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After getting out of jail, Rubell and Schrager then turned their attention to the hotel business, purchasing the Executive Hotel and reopening it as [[Morgans Hotel]] in 1984. Morgans housed the highly successful restaurant Asia de Cuba by NY restauranteur [[Jeffrey Chodorow]]. After Rubell fell ill, Schrager alone started the [[Morgans Hotel Group]] (later known as Ian Schrager Hotels) and opened The Royalton and The Hudson in [[New York City|New York]], The Delano in [[Miami]], and [[The Sanderson]] & [[St. Martins Lane]] in [[London]], The [[Clift Hotel]] in [[San Francisco]] and The Mondrian in [[Los Angeles]]. <ref name=Sleeper>{{cite web |url=http://www.sleepermagazine.co.uk/Sleeper/Spring07/db_mondrian.htmres=9C05E3D8163BF932A35752C0A967948260|title=The Mondrian, Miami |last= |first= |work=[[Sleeper]] |date=[[2007-03-01]] |accessdate=2007-12-29}}</ref> By 1998, Schrager was the largest private hotelier in New York.<ref name=NYTimesBagli>{{cite web |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F04E1D91039F931A15756C0A96E958260|title=Deal Turns Former Disco Owner Into City's Largest Private Hotelier |last=Bagli |first=Charles |work=[[New York Times]] |date=[[1998-05-22]] |accessdate=2009-01-09}}</ref> |
After getting out of jail, Rubell and Schrager then turned their attention to the hotel business, purchasing the Executive Hotel and reopening it as [[Morgans Hotel]] in 1984. Morgans housed the highly successful restaurant Asia de Cuba by NY restauranteur [[Jeffrey Chodorow]]. After Rubell [[AIDS|fell ill]], Schrager alone started the [[Morgans Hotel Group]] (later known as Ian Schrager Hotels) and opened The Royalton and The Hudson in [[New York City|New York]], The Delano in [[Miami]], and [[The Sanderson]] & [[St. Martins Lane]] in [[London]], The [[Clift Hotel]] in [[San Francisco]] and The Mondrian in [[Los Angeles]]. <ref name=Sleeper>{{cite web |url=http://www.sleepermagazine.co.uk/Sleeper/Spring07/db_mondrian.htmres=9C05E3D8163BF932A35752C0A967948260|title=The Mondrian, Miami |last= |first= |work=[[Sleeper]] |date=[[2007-03-01]] |accessdate=2007-12-29}}</ref> By 1998, Schrager was the largest private hotelier in New York.<ref name=NYTimesBagli>{{cite web |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F04E1D91039F931A15756C0A96E958260|title=Deal Turns Former Disco Owner Into City's Largest Private Hotelier |last=Bagli |first=Charles |work=[[New York Times]] |date=[[1998-05-22]] |accessdate=2009-01-09}}</ref> |
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In 2005, Schrager left Ian Schrager Hotels/Morgans Hotel Group, created the Ian Schrager Company, and collaborated with artist and filmmaker [[Julian Schnabel]] on the Gramercy Park Hotel, a $200 million dollar, 185 room hotel along and a residential project next door, 50 Gramercy Park North. <ref name=Time>{{cite web |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1223352-1,00.html|title=A Hotel Guru Changes Rooms |last=Betts |first=Kate |work=[[Time]] |date=[[2007-09-07]] |accessdate=2007-12-29}}</ref> Schrager’s latest venture are a partnership with [[Marriott International]] intending to create a new brand of as many as 100 hotels located in cities throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia, <ref name=IHT>{{cite web |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/08/21/properties/remar.php |title=Going Boutique: Ian Schrager and [[Marriott]] forge a partnership |last=Stodgehill |first=Ron |work=[[International Herald-Tribune]] |date=[[2007-08-21]] |accessdate=2007-12-29}}</ref> and another New York residence, [[40 Bond Street]], with architects [[Herzog and De Meuron]]. |
In 2005, Schrager left Ian Schrager Hotels/Morgans Hotel Group, created the Ian Schrager Company, and collaborated with artist and filmmaker [[Julian Schnabel]] on the Gramercy Park Hotel, a $200 million dollar, 185 room hotel along and a residential project next door, 50 Gramercy Park North. <ref name=Time>{{cite web |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1223352-1,00.html|title=A Hotel Guru Changes Rooms |last=Betts |first=Kate |work=[[Time]] |date=[[2007-09-07]] |accessdate=2007-12-29}}</ref> Schrager’s latest venture are a partnership with [[Marriott International]] intending to create a new brand of as many as 100 hotels located in cities throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia, <ref name=IHT>{{cite web |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/08/21/properties/remar.php |title=Going Boutique: Ian Schrager and [[Marriott]] forge a partnership |last=Stodgehill |first=Ron |work=[[International Herald-Tribune]] |date=[[2007-08-21]] |accessdate=2007-12-29}}</ref> and another New York residence, [[40 Bond Street]], with architects [[Herzog and De Meuron]]. |
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Ian Schrager (born New York City, July 19, 1946) is an American hotelier and real estate developer often associated with being the creator of the "boutique hotel" genre. He originally gained fame as one of the founders of the Studio 54 discotheque.
Early life
Schrager's father was a garment worker. [1]He received a Bachelor of Arts from Syracuse University in 1968 and a Juris Doctorate from St. John's University School of Law in 1971. [citation needed] The Manhattan lawyer opened in 1975 a disco in Douglaston, Queens called Enchanted Garden with Steve Rubell. The club was set up in a former golf course clubhouse with a capacity of 2,000.
Studio 54
Schrager first became known for creating the New York nightclubs Studio 54 and Palladium with his partner, Steve Rubell. Such celebrities as Andy Warhol, Mick Jagger, his wife Bianca Jagger and Truman Capote were Studio 54 regulars.[2] Unfortunately, the club closed when the pair were charged with income tax evasion and obstruction of justice, and then sentenced to three and a half years in jail. Rubell and Schrager cooperated with authorities and named other club owners who were skimming cash and their sentences were reduced to 20 months. [3]
Hotels
After getting out of jail, Rubell and Schrager then turned their attention to the hotel business, purchasing the Executive Hotel and reopening it as Morgans Hotel in 1984. Morgans housed the highly successful restaurant Asia de Cuba by NY restauranteur Jeffrey Chodorow. After Rubell fell ill, Schrager alone started the Morgans Hotel Group (later known as Ian Schrager Hotels) and opened The Royalton and The Hudson in New York, The Delano in Miami, and The Sanderson & St. Martins Lane in London, The Clift Hotel in San Francisco and The Mondrian in Los Angeles. [4] By 1998, Schrager was the largest private hotelier in New York.[5]
In 2005, Schrager left Ian Schrager Hotels/Morgans Hotel Group, created the Ian Schrager Company, and collaborated with artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel on the Gramercy Park Hotel, a $200 million dollar, 185 room hotel along and a residential project next door, 50 Gramercy Park North. [6] Schrager’s latest venture are a partnership with Marriott International intending to create a new brand of as many as 100 hotels located in cities throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia, [1] and another New York residence, 40 Bond Street, with architects Herzog and De Meuron.
Personal life
Mr. Schrager has two daughters, Sophia and Ava, from a previous marriage. He married Tania Wahlstedt on November 15, 2008, a former ballerina with the New York City Ballet, who also has two daughters Amanda and Lili. [7]
External links
References
- ^ a b Stodgehill, Ron (2007-08-21). "Going Boutique: Ian Schrager and Marriott forge a partnership". International Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) Cite error: The named reference "IHT" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page). - ^ Stodghill, Ron (2007-08-19). "A Hotelier Is Breaking the Mold Once Again". NY Times. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Two of Studio 54 Get Reduced Terms". NY Times. 1981-01-08. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "The Mondrian, Miami". Sleeper. 2007-03-01. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Bagli, Charles (1998-05-22). "Deal Turns Former Disco Owner Into City's Largest Private Hotelier". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Betts, Kate (2007-09-07). "A Hotel Guru Changes Rooms". Time. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Tania Wahlstedt and Ian Schrager". nytimes.com. 2008-11-15. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
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External Articles
- The New York Times - Nov. 27, 2008
- TimesOnline (UK) - Marriott goes for boutique hotels, Nov. 11, 2007
- The New York Times - A Hotelier Is Breaking the Mold Once Again, Aug. 24, 2007
- Travel & Leisure - Design Champion 2007
- Reuters - Hotelier Ian Schrager draws lessons from Apple, July 24, 2007
- Calderone, Michael (2006-01-16). "The Bond Street Boys". The New York Observer.
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