The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-11-28
Building VIII Stand On Lot At
Beretania and Nuuanu
.,. Streets, Long Vacant
DIFFICULTY IN GETTING
81 MATERIAL MAY DELAY JOB
krlhur Coyne and }. H. Magoon
Equally interested In New
est Real Estate Project

One more definite step was taken y@s,
terday in the movement that is making
Honolulu one Of the big cities of the
world. in the announcement that i've
story modern apartment house will soon
be erected on the long vacant lot at
the corner Of Nuuanu and Beretania
Streets. a.. -
The men Il, the back Of the big build
inp project are Joel c. Cohen, president
Of the Consolidated Amusement Com
Lany, Arthur Coyne, president of the
Coyne Furniture Company, and }. H.
NarbOu, Treasurer and manager of the
amusement company.
In explaining the project yesterday
Mr.. Cohen stated that nothing definite
had been done other than that the three
capitaIists had concluded that Honolulu
vas in need of high grade apartment
houses similar 70 such buildings in San
francisco and Los Angeles and that
they had entered into an agreement to
bu:ld such an apartment house.
Plans Not Ready Yet
-.,we really did not intend that this
matter should be made public at this
time" said Mr.. Cohen. "Our plans
are not complete. Mr.. Coyne, Mr.. Ma
COON and have entered into an agree
ment 70 build such IN apartment house
but we have not formulated any defn
tic plans. No drawings have been made
tut ! understand that Mr.. Coyne is ar
ranging to have set of plans made:
1.-THE building is 10 cost not less thar
S75.OOO. and YOU can be sure II will be
n credit 10 Honolulu. IL will be mod
crn in every way, a steel, concrete fire
proof building. five stories high. The
first door win be devoted to stores and
the, other four floors will be construct
ed for high class apartments. Tenants
win be taken 20 their floors by two OF
more electrically operated automatic
elevators.
at il not the intention to bulk
apartments that viii be out of the reacl
Of the man or family Of moderate
nIeans The apartments will be coz
and provided With every imaginable
convenience We expect TO take advan
taga Of all the knowledge gained in thi
kind of construction and when tn,
apartments gre finished they will be a
good as any on the mainland.
HOPE to Start Soon
Mr.. Cohen further stated that if i
were possible to obtain material tn,
building would be started at once. Ac
eording to the present plans the actua
work of erecting the structure canno
be commenced until next spring, Tn
less there is further difficulty in obtain
mug material from the mainland, tn
btiIdiug will be well under way befor
5nrly summer and should be Finished
B. sometime next July.
: ttWe have been wanting to bulit
such an apartment house for severn
Sebfs." continued Mr.. Cohen, "but W
could not see our way clear to do Sc
We had no idea that the cost of ma
terial, especially of cement, woul'
teach such an extraordinary figure. Blu
the after of cost does not enter int
the problem now. 1t is simply impOi
sible 10 obtain material at any price
AIRY delay in completing the new apart
ment house will be due entirely to dit
fehltieS in securing material"
No name has as yet been selected TO
the new building but it probably wi
be Of Hawaiian character and expires,
i've of the comforts and convenience
at the new apartments.