Some of his earliest commercial recordings, which pioneered the 'tenor band' style of sweet dance music, were credited only as the 'Hotel Bossert Orchestra'.

The hotel drew some attention in November 1945, when Charles Armijo Woodruff, the 11th Governor of American Samoa, committed suicide by hanging himself in his room there.

[1] In 1983, the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York began leasing space in the Bossert for use by Jehovah's Witnesses.

[6] One local realtor (Arlene Waye of Awaye Realty) estimated that the building would sell for about $100 million.

[2] Judi Stanton, the president of the Brooklyn Heights Association, remarked that “The Witnesses have done an exquisite job in maintaining the building.

He continued, "The Watchtower organization is well known for impeccable maintenance standards and the Bossert reflects this level of care.

[10] In March 2023, it was reported that the scaffolding that had covered the hotel's lower facade for two and a half years, had been removed.

[11] However this did not happen and instead in September 2024, it was reported that Beach Point Capital Management who had acquired the $112 million mortgage was now in talks with the Chetrit Group to reopen the hotel.