Evening star., 1950-10-06
|Shore|1am Asks
Ills Permanent
Guests 10 Leave
Several in Congress
Affected by Move to
Admit Trunsients

Some Congressman may be
forced to move from the Shore
ham Hotel as the result of a plan
for converting permanent-type
apartments into transient rooms.
This was brought out today
when Robert F. Cogswell, Rent
Control Administrator, said his
Office had been "deluged" by COM
plants from residents of the ho-
tel who had been asked to move.
Other hotels with facilities for
permanent guests are not follow
ing this pattern, but three of the
leading hostelries are increasing
rents up to Is per cent, it was
learned.
Wardman Park Raises Rates.
Bernard r. Bralove, Shoreham
vice president, said he had not
learned whether any of three
Senators or several Representa-
tives at the hotel had been given
30-day notices. It was learned,
however. that inquiries had been
received by another apartment
hotel from some Congressmen
asked to leave the Shoreham.
The Wardman Park Hotel an
nounced general rate increases,
effective November l, ranging
from to Is per cent. An addi-
tional IL per cent will be i'm
posed on several tenants who did
not agree to voluntary IL per
cent increase two years ago.
Frank E. Weakly. president OF
the Wardman Park, said the in
creases were necessary to meet
union contracts and generally
higher costs.
Mr.. Bralove said the Shoreham
has introduced nothing new IN
asking its permanent guests to
leave. The plan was adopted II
years ago, he said, and since that
time no new permanent tenants
have been accepted.
Adding 128 Rooms.
Presently, the hotel is remodel.
ing "a crotch" apartments 10
Gated In the corners Of the build.
ing. They will be made into 12S
additional transient rooms.
While rent-1aising at other
hotels was attributed directly TO
decontrols permitted after June
80. the Shoreham remodeling was
possible under the old Rent Con.
troll Act and had been planned for
several months. Mr.. Bralove said.
He said the tenants of As apart
ments had been served 30-day
notices to find other quarters. In
some instances. where 1t was re-.
quested. the time was extended to
As or so days. he said. ,~
| twenty-five or 80 apartments
will remain suitable for perma-
nent occupancy. The hotel has
not decided whether to increase
the rate on them, or rent them on
a daily basis.
Points to Services.
The hotel has found it neces-
sary to convert to a transient
basis to meet the economic re-
quirements of operating dining
rooms, valet shops and other serv-
ices which permanent guests do
not employ, Mr.. Bralove added.
Mr.. Cogswell said he was power
less to assist any of the complaint
ants. some of whom were dis
turbed about moving from a place
they had lived as long as 10
years.
Mr.. Bralove said the permanent
guests had enjoyed the same rates
for 13 years or more. except for
a IS per cent voluntary increase
in 1912.
Only dozen or so complaints
had been received from tenants
OF the Wardman Park. the May
flower and Hotel 2400, where rents
were increased but no one asked
to move, Mr.. Cogswell said.
Only One or Two Move.
c. j. Mack, manager of the
Mayf1ower, said only one or two
guests decided to move when 1t
was announced that rates would
go up 10 to Is per cent for some
$50 residents in September.
Only a couple of complaints
were received by Mr.. Cogswell
from Hotel 2400, where a raise Of
10 to Is per cent was announced,