The Westin New York Grand Central Hotel
The Westin New York Grand Central | |
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Emery Roth & Sons | |
Developer | Harry Helmsley |
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The Westin New York Grand Central is a 40-story, 800-room business-oriented hotel approximately two blocks west of the
History
The hotel was designed by
The Helmsleys purchased Hospitality Inns from Standard Oil of Ohio in 1981, renaming them to create a nationwide Harley Hotels chain[2] of 27 properties,[3] with the New York hotel as the flagship. Following a renovation,[4] the hotel was renamed The New York Helmsley in November 1985.[5]
Soon after Harry's death, Leona sold the remaining hotels in the Harley chain to a Philadelphia investment group in 1998 for $40 million.
References
- ^ Treaster, Joseph B. (February 19, 1981). "Harley Hotel Beset by Fire on Opening Day 14". The New York Times. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^ Kanner, Bernice (March 12, 1984). "Life With Leona". New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. p. 42. Retrieved July 9, 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Helmsley has good instinct". The Daily Chronicle. De Kalb, Illinois. March 8, 1984. p. 25. Retrieved April 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Landers, Peggy (December 27, 1985). "Leona, Queen Of Helmsley--hotels, That Is". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^ Lippert, Barbara (November 14, 1985). "Meet Leona Helmsley, the undisputed queen of New York". Poughkeepsie Journal. p. 3D. Retrieved July 9, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Grant, Peter (December 18, 1998). "Parting With Harley Leona Will Pocket About 40M for Hotel Chain". New York Daily News. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^ Hudson, Kris (January 25, 2011). "Another Helmsley Property Sold Off". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^ Bockmann, Rich (January 11, 2019). "Asset manager Davidson Kempner to upgrade Westin Grand Central hotel". The Real Deal.
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