Originally Posted by
PG.backpacker
Seems like the plan to convert this hotel to a homeless shelter is moving forward and it's leaving Hilton.
Wellll, here’s a quote from the building owner from January 2021: “
The Owners have leased the Renwick Hotel to a tenant under a 99-year lease and this lease requires that the hotel be operated as a first class hotel and does not permit use as a homeless shelter. Furthermore, the Owners have never agreed to allow the hotel to be used as a homeless shelter.” (https://patch.com/new-york/midtown-n...eless-shelter; see update at the end)
Also, the Renwick website claims they’re taking reservations for the period after 12/31, which isn’t easily reconciled with the idea that this will be used for the homeless.