| Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles | |
|---|---|
 Exterior of the building (c. 2008) | |
| Former names | United Artists Theatre (1927–90) University Cathedral (1990–2011) |
| Hotel chain | Ace Hotel Group[1] |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type |
|
| Location | Downtown Los Angeles |
| Address | 929 S Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90015-1609 |
| Coordinates | 34°02′30″N 118°15′26″W / 34.0416°N 118.2571°W |
| Groundbreaking | March 5, 1927 |
| Opened | December 26, 1927 |
| Renovated | 2012–14 |
| Cost | $3 million ($52.6 million in 2023 dollars[2]) |
| Height | |
| Roof | 73.76 m (242.0 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 13 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | |
| Structural engineer | Scofield Engineering Construction |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect(s) |
|
| Structural engineer | Nabih Youssef Associates |
| Other designers |
|
| Main contractor |
|
| Other information | |
| Seating capacity | 1,600 (The Theatre at Ace Hotel) |
| Number of rooms | 182 |
| Number of restaurants | 1 |
| Number of bars | 3 |
| Facilities |
|
| Architectural style(s) | Spanish Gothic Revival |
| Governing body | Private |
| Official name | United Artists Theater Building |
| Designated | March 20, 1991[3] |
| Reference no. | 523 |
| References | |
| [4][5] | |
The Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles, 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.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
soldwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ 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.
- ^ Department of City Planning. "Designated Historic-Cultural Monuments". City of Los Angeles. Archived from the original on June 9, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
- ^ "Emporis building ID 147195". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
- ^ "Ace Hotel Los Angeles". SkyscraperPage.
- ^ Vincent, Roger (October 17, 2011). "Historic United Artists building sells for $11 million". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search