Waldorf Astoria Reopens After Restoration, Partial Residential Conversion in Midtown East, Manhattan
The Waldorf Astoria officially reopened to the public yesterday following the conclusion of its eight-year renovation at 301 Park Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan. Designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill, the $2 billion project involved the renovation and partial hotel-to-residential conversion of the 47-story, 625-foot-tall Art Deco landmark, which was completed in 1931. The property occupies a full city block bounded by Park and Lexington Avenues and East 49th and 50th Streets.