Formerly the Sheraton Hotel, and prior to becoming a Sheraton this was the Barcelona/Empress hotel, containing 500 rooms. Prior to Mr. N. S. Rothenberg’s involvement, the hotel had a fire, went into bankruptcy, lost its certificate of occupancy and was closed for over 5 years. Mr. N. S. Rothenberg was given a long-term lease on condition that Mr. N. S. Rothenberg gut renovated the entire hotel, obtained a certificate of occupancy, and reopened it. This was accomplished and the hotel was successful.