Hotel Clark

Hotel Clark
Alternative names Clark Hotel
General information
Location 426 South Hill Street, Los Angeles, California, USA
Coordinates 34°02′58″N 118°15′02″W / 34.04948°N 118.25058°W / 34.04948; -118.25058Coordinates: 34°02′58″N 118°15′02″W / 34.04948°N 118.25058°W / 34.04948; -118.25058
Completed 1914
Owner Chetrit Group
Technical details
Floor count 9

The Hotel Clark, also known as the Clark Hotel, is a historic building in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Location

The 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

The eleven-story building was built by Eli P. Clark.[3] It was completed in 1914.[3] It was a luxury hotel, with 555 rooms.[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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Clark Hotel". Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. University of Southern California. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Brown, David W.; Portman, Janet; Warner, Ralph (2013). The California Landlord's Lawbook: Rights & Responsibilities. Berkeley, California: Nolo. p. 91. ISBN 9781413318531. OCLC 841648622.
  6. ↑ Broverman, Neal (March 21, 2013). "Is Downtown's Hotel Clark Finally Getting Close to Opening?". Curbed. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  7. ↑ 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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