The Detroit times., 1910-12-20
.BRE|TMEYER BLDG.
HAS BEEN SOLD
BY MAYOR
Big Structure Passes Into New
Hands But Old Owner Gets 90
Year Lease-Will Build
Flower Shop Next Door.
Structure Now Occupied By the Fell
lowcraft Club Will Be Remod-
eled Into Office Building.

Mayor Breitmeyer has closed a deal
for the sale OF the Breitmeyer build
ing, the handsome modern structure
at Gratiotave. and Broadway, In
which he held the largest interest.
The formal transfer or the title will
take place Jan. l. The property has
been purchased by a large estate.
AS one OF the conditions OF the sale.
the mayor has been given a lease or
the entire building, running for ~
years, and so will continue In full
charge OF II as at present He is
planning an enlargement OF his fiow-
er business, which now occupies the
entire ground floor OF the structure,
on very elaborate scale. He has
taken l0-year lease of the "A feet on
Broadway, Immediately adjoining the
property on the north and will shortly
commence the erection OF the House
OF flowers" utilizing the walls OF .he
old brick house that now stands on the
lot as far as possible. When the new
building is ready. Mr.. Breitmeyer will
divide the present flower shop into
two stores and lease them for other
uses. (.
The new flower shop will be two
stories high and will be one OF the
finest floral establishments In i. the
country A magnificent conservatory
will be erected In the rear. In the
summer the building will be adorned
with ivy, climbing roses and the like,
flow ering plants of various deserts
tions adorning the front. In winter
these will give place to evergreens.
The building will be devoted exclu-
sively to flowers and greenery.
II expect to devote the rest OF my
life to Aowers aud the enjoyment OF
all that is good in life said the may
or. Tuesday morning. When my
lease of the Breitmeyer building ex-
| pires | will be Sc years old and my
! boy will be Al, and by that time I will
tbeireedy to turn the business over to
him ana let him carry Ii along.
| Il am not at all sorry am leaving
the. mayors Office would not give
good deal for the experience have
had here, but | shall be glad to get
back TO my private business, to the
flowers and the birds and the trees.
| shall be able to go east occasionally
now, without feeling that | am neglect
ing the city's interest"
AS soon as he quits office, the mayor
Is going on a brief business trip to
Cuba.
The business district OF Detroit is
requiring more room all the time,
and perhaps. no better evidence of this
can be found than the rapid growth Of
the district east of Woodward, be-
tween Gratiot-ave. and John R-st The
I.eA tsxdf ~ l.A x..f~ ~
business in this direction Is the an
nouncement that the building now 90
cupied by the Fellowcraft club will
be completely remodeled for an Office
building Immediately upon the term.
ination OF the lease which the club
now holds on Feb. /. next.
This building, which is owned by
Hugo Scherer and has been occupied
by the Fellowcraft club since its or.
ganization is located on Grand River.
ave. east. between Farmer and Broad
way On the corner of Grand River
and Farrar just across from II, Is tho
building under construction by the
Whitney estate, 10 be occupied by l..
Il. King a. CO., and just east OF IL OH
the corner of Broadway, excavation
has been started for a store building
! for Joseph l.. Selling. OF Selling &
May. The Fellowcraft building is OF
brick with red sandstone front and
! is four stories in hight. The con-
tracts for remodeling have all been
let by Homer Warren & Co., agents
for the owner Of the building.
The Fellowcraft club has been
making ready TO move into new quar-.
ters I'm the Palmer building on Wash.
ington- blvd. for several months, but
there has been some delay in getting
the new rooms in shape. The club
will occupy the three upper floors OF
the building and the interior decora
tions will make them among the most
attractive clubrooms in the city.