediately. If you are over-charged, I can assure you that the rent office will make the Proper adjustment. , installed so the barrier faces the inside of the house. For satisfactory results, insulat- ing must be correctly installed and be complete. Insulating only the roof or attic floor will save fuel, ; but sidewall insulation, weather- | Stripping and storm windows and doors are necessary for real com- fort and fuel savings. There are endless types of good | insulating materials — even an in- sulating concrete of vermiculite and Portland cement mixture. An- other type known’ as fill insulation jis made of mineral, wood and vegetable fibers, in loose granules. Reflective insulation comes in | thin metal sheets, Flexible insula- | tion is made in batts or blankets. Board insulation is in yigid sheets | Saturday, August 26, 1952 | dwin Trevor Builds $22,000 4-Bedroom Home Edwin R. Trevor is building a $22,000 CBS four bedroom, three bathroom home at 19th Street and Avenue E, according to a City building permit issued this week. The Trevor mc is yet = signed by Lloy ‘an, architec! from Miami. M. E. Bennett con- ‘struction company is building the home. Trevor is President of the Key West Chamber of Commerce, and head of Columbia laundry. Other permits issued include re- pair jobs for John Hinde, 2205 Flagler Avenue, $2250; H. B. Has- kins, 600 Fleming Street, $200; Casa Marina Hotel, roofing, $259 re John Castro, 2301 Seidenburg, 00. William Ransome Gail Baker | is said to be the only man to have a television station named for him. It’s station WRGB at Schenectady, N. Y. / THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Page 7 $21,500 Sale Of Land On Matecumbe Told A sale of $21,500 by Mr. and Mrs. J. Hazen Jones to Mr. and Mrs, Jack B. Higgins of four lots in Ocean View, Upper Matecumbe, was recorded in the office of County Clerk Earl Adams. The sale deeds to the Higgins who live in Islamorada riparian rights, and all improvements on the property. A sale for $9,300 of land on Plan- tation Key by Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Maymard to Henry Pathman of Miami, was also recorded. A sale of $7,600 in property on the Keys by M. Jose Rogers, Mable T. Rogers and Louise -M. Rogers to C. W. Corbett took place, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Davis have sold two pieces of property; one for $4,800 to Mr. and Mrs. M. Tony Sherman, and another lot in Ocean Bay Subdivision for $4,800 to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley M. Kalfon of Dade. county. VENETIAN BLINDS EXCLUSIVELY WITH The MAXWELL COMPANY Notionolly Advertised! we Youu, Windewe New Beauty With. ROLLAcHEAD CUSTOM-MADE VENETIAN BLINDS © Built to Fit Any Size Window! “Aluminum Slats Easily Removable! Precision - made to fit your windows , perfectly ... choose from decorator - inspired colors ... either matching or contrasting tapes. PHONE US FOR FREE ESTIMATE The Maxwell Company OFFICE 166 | or tiles and may be @ structural | Part of the house. Bubba Church, Cincinnati pitcher Says his top baseball thrill was hitting a home run against Preach- er Roe in Shibe Park in 1951. | No Job Too Small - Free Estimates PLASTERING, STUCCO AND PATCHING KEYS PLASTERING CO. PHONE 19648 632 N. Beach Drive, Apt. A FOR BEAUTIFYING THE OLD BUILDING THE NEW-IT'S M. E. BENNETT CONSTRUCTION CO. RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION . .. REPAIRS FREE ESTIMATES ARCHITECTURAL SERVICE AVAILABLE 714 DUVAL PHONE 2187 909 Fleming St. Phone 682 HOME 1632-8 KEY WEST REPRESENTATIVE W. J. LOOPER 514 SOUTHARD STREET The Royal Palms Accepting Applications Now Furnished and Unfurnished 2 Bedroom Apartments FIRST STREET and PATTERSON AVENUE