The Waldorf Astoria New York is a 47-story hotel at 301 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, designed by the firm Schultze and Weaver in the Art Deco style and opened in 1931. Rising 625 feet, it was the tallest hotel in the world until Moscow's Hotel Ukraina surpassed it in 1957, and it became a fixture of Cold War era diplomacy, hosting political conferences and prominent long-term residents including Herbert Hoover, Frank Sinatra and Cole Porter. The Chinese conglomerate Anbang Insurance Group bought the hotel in 2014 for 1.95 billion dollars, then the highest price ever paid for a hotel, and it is now owned by Dajia Insurance Group and operated by Hilton. The building closed in 2017 for an extensive renovation and reopened in July 2025 with 375 hotel rooms alongside 375 residential condominium units.
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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account LocationSourced to the subject's own accountNew York City, New York, United States 1 Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account Height (m)Sourced to the subject's own account Classification
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luxury hotel and residential condominium building
infobox, opening date
October 1, 1931
infobox, roof height
625 ft (191 m)
infobox, address
301 Park Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets
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The Waldorf Astoria New York is a 47-story hotel at 301 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, designed by the firm Schultze and Weaver in the Art Deco style and opened in 1931. Rising 625 feet, it was the tallest hotel in the world until Moscow's Hotel Ukraina surpassed it in 1957, and it became a fixture of Cold War era diplomacy, hosting political conferences and prominent long-term residents including Herbert Hoover, Frank Sinatra and Cole Porter. The Chinese conglomerate Anbang Insurance Group bought the hotel in 2014 for 1.95 billion dollars, then the highest price ever paid for a hotel, and it is now owned by Dajia Insurance Group and operated by Hilton. The building closed in 2017 for an extensive renovation and reopened in July 2025 with 375 hotel rooms alongside 375 residential condominium units.
In Style: Art Deco, Introduction
Located at 301 Park Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets, it is a 47-story, 625 ft (191 m) Art Deco structure designed by architects Schultze and Weaver and completed in 1931.
Uses Element: Limestone, Wikipedia article
In addition, 200 railroad cars brought some 800,000 cubic feet (23,000 m3) of limestone for the building's facing, 27,100 tons of steel for the skeleton superstructure, and 2.595 million square feet (241,100 m2) of terra cotta and gypsum block.
Uses Element: Steel, Wikipedia article
In addition, 200 railroad cars brought some 800,000 cubic feet (23,000 m3) of limestone for the building's facing, 27,100 tons of steel for the skeleton superstructure, and 2.595 million square feet (241,100 m2) of terra cotta and gypsum block.
Uses Element: Terracotta, Wikipedia article
In addition, 200 railroad cars brought some 800,000 cubic feet (23,000 m3) of limestone for the building's facing, 27,100 tons of steel for the skeleton superstructure, and 2.595 million square feet (241,100 m2) of terra cotta and gypsum block.
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