A skid row hotel best known for its grisly Netflix true crime examination of a young woman’s mysterious death is now for sale.
The Cecil Hotel was the subject of an episode in the the 2021 Netflix series Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel. The story examined Elisa Lam, a Canadian student who went missing in the hotel under mysterious circumstances before later being discovered drowned in a rooftop water tank.
The Cecil Hotel was transformed in recent years into a privately funded supportive-housing complex for the formerly homeless.
A new owner would be required to take over the 99-year ground lease, which allows its long-term use and development. No price has been set for the hotel, but the property’s land and improvements were assessed at $31 million in 2023.
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