Park Avenue
North–south avenue in New York City
Follow Park Avenue on Notably News to receive short updates to your email — rarely!
We include updates on Grand Central Terminal, MetLife Building, Waldorf Astoria New York, Seagram Building, Union Square, Manhattan, Helmsley Building, New York Life Building, Lever House, Grand Central Madison, Wolfgang's Steakhouse, Union Club of the City of New York, Harlem–125th Street station, 44 Union Square, Ritz Tower, Grand Central–42nd Street station, 14th Street–Union Square station ... and more.
| February 2025 | The first condominium buyers finalized their purchases in the renovated Waldorf Astoria building. |
| November 2024 | Chef Michael Anthony was hired to operate Lex Yard, the hotel's main restaurant. |
| October 2024 | The hotel's reopening was postponed to early 2025, and the first condos went on sale. |
| April 2024 | Hilton Hotels & Resorts hired a leadership team in preparation for the hotel's expected reopening. |
| 2021 | The hotel underwent renovation, removing the model of Herbert Hoover's suite. |
| 2020 | Dajia Insurance Group took over the Waldorf Astoria after Anbang's bankruptcy. |
| 2020 | SOM began restoring the Grand Ballroom to its original appearance. |
| March 7 2017 | The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) unanimously voted to list the interiors of many hotel public spaces as New York City landmarks. |
| March 1 2017 | The Waldorf Astoria hotel closed for extensive renovation and conversion to a mixed hotel and residential property. |
| February 28 2017 | The final event in the Grand Ballroom was a charity gala celebrating NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, featuring a performance by Stevie Wonder. |
| 2015 | La Chine restaurant replaced Oscar's Brasserie in the hotel. |
| October 2014 | Chinese company Anbang Insurance Group purchased the Waldorf Astoria New York from Hilton for $1.95 billion, setting a record for the most expensive hotel sale at the time. |
This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia article Waldorf Astoria New York, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.