Prolific (and oft-derided) architect Gene Kaufman is suing to stop work on the Hotel Chelsea, a historically seedy den of inequity that is getting a total makeover courtesy of boutique hoteliers King & Grove Chelsea Hotels. Kaufman claims that the new owners are still using his original design for the red-facaded landmark's facelift, alluding to "damages in the hundreds of millions of dollars." The court order requested construction be halted immediately. [DNAinfo/TRD; previously]
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