The Hotel Clark, also known as the Clark Hotel, is a historic building in Los Angeles, California, US.
| Hotel Clark | |
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| Alternative names | Clark Hotel |
| General information | |
| Location | 426 South Hill Street, Los Angeles, California, US |
| Coordinates | 34°02′58″N 118°15′02″W / 34.04948°N 118.25058°W |
| Completed | 1914 |
| Owner | Chetrit Group |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 9 |
Location
editThe building is located at 426 South Hill Street in Downtown Los Angeles.[1] It is between 4th Street and Hill Street,[2] near Pershing Square.[1]
History
editThe eleven-story building was built by Eli P. Clark.[3] It was completed in 1914.[3] It was a 555-room hotel.[1] Later, the hotel turned into a low-rent apartment building.[3]
It was acquired by JCG Financial Co.,[3] followed by Sunday Inn Inc..[4] When they tried to evict the tenants and turn it into a luxury hotel again in 1979, the tenants filed a lawsuit accusing them of harassment and won.[3] A decade later, in 1988, the building was acquired by the People's Republic of China under the company name of May Wah International Enterprises.[1][3] Their goal was to turn it into "a Chinese business/cultural center".[1] While the historic facade was preserved, the interior was redesigned in the International Style.[3] When diplomatic relations between the US and China fizzled out, it was turned into a low-rent apartment building. When they tried to evict the residents to raise the rents, they were sued, leading to a US$1.7 million settlement.[5]
It is owned by the Chetrit Group, chaired by Joseph Chetrit. They have been remodelling it into a hotel since 2012.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Clark Hotel". Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. University of Southern California. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ^ McMilland, Penelope (July 31, 1991). "Hotel Residents to Take Money and Go : Lawsuit: Tenants agree to leave historic downtown establishment for $86,000 and $250 a month, ending dispute with a development firm". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g Oswald, John A. (July 13, 1988). "China Busy Setting Up Shop : Beijing Renovates Hotel as Place to Showcase Its Goods". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ^ Thompson, Ginger (May 26, 1989). "Tenants Sue Hotel, Claim Harassment : Owners Seek to Force Them Out, They Say". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ^ Brown, David W.; Portman, Janet; Warner, Ralph (2013). The California Landlord's Lawbook: Rights & Responsibilities. Berkeley, California: Nolo. p. 91. ISBN 9781413318531. OCLC 841648622.
- ^ Broverman, Neal (March 21, 2013). "Is Downtown's Hotel Clark Finally Getting Close to Opening?". Curbed. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ^ Kudler, Adrian Glick (April 2, 2013). "DTLA's Long-Delayed Hotel Clark Now Supposed to Open in June". Curbed. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
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