The Seattle-based Ace Hotel plans to open its first east coast outpost in February of 2009 in the landmarked 1904 Breslin Hotel on 29th Street and Broadway. The rock-n-roll hipster hostel–modeled after the Ace in Seattle–will provide a tongue-in-cheek low-rent atmosphere and a home to Rudy’s Barber Shop (like the one in the downtown L.A. Standard) and an outlet of Portland coffee shop Stumptown. In addition, a restaurant run by Ken Friedman–co-owner of the well-known Spotted Pig–may or may not open at the hotel and join the party. Instead of actual fleas, the the fleabag-chic rooms will allegedly offer vintage SMEG fridges stocked with six-packs, turntables and acoustic guitars tuned and ready for action, according to drawings of model rooms. The 29th street neighborhood isn't much of a destination now, but may well become one once the Ace is on the table.
If your guests will be arriving sooner, you may want to note that hotel developer André Balazs, owner of the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles and the chainlet of Standard Hotels in that city and Miami Beach, is nearly ready to perfectly calibrate his 337-room Standard in the building straddling the also-opening-soon High Line park. The exact opening date hasn't been set yet, but predictions point to late fall.
CityRealty Smart Match 11/7/08
The Standard
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