Andre Balazs

Andre Balazs

hotelier and residential developer.

Early life

Balazs studied humanities at Cornell University, then got a masters degree in a joint journalism and business program at Columbia University. At Cornell, he was a member of the Quill and Dagger society. After college, he worked on a senate campaign and later founded a biotech company with his father. He later became a nightclub owner/developer.

Professional life

Andre Balazs Properties ( [http://www.andrebalazsproperties.com] ), owns 10 hotels in New York, Miami and Los Angeles, including the Chateau Marmont, The Mercer, The Standard Hollywood, The Standard Downtown LA, The Standard Miami, Sunset Beach,and the New York Standard Hotel QT and The Raleigh. His residential projects include 40 Mercer Residences in Soho, designed by architect Jean Nouvel; One Kenmare Square with Richard Gluckman and William Beaver House designed by Calvin Tsao.

Personal life

Balazs was married to Katherine Ford, daughter of Eileen Ford, founder of the Ford Modeling Agency. He dated actress Uma Thurman; the couple recently split.

External links

* [http://www.andrebalazsproperties.com Official Site]
* [http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Andre%20Balazs Andre Balazs Coverage on HotelChatter]
* [http://www.southbeach-usa.com/interview/interview1/balazs/andre-balazs.htm Miami Beach USA] - Andre Balazs interview with photos.


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