The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-01
He|berg Announces Multi Million S Building Projeet
For Key West; 1872 Motel Units Under Construction
so Homes Will Be Built From
FIagIer 4Ue. To Garrison Blight

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FIagIer AUe. To Garrison Blight
BY SUSAN MeAvoY
Land owned by Key West improvements Inc, will
in the sext year be the site Of hotels apartments. houses,
and shopping ceniers costing several million dollars,
Charles Heberg. secretary treasurer of the firm
nounced today.
First two apartment projects already under
construction, Heberg said ssIhe Key Wesler apart.
ment hotel west Of Rauls, Roosevelt boulevard will
be read, for occupancy November L, said Helberg
East Of Raurs Key West Improvement, Inc., Treas
urer, A. T. Goian, has started breaking ground and
dredging for the 40 unit aparimenotel he is putting
Like the ia unit Key Wester, will be concrete
block constructions and one Of The most elaborate OF
southern hotels.
Benjamin Fitzpatrick, former Chicago banker. Who
with Helberg Is building sThe Key Wesier'' has bought
"a COO foot) lots from Key West Improvement, me-.
extending from Flagler avenue almost TO Garrison
Blight Here he will so two and three bedroom
homes IN the next year. Building Of them al time
hIpatrick estimates they win sell for $4,000 To
$2O,OOO.
Io service these million dollar hotels, apartments
and private homes HeIberg plans shopping cen,.r
which will nclnde groceries beauty parIors off;c.
space and other facilities. 81 s.
wiih ne wond xssousrSs Il De sy 4 should IS. a.
pssinS 70 people fhToushoufs he nsdo1as ss IS
money his ss Il in IL uinaf. use
won't sell without kno~ino exactly for h
purpose is 70 Be used pissai building the beauty
Of ryoperfy."
xeY West Inc owns spproxinasf.ly $50
Of onshd Of the City Of KsY holdings begin
Hoosevs boulevard Hilton Haven and circle the
bouisvsrd for four miles around 10
Bertha
Most Of the the north and south boul.vads with
the exception Of small Navy holdings up
land. belongs 10 the three corporation. @s~s
Vincent ccnieY who like sbsrg Chicago President
Of the company bess seys for years in hsf city
discovered Key wssfs psssbnisss zen ysass
Fitzpatrick and used 10 come down fishing We
looked fine city buying
people coming is ana bn,ins"
Failing do Hsbsrs. cosn nd conAY bought
the huge parcel Of Key Realty company
with the kncwledge and understanding that asa
the subject Of county condemnation proceedings
Meachan airport
Today Hsbefs and his associates moving ahead rapidly
their choice zs
Though The Key Westerv and the Goan IS hotefapar
the first dwelling be
STRUCTURE
Margaret Store Fagler and built Raus
'The Key Wester" completion that Fitzpatrick and
Chicago Miami and Fort Pierce
job.
Kec Yves, Improvement Inc Helberg stressed has no *
agent It's land registered with al
reputable
Heberg says that he win be spending
in Key West in the next year
committing Key West and Chicago he laughed
cosmopote believes Key West favor
ably with the Riviera the italian Coast and other renowned
You have everything here magnificent Ny
land developed such TO make il beau
ufu patchwork"
Intensely interested n the .vera planning Key Hell
berg cooperate city, county officials in all
problems He particularly wants to help On the control q
Of the Monroe county Mosquito
Control board Is big step forward.