South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-16
CLOSE PROPERTY
DEAL FOR HOTEL
APARTMENT SITE
Buy Turner Hall and Adioin-
Ing Grounds Structures
to Cost Over Million.

one % the moss important real es-
tate transactions On South Bend in re-
cent years involving On investrl.ut z
more than n million dollars. was
completed Friday, when he Turner
Hail property. at the corner Of Mich
igau and Marion SITS. as well ss the
Is. II. Mack property adjoining and
.c-ated a- Main and Marion SIS. was
purchased by l.. +. Alardt ct the
Alisrdt Investment Co. 81 Chicago.
Capita, has been secured. Mr. Al
lardt announced. for me erection OF
twin" apartment hotels. each con-
tanning 90 modt m apagtm MS on the
property. one hotel viii be rentol
unfinished the other complete with
aua-- and maid service Both
viii be arr-nEeG into cOmmOdious
two. tlrcc and fOur-rCom apartments.
The project is the elimination OF
an idea AR. Allardt has had in mind
for South Bend for several years,
ar AIlardt said Friday. ever since
the erection Of the Orpheum theater
By his company. He came here In
January. this year with this idea in
mind but became interested in the
new LaSalle hotel proposition and
the apartment hotel plan was tenn
porarily laid aside. Now that the
LaSalle is well under way, he said
he feels he Will be able TO devote the
time necessary 20 complete the pro-
ject that will go materially interest
those who desire 20 rent small mod
ern apartments
To Relieve Housing Crisis.
The plans 20 finance this new en-
terprise have been completed, near
- all OF the S525,O00 required for
each building having been secured
from capitalists living outside OF
South Bend. Mr.. AIlardt said. As
ISOLATED with Mr. Allardt are r. G.
Strathmann. president and general
manager Of the Bedford Stone and
Construction Co. Of indianapolis,
Ind, c.. w. Nicol Of Nicol. SchOler
and Hoffman. architects, of Lafay-
cite. Ind, ". II Mack. from whom
the Main ST. property was purchased.
and W. O. Davies and p. II. Walsh.
real estate dealers.
The building of these apartment
and interior arrangement is expect
ed to help solve the housing prob
lem in South Bend. Tentatively the
buildings have been named Mario
Main. indicating the location Of the
one at Marion and Main SITS. which
will be let unfinished, and the Ma
jestic. the one that will replace the
Turner Hall on Michigan st. Plans
call for each TO be modern in every
respect. three stories in height above
the novel English basement on the
first floor.
Each will be built In a letter ~"
design. with commodious inner
court. facing on Marion St. and as
wide as that thoroughfare. accord
ing 20 Mr. Allardt's announcement.
This style is followed in many of the
most modern Chicago apartment no
tells. as it allows each occupant OUT
side light Each apartment is to
have bath and kitchen and by the
use of the new White disappearing
beds. double the usual number Of
occupants can be accommodated.
Handsomely Designed.
The plans were outlined in detail
by Mr.. Alllrdt as follows:
The buildings will be Of hand
some design and credit 20 the resi-
Dental neighborhood in which they
will be located. They will be built
of brick and trimmed with Bedford
stone 4 low marble balustrade will
insure privacy for the courts. Foun-
rains. Aowers and shrubbery will en-
nance the inner lawns. Each build
ing will have a handsome marble
vestibule entrance, with telephones
communicating with each apartment.
The managers Office viii be located
easy of access to callers. a grand
marble staircase viii lead 10 the
upper floors There viii be rooms
for dances and private entertain
ments. reception. writing rooms and
convenient arrangements for receiv-
ing visitors outside the apartments
In the Majestic will be located
cafe. delicatessen store and numer-
Gus small shops all Of which can
he reached through an inner corridor
by the tenants without leaving the
building Each building will have
90 storage rooms. for the use OF Oc-
cupants Arrangements will be made
for a maids quarters so that those
employing help may rent suitable
accommodations for them outside Of
their apartment. yet within phone
call
To Have Condensed Features.
improved. condensed features
will more than double the capacity
apartments. The two room unit Will
easily accommodate as many adults
as The ordinary four-room 1T. It
DENIES SHE VIII NIARRN