Four Seasons Hotel New York
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Four Seasons Hotel New York | |
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Hotel chain | Four Seasons |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Architectural style | New Classical |
Location | 57 East 57th Street New York City, New York, United States |
Construction started | 1990 |
Completed | 1993 |
Opening | June 1993[1] |
Height | |
Architectural | 682 feet (207.9 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 52 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Frank Williams and Assoc. |
Engineer | Jaros, Baum & Bolles (MEP) |
Structural engineer | Rosenwasser/Grossman Consulting Engineers P.C. |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 368 |
Number of suites | 15 |
Website | |
www.fourseasons.com/newyork | |
References | |
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Four Seasons Hotel New York is a
Prior to the hotel's closing, the Ty Warner Penthouse Suite was frequently listed among the world's most expensive hotel suites.[4][5]
History
In the 1980s,
When the Regent New York Hotel was announced in January 1989, it was to have a main tower of 46 stories and a smaller tower of some 20 stories, with a total of 400 rooms. The hotel was to be managed by Regent International Hotels of Hong Kong, in which EIE International had a 30 percent interest. Completion was planned for late 1991. Construction was financed by a loan from a consortium of six Japanese banks, led by the
After the Japanese real estate market imploded in 1990, Four Seasons Hotels, Inc. purchased a 20 percent stake in Regent International for $122 million in August 1992.[7] The deal included the Regent New York, which was then under construction. The other 80 percent was retained by Regent's parent company, the E.I.E. International Corporation.[8]
The hotel opened in June 1993 as the Four Seasons Hotel New York.[1] In 1996, the Lai Sun Group purchased the hotel from Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, which assumed ownership when E.I.E. International encountered financial difficulties.[9] In 1999, Lai Sun sold the building to a private investment group headed by Ty Warner for $275 million.[10] Today, the hotel is owned by Ty Warner Hotels and Resorts, L.L.C. and operated by Four Seasons.
The hotel closed on March 20, 2020, due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] It was converted to a dormitory for medical workers and reopened on April 2, 2020, offering them free accommodation.[12] The hotel later closed fully and announced "substantial infrastructure and maintenance work" that was expected to last "well into 2023."[13] It was widely reported that the closure was actually the result of a dispute between owner Ty Warner and Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts over management fees.[14][15][16] In August 2023, it was announced that a deal had been reached between Warner and Four Seasons, and that the hotel would reopen in fall 2024.[17]
Architecture
At 682 feet (208 m) tall and 52 stories, it is the second-tallest hotel in New York City and the fourth-tallest hotel in the U.S.,[18] and the 85th tallest building in New York.[19] In 2006, the Four Seasons New York opened the Michelin star restaurant: L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon.
The hotel is noted for its luxurious interiors which have an
See also
- Four Seasons Hotels
- List of tallest buildings in New York City
References
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
- ^ "Four Seasons Hotel New York". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ^ "Emporis building ID 115447". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 18, 2020.
- ^ "Top 10 most expensive hotel rooms in the world". The Luxury Travel Expert. August 3, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ Arnold, Helen (December 2, 2011). "World's 15 most expensive hotel suites". CNN. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Goldberger, Paul (June 27, 1993). "ARCHITECTURE VIEW; A Grand Hotel, But Not What You'd Call Homey". The New York Times. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ "Four Seasons buys Regent International Hotels". UPI. August 14, 1992. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "COMPANY NEWS; Four Seasons In Regent Deal". timesmachine.nytimes.com. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "Four Seasons New York Midtown to Reopen in 2024 as Dispute Ends". Bloomberg.com. August 3, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ "How the Four Seasons Hotel New York Transformed Into a Home for Medical Workers". Condé Nast Traveler. April 10, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ "Luxury Hotel NYC | 5 Star Manhattan Hotel | Four Seasons New York". www.fourseasons.com. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ Chang, Clio (October 3, 2022). "Is the Beanie Babies Inventor Trying to Kill the Four Seasons?". Curbed. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ Long, Ciara (October 3, 2022). "Feud Between Owner And Operator Keeps NYC's Four Seasons Hotel Shuttered". Bisnow. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "Owner's feud with Four Seasons leaves Midtown hotel in limbo". The Real Deal. October 3, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ Rogers, Jack. "Manhattan's Four Seasons Hotel to Reopen in 2024". GlobeSt. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ Four Seasons Hotel Emporis.com
- ^ a b "Four Seasons Hotel". The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ Hevesi, Dennis (March 8, 2010). "Frank Williams, Architect of Skyscrapers, Dies at 73". The New York Times. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
- ^ "Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown | Infinity Drain". Mortarr. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
External links
- Media related to Four Seasons Hotel New York at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Design notices
- in-Arch.net: The Four Seasons Hotel