Ian Schrager

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. 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] 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. Fact|date=December 2007 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.

tudio 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.cite web |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/19/business/yourmoney/19ian.html?_r=1&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/S/Schrager,%20Ian&pagewanted=all|title=A Hotelier Is Breaking the Mold Once Again |last=Stodghill |first=Ron |work=NY Times |date=2007-08-19 |accessdate=2007-12-29]

Hotels

After Studio 54, Rubell and Schrager then turned their attention to the hotel business opening Morgans Hotel in 1984. 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. 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]

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. 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] 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, 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] and another New York residence, 40 Bond Street, with architects Herzog and De Meuron.

Personal life

Schrager has two daughters, Sophia and Ava with his ex-wife Rita. cite web |url=http://www.portfolio.com/views/columns/the-world-according-to/2007/11/16/An-Interview-With-Ian-Schrager |title=World According to Ian Schrager |last=Grove |first=Lloyd |work=portfolio.com |date=2007-11-16 |accessdate=2007-12-29]

External links

* [http://www.ianschragercompany.com/ian_schrager.html Ian Schrager's Personal Bio]
* [http://www.gramercyparkhotel.com/gramercy_park_hotel.html Gramercy Park Hotel]
* [http://www.ianschragercompany.com/ Ian Schrager Company]

References

Articles

*Conde Nast's Portfolio.com - [http://www.portfolio.com/views/columns/the-world-according-to/2007/11/16/An-Interview-With-Ian-Schrager Interview, Nov. 16, 2007]
*TimesOnline (UK) - [http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/leisure/article2846660.ece Marriott goes for boutique hotels, Nov. 11, 2007]
*The New York Times - [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/19/business/yourmoney/19ian.html?n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/S/Schrager,%20Ian&pagewanted=all A Hotelier Is Breaking the Mold Once Again, Aug. 24, 2007]
*Travel & Leisure - [http://www.travelandleisure.com/designawards/2007/design-champion Design Champion 2007]
*Reuters - [http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN2443663120070724 Hotelier Ian Schrager draws lessons from Apple, July 24, 2007]
*cite news | first=Michael | last=Calderone | coauthors= | title=The Bond Street Boys |date=2006-01-16 | publisher= | url http://www.iht.com/bin/printfriendly.php?id=8366618| work =The New York Observer | pages = | accessdate = 2007-02-01 | language =

Videos

*Charlie Rose - [http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=4569577556800822039:2336000:943000&hl=en Interview, Nov. 28, 2006]
*CBS News - [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/20/sunday/main2829491.shtml Interview, May 5, 2007]
*Bloomberg - [http://www.bloomberg.com/avp/avp.htm?clipSRC=mms://media2.bloomberg.com/cache/v4NYINLxuboo.asf Schrager on boutique hotels,Studio 54, July 3, 2007]