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A toxic hot wind swirls up the ornate staircase from the first floor, rivaling the siroccos of the Sahara Desert–only less healthy. (Photo credit: Tunnel of Love)
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Yesterday, the floods arrived again at the Chelsea Hotel. A pipe burst sending water throughout the 10th and 9th floors of the building. Some tenant's apartments were damaged by the water. The picture below shows the water flowing from a light fixture on the 10th floor. Meanwhile, by our count, a quarter of the Chelsea Hotel's tenants continue…
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Leaks, floods, swarms of mosquitoes, mold, windstorms of dust, dumspters full of uncovered waste, jackhammer demolition: when will the tribulations of our poor oppressed bohemian tribe be at an end?
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The Scope of the Chetrits’ Proposed Chelsea Hotel Renovation: Herbert Huncke Finally Gets A Bathroom
Renovation has been ongoing on the east wing of the 7th floor for several months now, without much apparent progress, and there have been scattered attempts at renovation in other places around the building (including in the room next to ours). Notices have recently been placed by the elevators on all floors informing tenants that…
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The enclosed phone booths in the lobby of the Chelsea Hotel represent some of the last remaining booths in the city. Not only are they historic, they are cool, and serve a useful purpose. Chelsea Dynasty has announced that the two enclosed phone booths in the lobby of the Chelsea Hotel will be removed sometime…
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Legends has obtained a copy of the consent order in the tenants’ association’s lawsuit against the Chetrits (Judith Childs, et. al. vs. Chelsea Dynasty LLC, et. al. and NYC Department of Housing and Preservation). The Tenants’ Association represents approximately 35 of the 98 tenants remaining in the building, and approximately 31 of the 69 remaining…
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Good news from DOB: according to Matthew Katz of dnainfo.com they have denied the Chetrit's a permit for the rooftop addition due to inconsistent and inadequate information about the plan provided by the Hotel's current owners. The problem, it seems, is that the building is overbuilt. Basically, it has too many square feet and is…
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As if we needed reminding that the Chelsea is over! After Patti Smith retained her integrity by cancelling her management-sponsored concert for the Chelsea Hotel tenants, King and Grove (the management company run by Ed Sheetz and Ben Pundole) vowed that they would continue to hold “cultural” events at the hotel. We are pleased to…
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Every month we lose more of our neighbors. Zaldy and Dmitry turned their apartment into an art gallery for their final week at the Chelsea. http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=109615
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Yesterday, without informing the residents of the Chelsea Hotel or the Chelsea neighborhood, the Landmarks Preservation Committee rammed through their approval of a massive rooftop addition to the Historic Hotel. This came as quite a shock to concerned residents, many of whom had attended a prior meeting of the LPC on April 10, in which the…
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