"Yet it is the outrageous stories of the Chelsea that make it so appealing. The drunken mishaps, the acid-laden philosophies, the unusual couplings. The Chelsea's misfit artists, charming decay and low-rent opportunities are out of step with contemporary New York, and in 2007 the longtime manager was pushed out by directors who wanted to sell. The buyer, after years of stalled renovations that seemed designed to drive out longtime residents (who won a suit against his company), transferred the property into new hands in fall 2013. New owner King & Grove promises kinder, gentler renovations and a commitment to keeping the property 'artsy'--but the utopian 'thought-forms' of architect Hubert may have run out."
Carolyn Kellogg in the Los Angeles Times reviews Sherill Tippins's Inside the Dream Palace: The Life and Times of New York's Legendary Chelsea Hotel.
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