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How a Legendary New York Hotel Became a Battleground
Mark Twain and Bob Dylan slept at the Chelsea. Now, developers hope to lure tourists, but they have to soothe some frustrated tenants.
Plans are underway to make the Chelsea Hotel an actual hotel again. But there have been … complications.Credit.Hilary Swift for The New York Times
April 16, 2021Updated 8:49 a.m. ET
You can’t exactly roam carefree through the Chelsea Hotel these days, re-enacting its bohemian past, open wine bottle in hand, say, while taking a break from writing your generation-defining novel, song, or Netflix script. Even if you found the drilling and hammering, dust and debris, and exposed cables and pipes inspirational, the Chelsea has not booked a guest room since 2011.