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On one of our junkets to review West Coast hotels this summer, we bedded down at The Crescent, a boutique standard hotel that has become a quiet Beverly Hills address for creative types since its launch five years ago. The Crescent was the brainchild of Gregory Peck, a former investment banker whose clients included André Balazs and Schrager Hotel groups. The famously named Peck is now gaining attention as the developer-to-watch with a planned Crescent in San Francisco and the much-discussed Carlos Zapata-designed Cooper Square Hotel in New York's East Village. Peck sat down with JC Report to talk about his cookie cutter-free hotel concepts, the meaning of downtown luxury and the rash of developments in the coming months.

JC Report: What's occupying your days right now?

Gregory Peck: Our new project in San Francisco is at the top of the list. We just acquired a building that will become The Crescent San Francisco. It's 83 rooms, a very big space, with a restaurant and bar. We've been developing it for a few months.  read more »