1668-57 Economics, Development, & Real Estate 1927-1945 Richter Closes Deal Joe Richter
For ),(/hi an Buys Beach
G\i'\,
Jeweler' s v9or Beach Property Property For $1,000,000; Name To Be Changed y
Following an exclusive announcement in The Jeweler Takes Title
Miami Daily News Whirligig column a month ago To Lavish Structure
that negotiations were under way for the sale of the By FERMAN WILSON
Whitman hotel, Miami Beach, the deal has been Bush" Real s.t•a tear
closed, and Joe Richter, Miami jeweler, is the new•
loe Richter, bought the w e
owner, having purchased the hotel from Mrs. Leona I��� •ttn property Fridav—Tor
F. Whitman for $1,000,000. Qin of which$300,000 was
The Whitman has an ocean cash.
•s frontage one block long and when Richter came to Miami 22
years ago it taxed his finances to
is a 12-story building. It had
151"rooms, solarium, two din- lease a small space in the Halcyon
lag rooms,spacious lobbies and arcade for sale of a limited display
a bar• The building is
steam of jewelry trinkets.
•
heated. It was designed by In purcha nd
Its come ran lam
Roy F. France, architect, Creek ap t tilling, Richter
who also designed many of the claims title to one of the most lay-
outstanding hotels in Miami lshly furnished and outstanding
Beach and in other Florida hotels in the myriad of modernistic
cities.
» and colorful hotels that stab the
Also part of the sale was the I Miami Beach skyline.,
three-story apartment building 1.&PTS, ALSO FURNISHED
across the street from thtf" The 13-stony structure occupies
Whitman which also occupies an entire block on the oceanfront
an entire block.The apartment 'between 33rd and 34th sts., with
house property extends to In- 1 Collins ave. as its western boun•
dian creek and the furnishings
• in this building are inkeeping dart',
Whitmanwith those in the larger build-
, across the 'street, and
ing, purchased occupyingDirectly
another full block to In.
Richter said he 'dian creek,is tyle three-story apart,
• the Whitman property for the
ment building with the same type
Open of furnishings as used.In the hotel.
Will Open benefit of his children. He has The seller was Mrs. Leona F.
1 three sons in the navy and a Whitman, widow of the man wins
daughter, Shirley Richter. The built the place in 1935. The Joe
In Jan> name of the hotel will be c'ohen•Joe Rose Investment Co.
+ r .- changed to Scott Bryan. The were the yelling brokers. Mitchell
Whitman hotel is rated as one
The 12 story Whiten ho 1- D. Price represented the seller and
of the beat in the area, room
bought a year agtT4��1, rata• formerly ranging u to L.N.Norris the purchaser.
will be opened for civilians Jan. I'asado slq ID( a p- "I bought the property," said'
.ro. strn,o,t„a ,� . • ;Inti art'. Richter, "as a legacy for my four
1 as the Robert Richter,by Its new - children: Lt. Robert, in the Navy; .
owner,J.A.Rich- ,Alvin C. Daniel Mf geboth in the
ter _Jew- Picture on Page•2-A. _
er, 151-roc S
`-' Navy--and Shirley. And in honor
'� tructure, ch o..Roberts son -Robert is in the
occupies an 'en- +Paflfi ,war tame and never has,
3. seer: his •son—i will- change the
tire block on the s-'s, • name of the,hotel.to Scott Baan.
oceanfront * 7.,. I have,told'-,[fot tt 1;Ylrlvite us
Yea, buddies to corn to,aie:hotel and
a be-free-guests of-mine for the best
'f+63msi the best food and the best
. • ' of refreshments,”
1St GUEST ROOMS
RICHTER •
between 33rd and l The land on which the l hote'-Is
--s 34th at. on Col- located extends 200 feet along ,he
tins ave. has ocean and goes back full width for •
1283 feet to Collins ave. The hotel
been re-nattl,hd in slid apartment building are under
g•,, ,(3-' memory of the i lease to the Army.'
:,�-, owner's son, an The Whitman hes 131 spacious,
50U l infantry first I!tile floor guest rooms. each with
lieutenant killed i private bath: There are two lob-
in action In the Philippines last Ibiee, each luxurious with specially
February. designed furniture, as is the cake
The Indian- Creek went of all the furnishi:,ge. Thor; are
hotel, across the e� � was two spacious dining rooms, an or-
h� nate bar, ballroom and sky-top so-
includlt+fY�`t sale. s been re- lariums. Lower, floors are mar-
named ot[Bryan apartments, bleized and the enri,r building is
for the
'113\121-month-old son of the steam heated. There are two large •
young lieutenant passenger elevators.
Richter announced Saturday Construction is steel and rein- .
that the Robert Richter will be forced concrete. Roy F. 'r'rance-
managed by Edward Noulin, For- way the architect Building ex-
'managed
with the Hollywood Beach pert sav,lt is one of the most sub-
hotel and the Everglades club in stantially built hotels in Florida.
West Palm Beach. TO CONTINUE POLICY - -
Still occupied by the Army,the The Whitman had been a seasonal
hotel is scheduled for release some - hotel with rates ranging up front
time next month. $25 a.day and has catered to an ex.
closive clientele. Fazio Dunham.
, . v ell-known hotel man, was man-
ager under the Whitman control
and an offer has been made to him
to continue in that capacity.
"We shall not deviate from the
past policy of the place in our ap-
peal for patronage and will exert
every effort to maintain the envi-
able reputation enjoyed by the
Whitman in all parts.of the coun-
try."said the new owner.
Contemplated Improvements In- •
elude a swimming pool In the center ,
I of the oceanside pato, the pool to
be surrounded by a cabana club,-
total cost of which is estimated at '
sso noir