Hotel Chelsea

The Hotel Chelsea – also called the Chelsea Hotel, or simply the Chelsea – is a historic New York City hotel and landmark built between 1883 and 1885, known primarily for the notability of its residents over the years. The 250-unit hotel is located at 222 West 23rd Street, between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, in the neighborhood of Chelsea, Manhattan. The building has been a designated New York City landmark since 1966, and on the National Register of Historic Places since 1977.

An early New York City private apartment cooperative, at 150 feet, the 12-story red brick building was the tallest residential structure in the city. Converted to a hotel in 1905, it has been famous through the years for its avant-garde residents^[1]