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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1965
Page
12
Summary of a reader's home improvement column offering a Jeep playground project for kids. It lists materials such as 2 by 4s, pipe, and lumber, gives assembly tips, and notes painting and ground clearance. The piece also includes several reader questions on repairs and House Doctor guidance on fleas lightning rods and cane board joints.
Boston announces the Jamaicaway Tower and Town Houses a 30 story residential skyscraper on a four acre Perkins Street site near Jamaica Pond. 282 apartments in 14 two story town houses with private balconies 300 car underground garage and extensive resident amenities including pool gym tennis sauna lounge supermarket valet doctor and security.
Pittsfield area homeowners are offered a fused on exterior finish named Ennite by Surfa Shield Division of Aero Shade & Blind Corp. after 20 years of testing. The product promises a permanent, maintenance free surface over wood, inselbric and shingles. Call 444-4496 for free estimates and horse trading prices with no obligation.
A Kansas City real estate firm and Kidder, Peabody & Co. announce City Reconstruction Co to undertake up to 300 million in renewal projects in five years. Lewis Kitchen will head the venture with regional offices in Los Angeles and Washington. Kidder, Peabody buys 10 percent of preferred stock with 90 percent placed with an institutional investor. The plan includes about 230 million in residential redevelopments in the first two years and doubling by 1970. Kitchen notes this marks a rare major investment banking firm backing urban renewal. Kitchen’s firm has 8148 million in credits and projects in 15 years of activity.
Fort Lauderdale witnessed a land sale stampede led by James Hunt Sr who offered a mystery discount of 33 percent as Guy Lombardo’s band played When the Saints Go Marching In. About 1 140 lots on 750 acres sold in eight minutes, bringing in four million dollars. Sites ranged from five to six thousand three hundred thirty three dollars with 25 percent down and three years to pay. Hunt, a veteran Florida developer, now pursues Coral Springs a 10 000 acre planned city northwest of the city aiming for a 60 000 population.
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