The sun., 1919-06-08
LAURELTON MECCA ]
FOR HOMESEEKERS
Hathron Corporation Forced
to Extend It's Operations
to Meet Demand.

That the demand for homes IL a,raai
one has been demonstrated by the suc-
cess OF the offering Of apartments and
detached homes for occupancy October /
by the Hathron Homes CoTporatioHsat
Laurelton, L. I. The apartment houses
originally projected by this company
have been insufficient to reet the de-
mands OF prospective tenants, and the
company Is broadening it's operations to
meet this demand. The same thing has
proven true OF detached homes and in
quiries for these have come not only
from the city of New York, but from
other States, even as far west as Ohio
and south as far as NoSth Carolina
The apartment rentals have been fixed
at 1000 a room. and the apartments
themselves so designed that each room
has an outside exposure. with four apart
ments to house. the buildings being
81 residential type In a square one block
from the Laurelton station. surrounded
by fine old trees ana natural advantages
seldom available in apartment house
Each apartment will have
its own garden and garage II desired,
and every convenience for modern house.
keeping will be included.
Under the company'e plan for home
building any homeseeker with a thou
sand dollars and satisfactory references
can select his own site and have a home
built to his order from plans especially
made for him, TO suit his particular taste
and requirements, the balance IL desired
being payable on a monthly rental basis.
Owing to the very great demand for
homes and apartments and the limited
time for their construction no leases or
orders for houses will be accepted by
the company for occupancy October 1
unless the prospective tenant or pur-
chaser has selected his apartment or
agreed upon plans prior to July /. In
explaining the purpose of the corpora
ton one of its officers said:
1T is neither profiteering nor
philanthropic enterprise. We have care
fully studied the situation as to the
cost OF construction and we are con-
vinced, and proceeding upon our judy
ment accordingly, that there will be no
appreciable difference in the cost of con-
struction for several years to come, and
We believe that we have to a consid-
cradle degree met the present increased
cost Of production by adhering to the
schedule OF prices at which over a mill
ion dollars worth OF this property was
sold twelve years ago. In other words,
while 1t is probably true that It now
costs from so to 60 per cent more to
build house than II did five years ago,
we are able by putting in the land at the
old schedule of prices to offset any
lowering of cost of construction which
may come at the end of the next four
or five years In addition the pur-
chaser will have had his home with q
consequent saving of rent and have
gained the appreciation in value which
will come through the development OF
this artistic. high class suburb within
twenty-five minutes of the heart of New
York city, and itself part of New York
city. In addition we expect through
the experience of our organization and
its buying power to purchase econom-
ically in the material market, and this
will OF course inure to the benefit OF pur-
chasers. On the whole therefore we
feel sure that the public is justified In
the confidence which It has shown by
its ready acceptance OF our offering OF
apartments and houses"