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=== Conversion to luxury hotel === ==== Krauss–Elder operation ==== [[File:ChelseaLobby.JPG|thumb|upright=1.4|Lobby of the hotel in 2010]] In 2007, an arbitrator ruled that Bard's family owned 58 percent of the hotel's value but that his partners had a majority stake in the operation.<ref name="Dwyer 2007" /> In addition, Bard was ordered to pay back $1 million and gave Marlene Krauss and David Elder control over the hotel for ten years.<ref name="Silverman 2007">{{Cite news |last=Silverman |first=Justin Rocket |date=August 6, 2007 |title=Change feared at historic hotel |page=14 |newspaper=[[Newsday]]|via=[[newspapers.com]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/newsday-change-feared-at-historic-hotel/133509074/ |access-date=December 29, 2024|archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021220016/https://www.newspapers.com/article/newsday-change-feared-at-historic-hotel/133509074/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The hotel's board of directors ousted Bard in June 2007,<ref name="Chamberlain 2007" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Jacobs |first=Ben |date=June 18, 2007 |title=Stanley Bard Ousted From Chelsea Hotel |url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2007/06/stanley_bard_ousted_from_chels.html |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=[[Intelligencer (website)|Intelligencer]]|archive-date=June 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603164009/https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2007/06/stanley_bard_ousted_from_chels.html |url-status=live}}</ref> after Krauss and Elder claimed that Bard had allowed tenants to stay even if they had fallen far behind on their rent.<ref name="Silverman 2007" /> Krauss and Elder hired BD Hotels to manage the Chelsea.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chamberlain |first=Lisa|ref=none|date=July 8, 2007 |title=For Chelsea, a Morning of New Hotels|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/08/realestate/commercial/08sqft.html |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=November 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126034020/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/08/realestate/commercial/08sqft.html |url-status=live}}</ref> BD Hotels attempted to correct several violations of city building codes and obtain documentation on tenants who were not registered with the city government.<ref name="Smith 2008">{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=David |date=November 30, 2008 |title=Chelsea's bohemians rage in fight to save New York landmark's soul|newspaper=[[The Observer]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/30/new-york-chelsea-hotel |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=May 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527041607/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/30/new-york-chelsea-hotel |url-status=live}}</ref> The new operators also opened a basement lounge and restored the ballroom.<ref name="Karmin 2010">{{Cite news |last=Karmin |first=Craig |date=October 19, 2010 |title=Hotel Chelsea Seeks Buyer for Rehab|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304410504575560640639784032 |access-date=October 13, 2023|archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021215921/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304410504575560640639784032 |url-status=live}}</ref> Krauss wished to increase the number of short-term guests<ref name="Chamberlain 2007" /><ref name="Smith 2008" /> and renovate the retail space.<ref name="Chamberlain 2007" /> The hotel stopped leasing apartments in 2007;<ref name="Hedlund 2009" /> filmmaker Sam Bassett became the last long-term resident to sign a lease at the hotel.<ref>{{cite web |date=October 21, 2009 |title=Remembering Well: Sam Bassett |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/sam-bassett-chelsea-hotel |access-date=October 15, 2023 |website=Interview |archive-date=December 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204155640/https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/sam-bassett-chelsea-hotel |url-status=live}}</ref> Many hotel residents feared that the plans would change the character of the hotel, one of the few remaining non-gentrified places in Chelsea,<ref name="Usborne 2009" /><ref name="Smith 2008" /> and they expressed concerns that the new manager was not accommodating toward them.<ref name="Shott 2007">{{cite news|last=Shott |first=Chris |date=November 20, 2007 |title=Bizarro Bard Goes Memo Mad at Chelsea Hotel |url=https://observer.com/2007/11/bizarro-bard-goes-memo-mad-at-chelsea-hotel/ |access-date=October 13, 2023|newspaper=[[The Observer]]|location=London|archive-date=October 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007201625/https://observer.com/2007/11/bizarro-bard-goes-memo-mad-at-chelsea-hotel/ |url-status=live}}</ref> At the time, Krauss and Elder were evicting tenants and were planning a renovation of the hotel.<ref>{{cite web |last=Arak |first=Joey |date=March 12, 2008 |title=Meanwhile, at the Hotel Chelsea |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2008/3/12/10575778/meanwhile-at-the-hotel-chelsea |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Curbed NY |archive-date=October 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005122024/https://ny.curbed.com/2008/3/12/10575778/meanwhile-at-the-hotel-chelsea |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Hedlund 2009">{{cite web |last=Hedlund |first=Patrick |date=January 26, 2009 |title=At Chelsea Hotel, putting up plaques, but evicting artists |url=https://www.amny.com/news/at-chelsea-hotel-putting-up-plaques-but-evicting-artists/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=amNewYork |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021215923/https://www.amny.com/news/at-chelsea-hotel-putting-up-plaques-but-evicting-artists/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Elder denied that tenants were being targeted, saying that all of the evicted tenants had failed to pay rent;<ref name="Hedlund 2009" /> according to BD Hotels officials, some tenants owed more than $10,000.<ref name="Karmin 2010" /> BD Hotels was fired in April 2008<ref>{{cite web |last=Shott |first=Chris |date=April 30, 2008 |title=More Shakeups at Chelsea Hotel |url=https://observer.com/2008/04/more-shakeups-at-chelsea-hotel/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Observer |archive-date=June 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610084831/https://observer.com/2008/04/more-shakeups-at-chelsea-hotel/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and subsequently filed a [[wrongful dismissal]] lawsuit against the hotel's operators.<ref name="Buckley 2010" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Shott |first=Chris |date=May 1, 2008 |title=Ousted Chelsea Hotel Managers File for Arbitration |url=https://observer.com/2008/05/ousted-chelsea-hotel-managers-file-for-arbitration/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Observer |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410194903/https://observer.com/2008/05/ousted-chelsea-hotel-managers-file-for-arbitration/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Andrew Tilley was hired to manage the hotel in June 2008<ref>{{cite web |last=Shott |first=Chris |date=June 30, 2008 |title=Hard Rock Guy Takes Over at The Chelsea |url=https://observer.com/2008/06/hard-rock-guy-takes-over-at-the-chelsea/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Observer |archive-date=September 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922215750/https://observer.com/2008/06/hard-rock-guy-takes-over-at-the-chelsea/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and continued to serve eviction notices to tenants.<ref>{{cite web |last=Arak |first=Joey |title=Meanwhile, at the Hotel Chelsea |website=[[Curbed NY]]|date=October 22, 2008 |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2008/10/22/10556078/meanwhile-at-the-hotel-chelsea |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=June 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604081851/https://ny.curbed.com/2008/10/22/10556078/meanwhile-at-the-hotel-chelsea |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Shott 2007" /> The hotel was involved in other controversies such as a disagreement over the demolition of an apartment once occupied by [[Bob Dylan]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Arak |first=Joey |date=December 4, 2008 |title=Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Renovation Has Hotel Chelsea Angry |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2008/12/4/10552264/freewheelin-bob-dylan-renovation-has-hotel-chelsea-angry |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Curbed NY |archive-date=December 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205080546/https://ny.curbed.com/2008/12/4/10552264/freewheelin-bob-dylan-renovation-has-hotel-chelsea-angry |url-status=live}}</ref> Tilley resigned after seven months, citing tenant harassment.<ref>{{cite web |last=Arak |first=Joey |title=Meanwhile, at the Hotel Chelsea: Latest Manager Checks Out |website=Curbed NY |date=February 2, 2009 |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2009/2/2/10548472/meanwhile-at-the-hotel-chelsea-latest-manager-checks-out |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=June 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601130447/https://ny.curbed.com/2009/2/2/10548472/meanwhile-at-the-hotel-chelsea-latest-manager-checks-out |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Carlson |first=Jen |title=Another Manager Defeated by the Hotel Chelsea |website=Gothamist |date=February 2, 2009 |url=https://gothamist.com/news/another-manager-defeated-by-the-hotel-chelsea |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021215922/https://gothamist.com/news/another-manager-defeated-by-the-hotel-chelsea |url-status=live}}</ref> Elder took over direct management of the hotel in 2009.<ref name="Susman 2009" /><ref name="Hedlund 2009" /> Under Elder's management, the hotel phased out long-term leases in favor of 25-day leases.<ref name="Hedlund 2009" /> By 2010, ninety long-term residents remained; another forty had moved out during the previous three years.<ref name="Buckley 2010" /> A nightclub known as the Chelsea Room opened in the basement that October,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rao |first=Priya |date=October 4, 2010 |title=Star Lounge Gets Reincarnation |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704631504575532223661388324 |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=September 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919185720/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704631504575532223661388324 |url-status=live}}</ref> after the former Star Lounge's space had been gutted.<ref name="Detrick 2011">{{Cite news |last=Detrick |first=Ben |date=March 1, 2011 |title=The Chelsea Room |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/03/fashion/03boite.html |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=September 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909122307/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/03/fashion/03boite.html? |url-status=live}}</ref> The Chelsea's 15 shareholders put the hotel up for sale in October 2010,<ref name="Karmin 2010" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Legendary NYC Hotel Chelsea is for sale |website=The San Diego Union-Tribune |date=October 19, 2010 |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-legendary-nyc-hotel-chelsea-is-for-sale-2010oct19-story.html |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021215923/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-legendary-nyc-hotel-chelsea-is-for-sale-2010oct19-story.html |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Carlson |first=Jen |title=Hotel Chelsea Up For Sale |website=Gothamist |date=October 19, 2010 |url=https://gothamist.com/news/hotel-chelsea-up-for-sale |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=May 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527132524/https://gothamist.com/news/hotel-chelsea-up-for-sale |url-status=live}}</ref> when there were 125 short-term guestrooms and 100 apartments.<ref name="Karmin 2010" /> Real-estate experts estimated that a buyer would have to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to renovate each room, overcoming tenant opposition and restrictions posed by the hotel's city-landmark status.<ref name="Turner 2010">{{cite web |last=Turner |first=Zeke |date=November 3, 2010 |title=Metaphor on 23rd Street: The Chelsea Has History and Architecture—Is That Enough for a $100 M. Sale? |url=https://observer.com/2010/11/metaphor-on-23rd-street-the-chelsea-has-history-and-architectureis-that-enough-for-a-100-m-sale/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Observer |archive-date=October 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003113739/https://observer.com/2010/11/metaphor-on-23rd-street-the-chelsea-has-history-and-architectureis-that-enough-for-a-100-m-sale/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Stanley Bard's son David made a bid to buy the Chelsea,<ref name="Pressler 2011" /> as did developer [[Aby Rosen]]<ref name="Karmin 2011" /> and hoteliers [[Ian Schrager]] and [[André Balazs]].<ref name="Karmin 2011" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Arak |first=Joey |date=January 14, 2011 |title=Hotel Chelsea Heating Up |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2011/1/14/10487074/hotel-chelsea-heating-up |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Curbed NY |archive-date=October 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003152908/https://ny.curbed.com/2011/1/14/10487074/hotel-chelsea-heating-up |url-status=live}}</ref> A Doughnut Plant shop opened at the hotel in early 2011.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fabricant |first=Florence |date=February 8, 2011 |title=Doughnut Plant to Open at the Chelsea Hotel |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/09/dining/09doughnut.html |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=June 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617082652/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/09/dining/09doughnut.html |url-status=live}}</ref> ==== Chetrit and Scheetz operation ==== Real estate developer [[Joseph Chetrit]] announced in May 2011 that he had bought the hotel for $80 million.<ref name="Karmin 2011">{{Cite news |last=Karmin |first=Craig |date=May 16, 2011 |title=Hotel Chelsea's New Proprietor |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704281504576325331831600542.html |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=August 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827105959/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704281504576325331831600542.html? |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=May 16, 2011 |title=Chetrit revealed as Hotel Chelsea buyer |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2011/05/16/joseph-chetrit-revealed-as-hotel-chelsea-buyer/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=The Real Deal |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021215934/https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2011/05/16/joseph-chetrit-revealed-as-hotel-chelsea-buyer/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Chetrit stopped taking reservations for new guests that July<ref name="Buckley 2011">{{Cite news |last=Buckley |first=Cara |date=August 1, 2011 |title=A Last Night Among the Spirits at the Chelsea Hotel |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/01/nyregion/historic-chelsea-hotel-closes-to-guests.html |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=July 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705061347/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/01/nyregion/historic-chelsea-hotel-closes-to-guests.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Polsky |first=Sara |title=To-Be-Renovated Hotel Chelsea Closing to Reservations Next Week |website=Curbed NY |date=July 27, 2011 |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2011/7/27/10454046/to-be-renovated-hotel-chelsea-closing-to-reservations-next-week |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=December 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202125923/https://ny.curbed.com/2011/7/27/10454046/to-be-renovated-hotel-chelsea-closing-to-reservations-next-week |url-status=live}}</ref> and officially took title to the hotel the next month.<ref>{{cite web |last=Acitelli |first=Tom |title=Era Ends as Joseph Chetrit Closes on Chelsea Hotel Buy |website=Observer |date=August 2, 2011 |url=https://observer.com/2011/08/era-ends-as-joseph-chetrit-closes-on-chelsea-hotel-buy/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=May 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529092314/https://observer.com/2011/08/era-ends-as-joseph-chetrit-closes-on-chelsea-hotel-buy/ |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Candace |title=Hotel Chelsea deal closes |website=The Real Deal |date=August 2, 2011 |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2011/08/02/hotel-chelsea-deal-closes/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021215924/https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2011/08/02/hotel-chelsea-deal-closes/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Gene Kaufman was hired to design a renovation of the Chelsea,<ref name="NPR 2011" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Polsky |first=Sara |date=July 5, 2011 |title=Hotel Chelsea to Get 'Subtle' Gene Kaufman Renovation |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2011/7/5/10458112/hotel-chelsea-to-get-subtle-gene-kaufman-renovation |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Curbed NY |archive-date=December 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201100427/https://ny.curbed.com/2011/7/5/10458112/hotel-chelsea-to-get-subtle-gene-kaufman-renovation |url-status=live}}</ref> which was funded by an $85 million loan from [[Natixis]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Acitelli |first=Tom |date=August 9, 2011 |title=Chetrit's $85 M. Chelsea Hotel Loan; His Junior Partner's Housing Violations |url=https://observer.com/2011/08/chetrits-85-m-chelsea-hotel-loan-his-junior-partners-housing-violations/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Observer |archive-date=October 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003221145/https://observer.com/2011/08/chetrits-85-m-chelsea-hotel-loan-his-junior-partners-housing-violations/ |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Carlson |first=Jen |date=August 11, 2011 |title=Hotel Chelsea Lobby Stripped Of Its Art, History, Character |url=https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/hotel-chelsea-lobby-stripped-of-its-art-history-character |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Gothamist |archive-date=February 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205021433/https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/hotel-chelsea-lobby-stripped-of-its-art-history-character |url-status=live}}</ref> Kaufman intended to change the room layouts and renovate vacant retail space in the basement and ground floor.<ref name="Karmin 2011a" /> Residents protected by [[rent regulation in New York|state rent regulation laws]] were allowed to remain,<ref name="Kilgannon 2011">{{Cite web |last=Kilgannon |first=Corey |date=November 4, 2011 |title=First, No More Guests; Now, Chelsea Hotel Says No More Art |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/04/first-no-more-guests-now-chelsea-hotel-says-no-more-art/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=City Room |archive-date=June 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621113033/https://archive.nytimes.com/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/04/first-no-more-guests-now-chelsea-hotel-says-no-more-art/ |url-status=live}}</ref> but the staff were fired.<ref name="NPR 2011" /> Chetrit also moved to evict a tattoo parlor<ref name="Meyer 2011">{{Cite web |last1=Meyer |first1=Theodoric |last2=Slotkin |first2=Jason |date=October 30, 2011 |title=A Tattoo Parlor Prepares to Depart the Chelsea Hotel |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/29/a-tattoo-parlor-prepares-to-depart-the-chelsea-hotel/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=City Room |archive-date=November 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126115217/https://archive.nytimes.com/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/29/a-tattoo-parlor-prepares-to-depart-the-chelsea-hotel/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and some of the non-rent-regulated residents.<ref>{{cite web |last=Katz |first=Mathew |title=Hotel Chelsea Trying to Evict Residents |website=DNAinfo New York |date=December 12, 2011 |url=https://www.dnainfo.com/20111212/chelsea-hells-kitchen/hotel-chelsea-trying-evict-residents/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=June 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629104410/https://www.dnainfo.com/20111212/chelsea-hells-kitchen/hotel-chelsea-trying-evict-residents/ |postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Polsky |first=Sara |title=Hotel Chelsea's New Owner Files to Evict 10 Residents |website=Curbed NY |date=December 12, 2011 |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2011/12/12/10416930/hotel-chelseas-new-owner-files-to-evict-10-residents |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=June 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605193248/https://ny.curbed.com/2011/12/12/10416930/hotel-chelseas-new-owner-files-to-evict-10-residents |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Connor 2011">{{cite news |last=Connor |first=Tracy |date=October 18, 2011 |title=Unwanted Guest at Historic Hotel: Fear. Tenants at the Chelsea, Worried About New Owner's Intentions, Hire a Lawyer |page=4 |work=[[New York Daily News]] |id={{ProQuest|898703365}}}}</ref><ref name="New York Daily News 2011">{{cite web |date=December 22, 2011 |title=Chelsea Hotel tries to evict high-profile celebs like Susanne Bartsch and David Barton |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2011/12/22/chelsea-hotel-tries-to-evict-high-profile-celebs-like-susanne-bartsch-and-david-barton/ |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=[[New York Daily News]] |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021215923/https://www.nydailynews.com/2011/12/22/chelsea-hotel-tries-to-evict-high-profile-celebs-like-susanne-bartsch-and-david-barton/ |url-status=live}}</ref> That September, resident Zoe Pappas formed the Chelsea Tenants Association,<ref name="Gray 2013">{{cite web |last=Gray |first=Billy |date=April 9, 2013 |title=Hotel Chelsea Tenant Association Hits Back, Files Contempt of Court Motion Against Joe Chetrit |url=https://commercialobserver.com/2013/04/hotel-chelsea-tenant-association-hits-back-files-contempt-of-court-motion-against-joe-chetrit/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Commercial Observer |archive-date=November 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126212911/https://commercialobserver.com/2013/04/hotel-chelsea-tenant-association-hits-back-files-contempt-of-court-motion-against-joe-chetrit/ |url-status=live}}</ref> which about half of the remaining residents joined.<ref name="Meyer 2011" /><ref name="Connor 2011" /> The Chelsea's managers ordered that all artwork be placed into storage in November, prompting more tenant complaints;<ref name="Kilgannon 2011" /> a rooftop garden tended by residents was also destroyed.<ref>{{cite web |last=Goodman |first=Wendy |date=November 14, 2019 |title=Tour a Defiantly Bohemian Studio in the Chelsea Hotel |url=https://www.curbed.com/2020/10/tour-gerald-decocks-bohemian-studio-at-the-chelsea-hotel.html |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=Curbed |archive-date=September 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930194159/https://www.curbed.com/2020/10/tour-gerald-decocks-bohemian-studio-at-the-chelsea-hotel.html |url-status=live}}</ref> From 2011 to 2013, residents filed a large number of lawsuits against Chetrit.<ref name="Gray 2013" /> Tenants complained that the project was creating health hazards,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/chelsea-hotel-demolition-sparks-buildings-dept-probe-complaints-furious-residents-article-1.964434 |title=Chelsea Hotel demolition sparks Buildings Dept. probe after complaints from furious residents |last1=Prendergast |first1=Daniel |date=October 22, 2011 |newspaper=[[New York Daily News]] |last2=Connor |first2=Tracy |access-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021220010/https://www.nydailynews.com/2011/10/22/chelsea-hotel-demolition-sparks-buildings-dept-probe-after-complaints-from-furious-residents/#ixzz1csEiXNCX |url-status=live}}</ref> although the city's [[New York City Department of Buildings|Building Department]] found no major violations of building codes.<ref>{{cite web |title=DOB finds no major violations in Hotel Chelsea renovation |website=The Real Deal |date=October 27, 2011 |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2011/10/27/department-of-buildings-finds-no-major-violations-in-hotel-chelsea-renovation-by-chetrit-group/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021220021/https://therealdeal.com/piano/ProximaNova-Semibold.ttf |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |title=Chelsea Hotel tenants' expert says demolition stirs up toxins; building inspectors find no hazards |website=[[New York Daily News]] |date=October 27, 2011 |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2011/10/27/chelsea-hotel-tenants-expert-says-demoltion-stirs-up-toxins-building-inspectors-find-no-hazards/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021220012/https://www.nydailynews.com/2011/10/27/chelsea-hotel-tenants-expert-says-demoltion-stirs-up-toxins-building-inspectors-find-no-hazards/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Following a lawsuit in December 2011,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Meyer |first1=Theodoric |last2=Slotkin |first2=Jason |title=Tenants at Chelsea Hotel File Suit Against Owner Over Renovations |website=City Room |date=December 3, 2011 |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/03/tenants-at-chelsea-hotel-file-suit-against-owner-over-renovations/ |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021220011/https://archive.nytimes.com/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/03/tenants-at-chelsea-hotel-file-suit-against-owner-over-renovations/ |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Connor |first=Tracy |title=Chelsea Hotel tenants sue landlord over repairs, renovations |website=[[New York Daily News]] |date=December 3, 2011 |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2011/12/03/chelsea-hotel-tenants-sue-landlord-over-repairs-renovations/ |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021220015/https://www.nydailynews.com/2011/12/03/chelsea-hotel-tenants-sue-landlord-over-repairs-renovations/ |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |title=Hotel Chelsea tenants file suit over alleged environmental violations |website=The Real Deal |date=December 5, 2011 |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2011/12/05/hotel-chelsea-tenants-file-suit-over-alleged-epa-violations/ |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=June 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601012654/https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2011/12/05/hotel-chelsea-tenants-file-suit-over-alleged-epa-violations/ |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Katz |first=Mathew |title=Hotel Chelsea Tenants Sue Landlord for Renovation Dangers |website=DNAinfo New York |date=December 3, 2011 |url=https://www.dnainfo.com/20111203/chelsea-hells-kitchen/hotel-chelsea-tenants-sue-landlord-for-renovation-dangers/ |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=May 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516042830/https://www.dnainfo.com/20111203/chelsea-hells-kitchen/hotel-chelsea-tenants-sue-landlord-for-renovation-dangers/}}</ref> a state court ordered Chetrit to clean the air in the hotel.<ref>{{cite web |last=Katz |first=Mathew |date=December 17, 2011 |title=Hotel Chelsea Ordered to Clean Up Amid Renovation |url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20111217/chelsea-hells-kitchen/hotel-chelsea-ordered-clean-up-amid-renovation/ |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=DNAinfo New York |archive-date=May 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516124941/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20111217/chelsea-hells-kitchen/hotel-chelsea-ordered-clean-up-amid-renovation/}}</ref> King & Grove Hotels was hired in January 2012 to operate the hotel,<ref>{{cite web |title=King & Grove will manage Hotel Chelsea, pay homage to artistic legacy |website=The Real Deal |date=January 16, 2012 |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2012/01/16/king-grove-will-manage-hotel-chelsea/ |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=March 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329134418/https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2012/01/16/king-grove-will-manage-hotel-chelsea/ |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Hogarty |first=Dave |title=King & Grove to Run Hotel Chelsea |website=Curbed NY |date=January 13, 2012 |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2012/1/13/10408526/king-grove-to-run-hotel-chelsea |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=March 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331094932/https://ny.curbed.com/2012/1/13/10408526/king-grove-to-run-hotel-chelsea |url-status=live}}</ref> and Chetrit proposed a rooftop addition shortly afterward,<ref>{{cite web |last=Polsky |first=Sara |date=February 14, 2012 |title=Gene Kaufman's 'Subtle' Hotel Chelsea Renovation Unveiled |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2012/2/14/10396268/gene-kaufmans-subtle-hotel-chelsea-renovation-unveiled |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=Curbed NY |archive-date=October 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018045536/https://ny.curbed.com/2012/2/14/10396268/gene-kaufmans-subtle-hotel-chelsea-renovation-unveiled |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Katz |first=Mathew |date=February 14, 2012 |title=Controversial Hotel Chelsea Rooftop Addition Barely Visible in Plans |url=https://www.dnainfo.com/20120214/chelsea-hells-kitchen/hotel-chelsea-renovation-plans-include-new-rear-yard-windows-awning/ |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=DNAinfo New York |archive-date=April 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423042922/http://www.dnainfo.com/20120214/chelsea-hells-kitchen/hotel-chelsea-renovation-plans-include-new-rear-yard-windows-awning}}</ref> which the LPC approved despite concerns from residents.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 24, 2012 |title=Landmarks Commission Approves Hotel Chelsea Renovation |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2012/4/24/10377106/landmarks-commission-approves-hotel-chelsea-renovation |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=Curbed NY |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326092303/https://ny.curbed.com/2012/4/24/10377106/landmarks-commission-approves-hotel-chelsea-renovation |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Katz |first=Mathew |title=Hotel Chelsea Tenants Create Charity Fund to Save Other Historic Buildings |website=DNAinfo New York |date=June 29, 2012 |url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20120629/chelsea/hotel-chelsea-tenants-create-charity-fund-save-other-historic-buildings/ |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=December 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209045442/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20120629/chelsea/hotel-chelsea-tenants-create-charity-fund-save-other-historic-buildings/}}</ref> Chetrit was ordered to fix additional building violations in May 2012<ref>{{cite web |last=Katz |first=Mathew |date=May 7, 2012 |title=Chelsea Hotel Landlord Ordered to Fix Renovation Damage |url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20120507/chelsea/chelsea-hotel-landlord-ordered-fix-renovation-damage/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=DNAinfo New York |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325082950/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20120507/chelsea/chelsea-hotel-landlord-ordered-fix-renovation-damage/ |postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Velsey |first=Kim |date=May 7, 2012 |title=Chelsea Hotel Tenants Win The Day In Court |url=https://observer.com/2012/05/chelsea-hotel-tenants-win-the-day-in-court/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Observer |archive-date=June 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601201551/https://observer.com/2012/05/chelsea-hotel-tenants-win-the-day-in-court/ |url-status=live}}</ref> after tenants alleged that the renovation created toxic dust and allowed mold and rust to spread.<ref>{{cite web |last=Velsey |first=Kim |date=May 7, 2012 |title=Chelsea Hotel In Housing Court: Tenants At Iconic Building Say They're Tired of Mold, Asbestos, Being Lied To |url=https://observer.com/2012/05/chelsea-hotel-in-housing-court-tenants-at-iconic-building-say-theyre-tired-of-mold-asbestos-being-lied-to/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Observer |archive-date=June 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601192928/https://observer.com/2012/05/chelsea-hotel-in-housing-court-tenants-at-iconic-building-say-theyre-tired-of-mold-asbestos-being-lied-to/ |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |title=Chelsea Hotel Tenants Head to Housing Court |publisher=WNYC |date=May 7, 2012 |url=https://www.wnyc.org/story/207030-chelsea-hotel-tenants-head-housing-court/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=July 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727015952/https://www.wnyc.org/story/207030-chelsea-hotel-tenants-head-housing-court/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Other tenant lawsuits included a dispute over a deceased tenant's artwork<ref>{{cite web |last=Connor |first=Tracy |title=Judge: Chelsea Hotel owners must return art to Arthur Weinstein's widow |website=[[New York Daily News]] |date=July 11, 2012 |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2012/07/11/judge-chelsea-hotel-owners-must-return-art-to-arthur-weinsteins-widow/ |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021220011/https://www.nydailynews.com/2012/07/11/judge-chelsea-hotel-owners-must-return-art-to-arthur-weinsteins-widow/ |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Polsky |first=Sara |title=Meanwhile, at the Hotel Chelsea |website=Curbed NY |date=July 11, 2012 |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2012/7/11/10352758/meanwhile-at-the-hotel-chelsea |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=February 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202140608/https://ny.curbed.com/2012/7/11/10352758/meanwhile-at-the-hotel-chelsea |url-status=live}}</ref> and a complaint over disrupted gas, heat, and hot water service.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jones |first=David |title=DOB orders Chetrit to halt work at Hotel Chelsea |website=The Real Deal |date=March 22, 2013 |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2013/03/22/city-to-fine-chetrit-over-hotel-chelsea-conditions/ |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021220015/https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2013/03/22/city-to-fine-chetrit-over-hotel-chelsea-conditions/ |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Budin |first=Jeremiah |title=Chetrit to be Fined for Harassment of Hotel Chelsea Tenants |website=Curbed NY |date=March 23, 2013 |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2013/3/23/10260954/chetrit-to-be-fined-for-harassment-of-hotel-chelsea-tenants |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324090119/https://ny.curbed.com/2013/3/23/10260954/chetrit-to-be-fined-for-harassment-of-hotel-chelsea-tenants |url-status=live}}</ref> In addition, Chetrit sued Bard in early 2013, claiming that Bard had overrepresented the hotel's value.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chetrit sues former Hotel Chelsea owners for $4M |website=The Real Deal |date=March 12, 2013 |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2013/03/12/chetrit-sues-former-hotel-chelsea-owners-for-4-15m/ |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021220532/https://buy.tinypass.com/checkout/template/cacheableShow?aid=p7sVIGTDn5&templateId=OTKM7F97TXNP&offerId=fakeOfferId&experienceId=EX4FQIM0EZ0Z&iframeId=offer_97e12a9720251a7aa748-1&displayMode=inline&pianoIdUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fid.tinypass.com%2Fid%2F&widget=template&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftherealdeal.com |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Barbarino |first=Al |title=Joe Chetrit Sues Former Ownership Group at Chelsea Hotel |website=Commercial Observer |date=March 13, 2013 |url=https://commercialobserver.com/2013/03/joe-chetrit-sues-former-ownership-at-chelsea-hotel/ |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=November 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126212905/https://commercialobserver.com/2013/03/joe-chetrit-sues-former-ownership-at-chelsea-hotel/ |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Alberts |first=Hana R. |title=Joseph Chetrit Sues Hotel Chelsea's Former Owners for $4.15M |website=Curbed NY |date=March 12, 2013 |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2013/3/12/10265160/joseph-chetrit-sues-hotel-chelseas-former-owners-for-4-15m |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=March 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330043438/https://ny.curbed.com/2013/3/12/10265160/joseph-chetrit-sues-hotel-chelseas-former-owners-for-4-15m |url-status=live}}</ref> Chetrit, David Bistricer and King & Grove Hotels CEO, Ed Scheetz co-owned the hotel until August 2013,<ref>{{cite web |last=Jones |first=David |date=August 28, 2013 |title=Chetrits, King & Grove break up hotel partnership |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2013/08/27/chetrits-king-grove-break-up-hotel-partnership/#sthash.WTf4G08p.dpuf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926234643/https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2013/08/27/chetrits-king-grove-break-up-hotel-partnership/#sthash.WTf4G08p.dpuf |archive-date=September 26, 2023 |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=The Real Deal}}</ref><ref name="Heyman 2013">{{Cite news |last=Heyman |first=Marshall |date=August 28, 2013 |title=A New View at Chelsea Hotel |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323407104579039031666119834.html |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=October 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006133438/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323407104579039031666119834.html? |url-status=live}}</ref> when Scheetz took over the Chelsea Hotel.<ref name="Heyman 2013" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Feitelberg |first=Rosemary |date=May 23, 2014 |title=Ed Scheetz Launches Chelsea Hotels |url=https://wwd.com/eye/lifestyle/ed-scheetz-launches-chelsea-hotels-7693659/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125040345/https://wwd.com/eye/lifestyle/ed-scheetz-launches-chelsea-hotels-7693659/ |archive-date=January 25, 2021 |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=Women's Wear Daily}}</ref> King & Grove and existing residents agreed on a rent settlement the next month,<ref>{{cite web |last=Amato |first=Rowley |title=Hotel Chelsea Tenants Reach Agreement with King & Grove |website=Curbed NY |date=September 29, 2013 |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2013/9/29/10192926/hotel-chelsea-tenants-reach-agreement-with-king-grove |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324153647/https://ny.curbed.com/2013/9/29/10192926/hotel-chelsea-tenants-reach-agreement-with-king-grove |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Jones |first=David |title=King & Grove settles rent dispute with Hotel Chelsea tenants |website=The Real Deal |date=September 27, 2013 |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2013/09/27/king-grove-settles-rent-dispute-with-hotel-chelsea-tenants/ |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021220515/https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2013/09/27/king-grove-settles-rent-dispute-with-hotel-chelsea-tenants/ |url-status=live}}</ref> in which residents could stay in upgraded apartments.<ref>{{cite web |last=Scotto |first=Michael |date=December 22, 2015 |title=Chelsea Hotel Still a Home for Many as Building Gets Major Overhaul |url=https://ny1.com/nyc/manhattan/news/2015/12/22/the-end-of-an-era--as-hotel-chelsea-prepares-to-re-open-as-a-boutique-hotel--longtime-residents-fight-to-preserve-building-s-character |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Spectrum News NY1 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021220603/https://ny1.com/nyc/manhattan/news/2015/12/22/the-end-of-an-era--as-hotel-chelsea-prepares-to-re-open-as-a-boutique-hotel--longtime-residents-fight-to-preserve-building-s-character |url-status=live}}</ref> Scheetz continued to evict other tenants who had fallen behind on rent.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 17, 2013 |title=Hotel Chelsea King and Grove |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2013/09/17/king-grove-renegs-on-vow-to-stop-hotel-chelsea-evictions-tenants/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=The Real Deal |archive-date=July 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708124023/https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2013/09/17/king-grove-renegs-on-vow-to-stop-hotel-chelsea-evictions-tenants/ |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Katz |first=Mathew |date=September 17, 2013 |title=New Owner of Hotel Chelsea Townhouse Continues Tenant Evictions |url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130917/chelsea/new-owner-of-hotel-chelsea-townhouse-continues-tenant-evictions/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=DNAinfo New York |archive-date=June 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605232758/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130917/chelsea/new-owner-of-hotel-chelsea-townhouse-continues-tenant-evictions/}}</ref> At the time, there were 65 remaining apartments and 170 guestrooms.<ref name="Heyman 2013" /> Chetrit canceled all of the work permits for the Chelsea's renovation at the end of 2013, and all work was temporarily stopped until King & Grove applied for new permits.<ref>{{cite web |title=Work stopped at Hotel Chelsea after Chetrit pulls permits |website=The Real Deal |date=January 16, 2014 |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2014/01/16/work-stopped-at-hotel-chelsea-after-chetrit-pulls-permits/ |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021220528/https://therealdeal.com/piano/ProximaNova-Semibold.ttf |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Katz |first=Mathew |title=City Halts Work on Hotel Chelsea Renovation After Old Owner Yanks Permit |website=DNAinfo New York |date=January 16, 2014 |url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140116/chelsea/city-halts-work-on-hotel-chelsea-renovation-after-old-owner-yanks-permit/ |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021220544/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140116/chelsea/city-halts-work-on-hotel-chelsea-renovation-after-old-owner-yanks-permit/}}</ref> Scheetz also hired Marvel Architects to modify Kaufman's designs,<ref>{{cite web |last=Katz |first=Mathew |date=January 16, 2014 |title=City Halts Work on Hotel Chelsea Renovation After Old Owner Yanks Permit |url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140116/chelsea/city-halts-work-on-hotel-chelsea-renovation-after-old-owner-yanks-permit/ |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=DNAinfo New York |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021220544/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140116/chelsea/city-halts-work-on-hotel-chelsea-renovation-after-old-owner-yanks-permit/}}</ref> prompting a lawsuit from Kaufman.<ref>{{cite web |last=Katz |first=Mathew |date=May 23, 2014 |title=Former Hotel Chelsea Architect Wants to Halt Renovation |url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140523/chelsea/former-hotel-chelsea-architect-wants-halt-renovation/ |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=DNAinfo New York |archive-date=November 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128002651/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140523/chelsea/former-hotel-chelsea-architect-wants-halt-renovation/}}</ref> After rebranding King & Grove as Chelsea Hotels in 2014,<ref>{{cite web |last=Jones |first=David |date=May 22, 2014 |title=Ed Scheetz renaming King & Grove the Chelsea Hotels |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2014/05/22/ed-scheetz-renaming-king-grove-the-chelsea-hotels/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926234616/https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2014/05/22/ed-scheetz-renaming-king-grove-the-chelsea-hotels/ |archive-date=September 26, 2023 |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=The Real Deal|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Clarke |first=Katherine |date=May 22, 2014 |title=Owner of Hotel Chelsea will rebrand his other inns to capitalize on a world-renowned name |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2014/05/22/owner-of-hotel-chelsea-will-rebrand-his-other-inns-to-capitalize-on-a-world-renowned-name/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926234615/https://www.nydailynews.com/2014/05/22/owner-of-hotel-chelsea-will-rebrand-his-other-inns-to-capitalize-on-a-world-renowned-name/ |archive-date=September 26, 2023 |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=[[New York Daily News]]}}</ref> Scheetz bought the El Quijote restaurant that year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hotel Chelsea owner buys El Quijote restaurant |website=The Real Deal |date=June 18, 2014 |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2014/06/18/hotel-chelsea-owner-buys-el-quijote-restaurant/ |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=June 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609181956/https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2014/06/18/hotel-chelsea-owner-buys-el-quijote-restaurant/ |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Katz |first=Mathew |title=Hotel Chelsea Buys Beloved El Quijote Restaurant |website=DNAinfo New York |date=June 18, 2014 |url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140618/chelsea/hotel-chelsea-buys-beloved-el-quijote-restaurant/ |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=April 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417024445/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140618/chelsea/hotel-chelsea-buys-beloved-el-quijote-restaurant/ |postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Morabito |first=Greg |title=Hotel Chelsea Acquires 84-Year-Old Restaurant El Quijote |website=Eater NY |date=June 18, 2014 |url=https://ny.eater.com/2014/6/18/6205731/hotel-chelsea-acquires-84-year-old-restaurant-el-quijote |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=June 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604200419/https://ny.eater.com/2014/6/18/6205731/hotel-chelsea-acquires-84-year-old-restaurant-el-quijote |url-status=live}}</ref> The Chelsea Hotel Storefront Gallery also opened at ground level in 2014.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Heyman |first=Marshall |date=June 9, 2014 |title=Marshall Heyman: Princess Celebrates Jet Set With Hand-Drawn Portraits |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=http://online.wsj.com/articles/marshall-heyman-princess-celebrates-jet-set-with-hand-drawn-portraits-1402278457 |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021220514/https://www.wsj.com/articles/marshall-heyman-princess-celebrates-jet-set-with-hand-drawn-portraits-1402278457 |url-status=live}}</ref> Following a campaign led by residents,<ref>{{cite web |title=Campaign to save Dylan Thomas' apartment in New York's Hotel Chelsea |website=BBC News |date=April 10, 2015 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-32252344 |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=January 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120184756/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-32252344 |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |title=Fans: Dylan Thomas' Hotel Chelsea Apartment Entrance May Become Part Of Stairwell |website=CBS New York |date=April 10, 2015 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/fans-dylan-thomas-hotel-chelsea-apartment-entrance-may-become-part-of-stairwell/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021220516/https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/fans-dylan-thomas-hotel-chelsea-apartment-entrance-may-become-part-of-stairwell/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Scheetz agreed to preserve a first-floor suite once occupied by the poet [[Dylan Thomas]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Rosenberg |first=Zoe |date=July 7, 2016 |title=At the storied Hotel Chelsea, a small yet hard-won victory |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2016/7/7/12111916/dylan-thomas-hotel-chelsea-apartment-saved |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Curbed NY |archive-date=January 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130180713/https://ny.curbed.com/2016/7/7/12111916/dylan-thomas-hotel-chelsea-apartment-saved |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Dewey |first=Philip |date=July 7, 2016 |title=Apartment where Dylan Thomas died saved after legal battle |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/new-york-apartment-dylan-thomas-11584974 |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Wales Online |archive-date=May 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527154041/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/new-york-apartment-dylan-thomas-11584974 |url-status=live}}</ref> Scheetz also wished to renovate 52 remaining apartments, which were occupied by 83 tenants. Accordingly, he offered to buy out their apartments, move them to the lower stories, or move them temporarily to the [[Martha Washington Hotel]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Green |first=Penelope |date=February 18, 2015 |title=A Vintage Life in the Chelsea Hotel |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/19/garden/a-vintage-life-in-the-chelsea-hotel.html |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=June 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616160815/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/19/garden/a-vintage-life-in-the-chelsea-hotel.html |url-status=live}}</ref> By mid-2015, Scheetz and his partners [[Bill Ackman]], Joseph Steinberg, and Wheelock Street Capital had spent $185 million on renovations, which were not expected to be completed for two years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hotel Chelsea renovation drags on |website=The Real Deal |date=June 24, 2015 |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2015/06/24/hotel-chelsea-renovation-drags-on/ |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021220532/https://therealdeal.com/piano/ProximaNova-Semibold.woff2 |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite news |last=Karmin |first=Craig |date=June 23, 2015 |title=Hotel Chelsea, Storied Haunt of Dylan and Burroughs, Becomes Wall Street Money Pit |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=http://www.wsj.com/articles/hotel-chelsea-upgrade-hits-a-snag-1435077980 |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325054022/https://www.wsj.com/articles/hotel-chelsea-upgrade-hits-a-snag-1435077980 |url-status=live}}</ref> Scheetz had withdrawn from the Chelsea Hotel project entirely by March 2016, after a series of budget overruns and delays, although his partners retained a stake in the project.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cameron |first=Christopher |date=March 12, 2016 |title=Ed Scheetz leaves Hotel Chelsea project |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2016/03/12/ed-scheetz-leaves-hotel-chelsea-project/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=The Real Deal |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021220518/https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2016/03/12/ed-scheetz-leaves-hotel-chelsea-project/ |url-status=live}}</ref> ==== BD Hotels takeover ==== [[File:Chelsea Hotel Night (52244685851).jpg|thumb|El Quijote and Hotel Chelsea at night in July 2022]] BD Hotels took over the hotel's operation that July and began working to renovate 120 of the hotel rooms, as well as restoring or preserving the apartments of 51 existing tenants. At the time, the renovation was planned to be completed in 2018.<ref name="Brenzel 2016">{{cite web |last=Brenzel |first=Kathryn |date=July 8, 2016 |title=BD Hotels to become a new owner of Hotel Chelsea |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2016/07/08/bd-hotels-to-become-a-new-owner-of-hotel-chelsea/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=The Real Deal |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021221049/https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2016/07/08/bd-hotels-to-become-a-new-owner-of-hotel-chelsea/ |url-status=live}}</ref> SIR Chelsea LLC, led by Sean MacPherson, [[Ira Drukier]], and Richard Born, bought the Chelsea Hotel in October 2016 for $250 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Noto |first=Anthony |date=November 2, 2016 |title=Hotel Chelsea sale the latest in a string of deals for Born, Drukier and MacPherson |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2016/11/02/hotel-chelsea-sale-the-latest-in-a-string-of-deals.html |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=New York Business Journal |archive-date=November 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103135155/http://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2016/11/02/hotel-chelsea-sale-the-latest-in-a-string-of-deals.html |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Brenzel |first=Kathryn |date=October 31, 2016 |title=Group of hoteliers closes on $250M purchase of Hotel Chelsea |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2016/10/31/group-of-hoteliers-closes-on-250m-purchase-of-hotel-chelsea/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=The Real Deal |archive-date=October 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012031034/https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2016/10/31/group-of-hoteliers-closes-on-250m-purchase-of-hotel-chelsea/ |url-status=live}}</ref> MacPherson led additional renovations at the hotel, including restoration of artwork and design features,<ref name="Cho 2022">{{cite web |last=Cho |first=Alina |date=November 27, 2022 |title=The Chelsea Hotel: Inside an urban utopia |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-chelsea-hotel-inside-an-urban-utopia/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |publisher=CBS News |archive-date=December 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220212408/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-chelsea-hotel-inside-an-urban-utopia/ |url-status=live}}</ref> as well as new public areas like a bar and spa on the roof.<ref name="Cheshes 2022a">{{Cite web |last=Cheshes |first=Jay |date=May 25, 2022 |title=If These Walls Could Talk: The Hotel Chelsea Reopens |url=https://www.wsj.com/story/if-these-walls-could-talk-the-hotel-chelsea-reopens-f92bf441 |access-date=October 13, 2023 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |archive-date=August 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813091409/https://www.wsj.com/story/if-these-walls-could-talk-the-hotel-chelsea-reopens-f92bf441 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Carlson |first=Jen |title=Documents Show New Hotel Chelsea Owner Wants To Bring A Bar To The Roof |website=Gothamist |date=April 5, 2012 |url=https://gothamist.com/food/documents-show-new-hotel-chelsea-owner-wants-to-bring-a-bar-to-the-roof |access-date=October 20, 2023 |archive-date=June 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628083945/https://gothamist.com/food/documents-show-new-hotel-chelsea-owner-wants-to-bring-a-bar-to-the-roof |url-status=live}}</ref> To convince mayor [[Bill de Blasio]] to approve further changes, Drukier and Born sent tens of thousands of dollars to various funds for de Blasio.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Alexa |first1=Alexandra |last2=Ginsburg |first2=Aaron |title=Chelsea Hotel owners have sent nearly $60,000 to de Blasio in attempt to gain favor for construction |website=6sqft |date=July 31, 2019 |url=https://www.6sqft.com/chelsea-hotel-owners-have-sent-nearly-60000-to-de-blasio-in-attempt-to-gain-favor-for-construction/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=January 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131041728/https://www.6sqft.com/chelsea-hotel-owners-have-sent-nearly-60000-to-de-blasio-in-attempt-to-gain-favor-for-construction/ |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |first=Greg |last=Smith |title=Chelsea Hotel Steers Donations to de Blasio While Seeking Construction OK |website=The City |date=July 31, 2019 |url=https://www.thecity.nyc/2019/7/31/21210910/chelsea-hotel-steers-donations-to-de-blasio-while-seeking-construction-ok |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=June 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602025216/https://www.thecity.nyc/2019/7/31/21210910/chelsea-hotel-steers-donations-to-de-blasio-while-seeking-construction-ok |url-status=live}}</ref> Bard's collection of paintings was sold off in 2017 after he died,<ref name="amNewYork 2019">{{cite web |date=July 19, 2019 |title=Hotel Chelsea work drags on, as long-term tenants hold on |url=https://www.amny.com/news/hotel-chelsea-work-drags-on-long-term-tenants-hold-on/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=[[amNewYork]]|archive-date=April 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402083029/https://www.amny.com/news/hotel-chelsea-work-drags-on-long-term-tenants-hold-on/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Heins |first=Scott |title=See the Personal Art Collection of the Hotel Chelsea's Late Stanley Bard |website=[[Gothamist]]|date=April 18, 2017 |url=https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/see-the-personal-art-collection-of-the-hotel-chelseas-late-stanley-bard |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021221120/https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/see-the-personal-art-collection-of-the-hotel-chelseas-late-stanley-bard |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite news|last=Melamed |first=Samantha |title=In Philly, selling off the art of New York's famed Chelsea Hotel |newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|date=May 10, 2017 |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/home/in-philly-selling-off-the-art-of-new-yorks-famed-chelsea-hotel-20170510.html |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021221030/https://www.inquirer.com/philly/home/in-philly-selling-off-the-art-of-new-yorks-famed-chelsea-hotel-20170510.html |url-status=live}}</ref> and work was again halted that year when the city found high concentrations of lead in the dust.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rajamani |first=Maya |title=Chelsea Hotel Construction Dust Has Lead 26 Times Federal Limit, City Says |website=DNAinfo New York |date=April 14, 2017 |url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170414/chelsea/chelsea-hotel-construction-dust-health-department-lead-test-positive/ |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=April 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401051448/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170414/chelsea/chelsea-hotel-construction-dust-health-department-lead-test-positive/ |postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Ameena |title=Hotel Chelsea lead test confirms concentration way above legal limit |website=Curbed NY |date=April 4, 2017 |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2017/4/4/15181354/hotel-chelsea-conversion-stop-work-order |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=March 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327071151/https://ny.curbed.com/2017/4/4/15181354/hotel-chelsea-conversion-stop-work-order |url-status=live}}</ref> By then, two [[single room occupancy]] apartments remained in the Chelsea, and many tenants had temporarily relocated.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Velsey |first=Kim |date=February 17, 2017 |title=Calling the Chelsea Hotel Home |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/realestate/calling-the-chelsea-hotel-home.html |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=June 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603163954/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/realestate/calling-the-chelsea-hotel-home.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Some of the hotel's original doors were removed and sold at auction in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nevins |first=Jake |date=March 29, 2018 |title=Chelsea Hotel room doors of Bob Marley and Andy Warhol go under the hammer -GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/mar/29/chelsea-hotel-room-doors-auction-bob-marley-andy-warhol |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=January 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123022144/https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/mar/29/chelsea-hotel-room-doors-auction-bob-marley-andy-warhol |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |date=April 3, 2018 |title=Now Is Your Chance to Own a Piece of Chelsea Hotel History |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/chelsea-hotel-doors-auction |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Architectural Digest |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204012909/https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/chelsea-hotel-doors-auction |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite news |last=Suqi |first=Rima |date=March 18, 2021 |title=When the Chelsea Hotel's Doors Were Auctioned Off, These Homeowners Came Knocking |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-the-chelsea-hotels-doors-were-auctioned-off-these-homeowners-came-knocking-11616074522 |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=November 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127033320/https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-the-chelsea-hotels-doors-were-auctioned-off-these-homeowners-came-knocking-11616074522 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="CBS News 2018" /> El Quijote was closed temporarily in March 2018 for renovations.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Barron |first=James |date=March 29, 2018 |title=At El Quijote, One Last Helping of Charm, Kitsch and Memories |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/29/nyregion/el-quijote-chelsea-hotel-nyc.html |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=July 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705061330/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/29/nyregion/el-quijote-chelsea-hotel-nyc.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Upadhyaya |first=Kayla Kumari |date=March 16, 2018 |title=Historic Spanish Restaurant El Quijote to Close After 88 Years |url=https://ny.eater.com/2018/3/16/17119988/el-quijote-hotel-chelsea-closure-nyc |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Eater NY |archive-date=March 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321003452/https://ny.eater.com/2018/3/16/17119988/el-quijote-hotel-chelsea-closure-nyc |url-status=live}}</ref> The next year, several holdout tenants filed a lawsuit to retain control of their apartments.<ref>{{cite web |title=Developers of Chelsea Hotel project hit with suit from holdout tenants |website=The Real Deal |date=January 23, 2019 |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2019/01/23/developers-of-chelsea-hotel-project-hit-with-suit-from-holdout-tenants/. |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021221040/https://therealdeal.com/piano/ProximaNova-Semibold.woff2 |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |title=Tenants sue to keep rent-stabilized units in Hotel Chelsea |website=Crain's New York Business |date=January 29, 2019 |url=https://www.crainsnewyork.com/real-estate/tenants-sue-keep-rent-stabilized-units-hotel-chelsea |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528202729/https://www.crainsnewyork.com/real-estate/tenants-sue-keep-rent-stabilized-units-hotel-chelsea |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Carlson 2019" /> The renovation project was halted, and the [[New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development]] mandated that the hotel's owners obtain a certificate of no harassment.<ref name="Kaysen 2021">{{Cite news |last=Kaysen |first=Ronda |date=April 16, 2021 |title=How a Legendary New York Hotel Became a Battleground |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/16/nyregion/chelsea-hotel-nyc.html |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=April 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422200415/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/16/nyregion/chelsea-hotel-nyc.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Work on the renovation had mostly stalled by early 2020 due to a harassment lawsuit against the owners,<ref name="Scotto 2020">{{cite web |last=Scotto |first=Michael |date=February 28, 2020 |title=What's Going on Inside the Chelsea Hotel? |url=https://ny1.com/nyc/manhattan/news/2020/02/28/chelsea-hotel-renovation-tenants |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Spectrum News NY1 |archive-date=May 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531233708/https://www.ny1.com/nyc/manhattan/news/2020/02/28/chelsea-hotel-renovation-tenants |url-status=live}}</ref> though a state judge dismissed that suit.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brenzel |first=Kathryn |date=May 20, 2020 |title=Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against BD Hotels at Chelsea Hotel |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2020/05/20/chelsea-hotel-owner-notches-court-win-against-tenants-over-work-at-iconic-property/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=The Real Deal |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021221031/https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2020/05/20/chelsea-hotel-owner-notches-court-win-against-tenants-over-work-at-iconic-property/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The city government also contended that the owners had harassed the tenants,<ref>{{cite web |title=City Argues Chelsea Hotel Renovation Was Tenant Harassment |website=The Real Deal |date=March 10, 2020 |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2020/03/10/chelsea-hotel-renovation-amounted-to-tenant-harassment-city-says/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021221031/https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2020/03/10/chelsea-hotel-renovation-amounted-to-tenant-harassment-city-says/ |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last1=Cohen |first1=Michelle |last2=Ginsburg |first2=Aaron |title=City alleges Chelsea Hotel owners harassed tenants during renovation |website=6sqft |date=March 11, 2020 |url=https://www.6sqft.com/city-alleges-chelsea-hotel-owners-harassed-tenants-during-renovation/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=November 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129201920/https://www.6sqft.com/city-alleges-chelsea-hotel-owners-harassed-tenants-during-renovation/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and further lawsuits were filed throughout that year.<ref name="The City 2020">{{cite web |date=October 2, 2020 |title=Civil War for Chelsea Hotel as Tenants Split Over City Bid to Halt Upscale Conversion |url=https://www.thecity.nyc/manhattan/2020/10/1/21498026/civil-war-for-chelsea-hotel-as-tenants-split-over-city-bid-to-halt-conversion |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=The City |archive-date=December 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204082206/https://www.thecity.nyc/manhattan/2020/10/1/21498026/civil-war-for-chelsea-hotel-as-tenants-split-over-city-bid-to-halt-conversion |url-status=live}}</ref> Other residents, who wanted the hotel's renovation to be completed quickly, sided with the owners.<ref name="Scotto 2020" /><ref name="The City 2020" /> Work resumed in early 2021,<ref name="Kaysen 2021" /> after the city government said that January that it would not pursue a tenant-harassment investigation against the owners.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chelsea Hotel Construction Can Continue after HPD Backs Down |website=The Real Deal |date=January 11, 2021 |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2021/01/11/chelsea-hotel-reno-can-resume-after-housing-department-drops-fight/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021221037/https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2021/01/11/chelsea-hotel-reno-can-resume-after-housing-department-drops-fight/ |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |first=Gabriel |last=Sandoval |title=City Suddenly Drops Crusade to Block Chelsea Hotel Upgrade |website=The City |date=January 8, 2021 |url=https://www.thecity.nyc/manhattan/2021/1/7/22219976/chelsea-hotel-fight-abandoned |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=February 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205170253/https://www.thecity.nyc/manhattan/2021/1/7/22219976/chelsea-hotel-fight-abandoned |url-status=live}}</ref> The hotel's owners sued the city in May 2021, claiming that the construction delays had cost them $100 million.<ref>{{cite web |last=Larsen |first=Keith |date=May 6, 2021 |title=Chelsea Hotel Owners Sue City for $100M Over Delays |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2021/05/06/chelsea-hotel-owners-sue-city-for-100m-over-renovation-delays/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=The Real Deal |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021221033/https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2021/05/06/chelsea-hotel-owners-sue-city-for-100m-over-renovation-delays/ |url-status=live}}</ref> El Quijote reopened in February 2022,<ref name="Fabricant 2022" /> and the Hotel Chelsea soft-reopened to transient guests the next month.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hotel Chelsea Quietly Reopens After Renovation Delays |website=The Real Deal |date=March 21, 2022 |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2022/03/21/hotel-chelsea-quietly-reopens-after-renovation-delays/ |access-date=October 20, 2023 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021221035/https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2022/03/21/hotel-chelsea-quietly-reopens-after-renovation-delays/ |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Brosnan |first=Erica |date=March 21, 2022 |title=Famed Hotel Chelsea officially open again |url=https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/business/2022/03/21/hotel-chelsea |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Spectrum News NY1 |archive-date=May 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531230932/https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/business/2022/03/21/hotel-chelsea |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Miriam |date=March 21, 2022 |title=Famed Hotel Chelsea Reopens After 11 Years, Offering 'Hard Hat' Room Rates |url=https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/hotel/hotel-chelsea-reopening-112321 |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Bisnow |archive-date=March 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327030050/https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/hotel/hotel-chelsea-reopening-112321 |url-status=live}}</ref> Initially, the rooms were rented at a discount while work continued.<ref name="Cheshes 2022" /> The Bard Room opened at ground level in June 2022,<ref>{{cite web |last=Parker |first=Alexis Bennett |date=June 9, 2022 |title=Inside Mulberry's '70s-Inspired Dinner at the Newly Renovated Chelsea Hotel |url=https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/mulberry-flagship-store-and-softie-zine-celebration-dinner |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Vogue |archive-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323151150/https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/mulberry-flagship-store-and-softie-zine-celebration-dinner |url-status=live}}</ref> and the hotel fully reopened in mid-2022.<ref name="Cheshes 2022a" /> At the time, there were still 40 permanent residents, and the cheapest suite cost $700 per night.<ref name="Vadukul 2022" /> Disputes continued over the preservation of Dylan Thomas's apartment,<ref>{{cite web |last=Mansfield |first=Mark |date=May 18, 2023 |title=Fury at fate of Dylan Thomas' New York apartment |url=https://nation.cymru/news/fury-at-fate-of-dylan-thomas-new-york-apartment/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Nation.Cymru |archive-date=June 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610173734/https://nation.cymru/news/fury-at-fate-of-dylan-thomas-new-york-apartment/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and the hotel's owners still had an open lawsuit against the city.<ref>{{cite web |last=Larsen |first=Keith |title=Judge Denies City's Motion to Dismiss Hotel Chelsea Suit |website=The Real Deal |date=October 10, 2022 |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2022/10/10/hotel-chelsea-owners-score-win-in-legal-fight-against-city/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021221535/https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2022/10/10/hotel-chelsea-owners-score-win-in-legal-fight-against-city/ |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Long |first=Ciara |title=Judge: Hotel Chelsea Owners Can Sue City Over Construction Delays |website=Bisnow |date=October 10, 2022 |url=https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/hotel/judge-hotel-chelsea-owners-can-push-ahead-with-case-against-city-115762 |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=October 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017233048/https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/hotel/judge-hotel-chelsea-owners-can-push-ahead-with-case-against-city-115762 |url-status=live}}</ref> Café Chelsea, a French [[bistro]], opened within the hotel in July 2023.<ref name="Taylor 2023" /> The hotel's neon sign and stained-glass windows, which had been removed during the 2020s renovation, were auctioned off in late 2024.<ref>{{cite web | last=Barron | first=James | title=You Can Buy a Piece of the Famous Hotel Chelsea Sign | website=[[The New York Times]] | date=September 6, 2024 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/06/nyregion/hotel-chelsea-sign-auction.html | access-date=September 8, 2024|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web | last=Ginsburg | first=Aaron | title=Hotel Chelsea's iconic neon sign headed to auction | website=6sqft | date=September 6, 2024 | url=https://www.6sqft.com/hotel-chelseas-iconic-neon-sign-headed-to-auction/ | access-date=September 8, 2024}}</ref> A Japanese restaurant, Teruko, opened at the hotel in March 2025.<ref>{{cite web | last=Orlow | first=Emma | title=Historic Hotel Chelsea Adds a New Japanese Restaurant | website=Eater NY | date=March 11, 2025 | url=https://ny.eater.com/2025/3/11/24382094/hotel-chelsea-teruko-new-nyc-restaurant-japanese | access-date=March 12, 2025}}</ref>
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