C Street Inn

C Street Inn
The building in 2013
Map
Former names
  • Hotel Polhemus (1913–31)
  • Cecil Hotel (1931–90s)
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeApartment hotel (SRO)[1]
Architectural styleEdwardian Commercial
LocationCore
Address630–636 C St, San Diego, California, 92101, United States
Town or citySan Diego
CountryUnited States of America
Coordinates32°43′01.1″N 117°09′31.6″W / 32.716972°N 117.158778°W / 32.716972; -117.158778
Completed1913
Opened1914 (1914)
Cost$75,000
OwnerJax Properties LLC
LandlordJack Shah Rafiq
Height
Top floor6
Technical details
Structural systemConcrete and brick
Floor count6 above ground; 1 basement level
Design and construction
Architect(s)
  • Arthur J. Hamilton
  • Hamilton & Smith Brothers
DeveloperChaffey Concrete Construction Company
Known for
  • Class A
  • fireproof
Other information
Number of rooms100[2]

The C Street Inn, formerly known as the Hotel Polhemus and Cecil Hotel, is an affordable housing complex in downtown San Diego's Core district that was vacated in 2022 due to egregious conditions. It was built in 1912 and opened in 1913 with 100 rooms.

Since the 2010s, the basement was utilized as a performance venue for the San Diego International Fringe Festival and it has been a filming location for independent films. In 2022, the city began a relocation process for all of the hotel's residents after it was vacated for its awful living environment.

Throughout the hotel's history, several minor fires caused damage, triggering temporary evacuations and it has been the location of numerous criminal incidents.

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