An 11-story historic building at 426 S. Hill Street has begun a soft opening after years of completed but unused renovation. The property returns with 348 rooms, a named operator, and a new restaurant slated for a mid‑October event.
The Hotel Clark at 426 S. Hill Street has begun a soft opening after remaining closed to the public despite a finished interior overhaul since 2014.
The 11-story building, originally opened in 1904 with over 500 rooms, now lists 348 rooms and will be managed by OTH Hotels Resorts.
Ownership passed through several hands — including a 1980s purchase by the People's Republic of China and later acquisition by the Chetrit Group — and the Chetrits’ broader holdings face reported dissolution.
# What happened
Seemingly out of nowhere, the Hotel Clark in Downtown Los Angeles began accepting reservations and announced a soft opening. The building is at 426 S. Hill Street, just north of the newly renamed Biddy Mason Park.
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# Ownership and management
The property has changed hands multiple times. In the 1980s the People's Republic of China purchased the building intending to create a business and cultural center, according to USC Dornsife materials cited in the reporting. The building was later sold and eventually became part of the Chetrit Group's Downtown Los Angeles portfolio. The Chetrits had plans to reactivate the Clark as a hotel nearly two decades ago and completed much of the construction needed to open before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Resorts, which is named in the announcement tied to the soft opening.
# Food and events
The hotel includes a new restaurant called Votana. Votana has an official grand opening party scheduled for October 15.
# Wider context: other Chetrit properties
Downtown buildings, including 611 Place and the Trinity Ballroom/Embassy Hotel on Grand Avenue. The latter has completed rooms but has not moved into public operation and remains in a prolonged state of limbo despite an operator announcement in 2023. The Chetrits' real estate holdings have been reported to be in the process of being dissolved, a point raised in the coverage of Hotel Clark's unexpected opening.
# What this means for Downtown Los Angeles
The sudden activation of a long-dormant, large-capacity hotel adds room inventory and a new restaurant option near Biddy Mason Park. The opening resolves a long-standing situation where a visible, renovated building remained closed for years. Given the Chetrit Group's complex ownership history and other unfinished or unopened properties in their portfolio, the Hotel Clark's opening may be an isolated activation within a broader set of unsettled Downtown assets.
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