Hotel Clark

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

Hotel Clark
Alternative namesClark Hotel
General information
Location426 South Hill Street, Los Angeles, California, US
Coordinates34.04948°N 118.25058°W / 34.04948; -118.25058
Completed1914
OwnerChetrit Group
Technical details
Floor count9

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 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
  1. "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. 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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