Four Seasons Hotel New York

Four Seasons Hotel New York is the flagship hotel in the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts chain.

Building

In the 1980s, Bill Zenckendorf, a prominent American real estate developer, assembled convert|25000|sqft|m2 of vacant property on 57th Street between Madison and Park Avenue. Robert H. Burns, founder of Regent International Hotels, approached Harunori Takahashi, owner of EIE International Corporation company to build a luxurious hotel on the property.

When the hotel was announced in January 1989, it was to have a main tower of 46 stories and a smaller tower of some 20 stories, with a total of 400 rooms. Completion was planned for late 1991. Construction was financed by a loan from a consortium of six Japanese banks, led by the Long-Term Credit Bank. The others were the Ashikaga Bank, Mitsubishi Trust and Banking Corporation, Mitsui Trust and Banking Company, Nippon Credit Bank and Sumitomo Trust and Banking Company. The hotel was named Regent New York Hotel and managed by Regent International Hotels of Hong Kong, in which EIE International had a 30 percent interest.

When the Japanese real estate market imploded in 1990, the hotel was sold to the Four Seasons group to recover from bad loans.

It is the tallest hotel in New York City at Convert|682|ft|m|0 tall, with 52 stories. [ [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=4seasonshotel-newyorkcity-ny-usa Four Seasons Hotel] ] In the summer of 2006, the Four Seasons New York opened the Mobil Three Star L'Atelier de Joel Roubuchon which also hosts a Michelin 1 Star as a replacement for the former restaurant Fifty Seven Fifty Seven.

Design

The hotel first achieved fame for its luxurious interiors. I. M. Pei is the architect of the hotel. In 2004, in collaboration with Peter Marino, Pei came out of retirement to re-design the 51st Penthouse Suite floor. This is especially significant since Peter Marino is known to refuse collaboration in any hotel or resort development projects. Fact|date=February 2007

I. M. Pei was also the responsible for the interiors of the public spaces in the hotel.

Awards

*The hotel maintained a spot on the Conde Nast Traveler Gold List for ten consecutive years. Fact|date=February 2007.
*Also the hotel has a reputation for appearing on both the AAA five diamond award list and the Mobil Travel Guide Five Star list every year since its opening in 1994.Fact|date=February 2007

References

ee also

*Four Seasons Hotels
*List of tallest buildings in New York City

External links

* [http://www.fourseasons.com/newyork Four Seasons New York Website]
* [http://www.archfwa.com/default.aspx?page=5&type=90&project=326&focus=3 Design notices]