Editing Hotel Chelsea (section)

==== 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>