JUNEAU — The new manager of the historic Bergmann Hotel in Juneau is working to clean up the tenement building.
The Juneau Empire reports that when Charles Cotten Jr. took over managing the 46-room building four months ago, he says it was almost at capacity, with many of the people living there as squatters. He says now the building has 20 residents who are all paying rent.
The Bergmann Hotel, owned by James Barrett, opened in 1913. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The hotel has a reputation for housing addicts.
Cotten said he is OK with having rough tenants in the building, he just hopes he can help them. He runs an addiction program in hopes of helping some of the hotel’s residents overcome their demons.
