Nunez was forced to sell the property as the state had plans for the construction of the Carlson Freeway (I 580).

[1] Beginning in the 1940s and 1950s, however, Hotel Mac began to lose its popularity and character.

In 1978 Bill Burnett and Griff Brazil formed a company to restore and reopen Hotel Mac as a fine dining restaurant.

The restaurant was sold to new owners, Richmond restaurateurs Blanca Zepedalomeli and her husband Juvenal Magna, who opened the restaurant and bar, now named Ristorante Biancoverde, on July 13, 2023.

[3][4] The hotel is notable because each of its 10 rooms are decorated with slightly different styles and color schemes.