Hotel Carter (Manhattan)  The Hotel Carter was a hotel located near Times Square in Manhattan, New York City. The building is 24 stories tall, and at its opening, had 1,000 rooms, but was later downsized to 700 rooms. Opened in 1930 as the Dixie Hotel, it originally extended from 43rd Street to 42nd Street, although the wing abutting 42nd Street has since been demolished. The hotel has changed ownership numerous times throughout its history. In October 1976, it was renamed the Hotel Carter in an attempt to rehabilitate its image. The hotel closed and was offered for sale in 2014. While it was operating, the Hotel Carter gained a negative reputation due to the crimes that took place there, as well as its general uncleanliness. At least nine deaths have occurred in the hotel, including four suicides and four murders. In addition, the Hotel Carter had previously been cited as being among America's dirtiest hotels, both by the media and via visitor reviews. The Dixie Hotel was financed by a $2.2 million loan to Harold and Percy Uris by the New York State Title and Mortgage Company in May 1929. Excavation for the new structure began with the removal of six old tenements from the site in May 1929. Tenements were razed between 250–263 West 43rd Street along with a two-story taxpayer at 241 West 42nd Street. Several floors of steel work were added to the framework by mid-October. It was chartered for $10,000 by M.C. Levine, of 535 5th Avenue, on April 22, 1930. When it opened, the Dixie Hotel contained a thousand rooms (later downsized to 700 rooms). A bus depot in the Dixie Hotel was opened in February 1930. The terminal handled 350 buses daily during peak summer seasons. The Central Union Bus Terminal had the largest enclosed loading space of any bus terminal in New York. It occupied the main floor of the hotel and was managed separately. It had entrances on 42nd Street and 43rd Street. The loading platform and waiting room were situated five feet below street level. Buses entered and departed utilizing separate ramps. A turntable with a diameter of 35 feet was employed to direct incoming buses to exits. Bus movements were governed by a dispatcher using an electric signaling device. It was called the Short Line Bus Terminal by July 1931. Another business which was located in the hotel was Max Bachner's laundry. It was given a lease for operation in August 1929.