Ace Hotel Los Angeles

"United Artists Theatre" redirects here. For cinema chain, see Regal Entertainment Group.
For the similar theater in Detroit, see United Artists Theatre Building.

STILE Downtown Los Angeles by Kasa
Exterior of the building (c. 2008)
Former namesUnited Artists Theatre (1927–90)
University Cathedral (1990–2011)
Hotel chainKasa
General information
StatusCompleted
Type
  • Hotel
  • Music Venue
LocationDowntown Los Angeles
Address929 S Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90015-1609
Coordinates34°02′30″N 118°15′26″W / 34.0416°N 118.2571°W / 34.0416; -118.2571
GroundbreakingMarch 5, 1927
Opened (1927-12-26) December 26, 1927 (age 96)
Renovated2012–14
Cost$3 million
($52.6 million in 2023 dollars[1])
Height
Roof73.76 m (242.0 ft)
Technical details
Floor count13
Design and construction
Architect(s)
Structural engineerScofield Engineering Construction
Renovating team
Architect(s)
Structural engineerNabih Youssef Associates
Other designers
  • Commune Design
  • Atelier Ace
Main contractor
  • Spectra Company
  • Morley Builders
  • Benchmark Contractors, Inc.
Other information
Seating capacity1,600 (The Theatre at Ace Hotel)
Number of rooms182
Number of restaurants1
Number of bars3
Facilities
  • Segovia Hall
  • The Theatre at Ace Hotel
  • Walker/Eisen Room
Architectural style(s)Spanish Gothic Revival
Governing bodyPrivate
Official nameUnited Artists Theater Building
DesignatedMarch 20, 1991[2]
Reference no.523
DesignatedApril 12, 2002[3]
Part ofBroadway Theater and Commercial District 2002 expansion
Reference no.02000330
References
[4][5]

The STILE Downtown Los Angeles by Kasa, originally built as the California Petroleum Corporation Building and later known as the Texaco Building, is a 243 ft (74 m), 13-story highrise hotel and theater building located at 937 South Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, California. It was the tallest building in the city for one year after its completion in 1927, and was the tallest privately owned structure in Los Angeles until 1956. Its style is Spanish Gothic, patterned after Segovia Cathedral in Segovia, Spain.

The building contains the historic United Artists Theatre, the flagship theater built for the United Artists motion picture studio. The theater was later used as a church by pastors Gene Scott and his widow Melissa Scott under the name "University Cathedral". In October 2011, Scott's Wescott Christian Center Inc. sold the building to Greenfield Partners, a real estate investment company located in Westport, Connecticut, for $11 million.[6] It was converted to a hotel, part of the Ace Hotels chain, the Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles, which opened in 2014 and closed in 2024. It reopened soon after as STILE Downtown Los Angeles by Kasa.

  1. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. ^ Department of City Planning. "Designated Historic-Cultural Monuments". City of Los Angeles. Archived from the original on June 9, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  3. ^ "Broadway Theater & Commercial District (Boundary Increase)". United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. April 12, 2002.
  4. ^ "Emporis building ID 147195". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Ace Hotel Los Angeles". SkyscraperPage.
  6. ^ Vincent, Roger (October 17, 2011). "Historic United Artists building sells for $11 million". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 17, 2013.