Cecil Hotel (Los Angeles)

For other locations of the same name, see Cecil Hotel (disambiguation).
Cecil Hotel
Cecil Hotel (Los Angeles) is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Cecil Hotel (Los Angeles)
Location within the Los Angeles metropolitan area
General information
Address640 S Main St, Los Angeles, CA 90014, United States
Coordinates34°2′39.04″N 118°15′1.97″W / 34.0441778°N 118.2505472°W / 34.0441778; -118.2505472
Opening1924[1]
OwnerRichard Born[2]
ManagementSkid Row Housing Trust
Technical details
Floor count14 above ground; 1 basement level; 1 mezzanine[3]
Lifts/elevators2 (installed by the Otis Elevator Company)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Loy Lester Smith[2]
DeveloperSimon Barron Developments[2]
Other information
Number of rooms700[4][5]
Number of suites301[5]
Website
Archived official website at the Wayback Machine (archived February 24, 2013)
Built1924[2]
Governing bodyPrivate
Designated2016
Reference no.1140

The Cecil Hotel is an affordable housing complex in Downtown Los Angeles. It opened on December 20, 1924, as a luxury hotel,[6] but declined during the Great Depression and subsequent decades. In 2011, the hotel was renamed the Stay On Main. The 14-floor hotel has 700 guest rooms and a checkered history, with many suicides and accidental or unnatural deaths occurring there. Renovations started in 2017 were halted by the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in the hotel's temporary closure.[4][7][8] On December 13, 2021, the Cecil Hotel was reinaugurated as an affordable housing complex.[9]

A 2023 Los Angeles Times article described and photographed the run-down conditions inside the Hotel Cecil, which included black mold and vermin infestations, water leakages, graffiti, vandalism, and unsanitary communal amenities. Many of its low-income residents, including former Skid Row homeless, require ongoing medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.[10]

In 2024, the owners of the Hotel Cecil, Simon Baron Properties, listed the hotel for sale.[11]

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  2. ^ a b c d "Hotel Cecil could finally reopen in late 2021". Curbed Los Angeles. September 3, 2019. Archived from the original on September 4, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "It takes a village to house the homeless. Residents say the Cecil Hotel is failing to provide". Los Angeles Times. August 24, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Once a den of prostitution and drugs, the Cecil Hotel in downtown L.A. is set to undergo a $100-million renovation". Los Angeles Times. June 1, 2016. Archived from the original on October 30, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference bisnow2019-09-04 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "L.A.'s infamous Cecil Hotel up for sale after transformation to house homeless people". Los Angeles Times. March 9, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
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  9. ^ "The Cecil Hotel Featured in Creepy Netflix Doc Will Reopen As Affordable Housing". Los Angeles Magazine. City News Service. December 13, 2021. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  10. ^ "It takes a village to house the homeless. Residents say the Cecil Hotel is failing to provide". Los Angeles Times. August 24, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  11. ^ Hourie, Ilya; Bautista, Christian (March 5, 2024). "LA's Infamous Cecil Hotel Goes Up for Sale". The Real Deal. Retrieved April 10, 2024.