1674-5 Henry Hohauser ® . It s Work
n $2,000,000
li (lelAt-Beach
Construction of a $2,000,000
luxury hotel in Miami Beach
will be started within three
weeks, it,was revealed today.
Henry Hohauser, architect,
saisirrithe hotel were
granted "hardship case" priori-
ty by the National, Production
Authority to secure scarce steel
for the job. ''';,
jThe fed\ 1 agency, however,f
refuse uthorize purchase of
rmateria s for a swimming pool,
Hohauser said.
, THE 198-ROOM hotel will be i
built at 2555 Collins ave. by
Louis Kenin and Charles H. Pos-
ner, New York contractors and
financiers.
Hohauser said it will require
about eight months to complete
,the hotel, and work will conti-
nue through the winter season
when construction in Miami
'Beach normally comes to a halt.
A city anti-noise ordinance
which becomes effective Dec. 1
prohibits construction within 150
feet of a hotel or apartment
house. Hohauser explained,
however, that the site is large
enough so most work can be
,done outside the noise limit.
KENIN-AND Posner built the
'Roper bldg. in Miami and are
the owners of Park View island
at the bay end of 73rd st. in Mi-
ami Beach.
Hohauser said the NPA al-
lowed steel for the new hotel be-
cause construction had been
planned four years ago. Work
then was delayed because of the l
death of Posner's father,Harry.I
His, estate was settled only a I
few weeks ago, enabling the;
partners to go ahead with their 1
plans, and the federal agency]
labelled the situation a hardship
case. I
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HOHAUSER SAID it was
hoped that approval for a swim-
ming pool would be granted be-
'fore the hotel is completed. The
new hotel otherwise would be t
the pnly one of its class without
a pool in Miami Beach.
The city building permit listed
cost of construction at $1,000,-
000, but the architect said the
actual cost, including wiring
and plumbing, would be about
$2,000,000.