The Plaza
New York, United States
New York, United States. Located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 55th Street in Midtown Manhattan.
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John Jacob Astor IV leases his planned hotel to Rudolph Haan; it is named after Upper St. Regis Lake in the Adirondacks.
Construction starts to designs by Trowbridge & Livingston, amid opposition from wealthy neighbours including William Rockefeller.
To obtain a liquor license, the main entrance is moved from Fifth Avenue to 55th Street, away from the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.
The Hotel St. Regis opens, having cost $5.5 million, and quickly becomes one of the city’s most fashionable addresses.
Astor dies in the sinking of the Titanic; his son Vincent Astor inherits the hotel.
Vincent Astor sells to Benjamin Newton Duke, who adds an annex designed by Sloan & Robertson.
After a dispute, Vincent Astor buys the hotel back and keeps it until his death in 1959.
After several sales, the St. Regis joins the Sheraton chain.
The hotel becomes part of the Marriott group.
The Qatar Investment Authority buys the building.
Sources: Wikipedia (EN), “St. Regis New York” (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Official website. Text rewritten and translated by Grand Hotels of the World.
New York, United States
New York, United States
New York, United States
New York, United States