Waldorf Astoria New York

The Towers of the Waldorf Astoria is honored to win the 2021 NYCxDesign award for On The Boards: Residential. This award, presented by Interior Design Magazine and ICFF, highlights the most exciting, high-design residential property under construction in NYC. Jean-Louis Deniot is recognized as the visionary behind the residential interiors and amenities, while Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is also honored as the architect spearheading the restoration of the iconic Waldorf Astoria New York to return as a world-class hotel and featuring private residences for the very first time. #NYCxDESIGNawards https://www.interiordesign.net//13-nycxdesign-awards-pro/

The sales team at The Towers of the Waldorf Astoria is highly experienced with new luxury condominium developments and always available to provide perspective and support throughout the purchasing process. Our team welcomes future residents and the brokerage community to the opulent 14,000-square-foot residential gallery, located within the iconic Waldorf Astoria New York on Park Avenue. The magnificent space is beautifully designed by Jean-Louis Deniot and is the perfect setting for a private orientation on The Towers and to discuss next steps toward a purchase. #WaldorfTowersNYC

Gossip columnist and professional host Elsa Maxwell was the 20th century's premier party planner. She is credited with inventing the scavenger hunt and threw the most glamorous parties for the who’s who of high society and her many celebrity friends. The April in Paris Ball, launched in 1952 in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria, was a lavish annual event promoting Franco-American relations while raising funds for charity. The event attracted high society and celebrities who were charmed by Maxwell’s fanciful themes, including a three-ring circus with appearances by some of the top celebrities of the day. #WaldorfTowersNYC

The Cue Club, New York City’s most opulent billiards hall, is located within the 50,000 square feet of private residential amenities exclusively available to residents of The Towers. Pool sharks can work all the angles on two nine-foot American pool tables and a standard size snooker table. Impeccably considered and designed by Jean-Louis Deniot, The Cue Club is perfect for a stylish and playful soiree. #WaldorfTowers

Winter Garden Bruno Clip: Master filmmaker Bruno Aveillan, the visionary and award-winning director of films for the world’s top fashion houses, turned his eye for the first time to luxury real estate with the creation of Gravity, an exclusive film for The Towers of the Waldorf Astoria. This dreamlike scene, in the residents-only Winter Garden, evokes the weightlessness of a fully serviced life at The Towers of the Waldorf Astoria. #WaldorfTowers

Checkmate! The Monte Carlo Gaming Room features four custom game tables and integrated banquette seating fit for royalty at New York’s Unofficial Palace. Clean up on poker night or dominate your own bridge tournament in this high-design space at New York’s most legendary address. #WaldorfTowers

For over 80 years, famed Italian design house Molteni&C Dada has been one of the world’s leading furnishings companies. The vanities and cabinetry throughout The Towers of the Waldorf Astoria were designed by Jean-Louis Deniot and manufactured by hand, applying classic Italian craftsmanship to achieve a high-style and custom quality for residents of The Towers. #WaldorfTowersNYC

Gaggenau, the legendary German maker of chef-quality appliances since 1683, outfitted each stunning kitchen at The Towers of the Waldorf Astoria with its most advanced models, including: sleek gas cooktops, integrated refrigerators and freezers, speed and steam-ovens, wine refrigerators, dishwashers, and fully-vented hoods. #WaldorfTowersNYC

Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians were the hosts of New York’s go-to New Year’s Eve celebration every year from 1966 to 1976 at the Waldorf Astoria. Lombardo, known as Mr. New Year’s Eve, hosted the black-tie galacomplete with filet mignon dinner, balloon drop from the Grand Ballroom mezzanine, and a full band that had guests dancing until 3am. His everlasting impact on New Year’s Eve was introducing Auld Lang Syne as the popular song to sing as we welcome in the new year. #WaldorfTowersNYC

Enjoy a classic Waldorf Astoria cocktail this holiday seasonthe scotch-based Rob Roy was rumored to have originated at the famous hotel in 1894 and is perfect to enjoy during the winter season. Follow along with this video to make your own Rob Royrecipe courtesy of former Waldorf Astoria New York beverage director Frank Caiafa (@handlebarsnyc) from his Waldorf Astoria Bar Book. #WaldorfTowersNYC

Waldorf Astoria New York has a long tradition of hosting some of the most glamorous and exciting holiday celebrations in New York City. From galas in the Grand Ballroom to private dinners in one of the many restaurants, New Yorkers and guests from around the world have visited for the holidays since the hotel opened on Park Avenue in 1931. That tradition will continue for residents within the private residential amenities, including the Grand Salon, that are perfect for entertaining. The Towers of the Waldorf Astoria wishes you and those you hold dear a very happy holiday season. #WaldorfTowersNYC

Renowned Broadway composer and songwriter Cole Porter wrote some of his most iconic songs while living in a palatial suite at the legendary Waldorf Astoria hotel for nearly 30 years. Some of his most famous songs, including Night and Day, were written on a 1907 Steinway & Sons piano Porter nicknamed High Society. In the 1970s, Frank Sinatra lived in Porter’s famous suite, and was rumored to pay one million dollars a year for the privilege. #WaldorfTowersNYC

Cole Porter’s piano, now fully restored, is prominently displayed in The Towers of the Waldorf Astoria residential gallery until it is returned to the hotel’s iconic clock lobby to entertain guests and residents upon its reopening. In the meantime, we were honored to lend the piano to @jazzattheballroom for a jazzy performance of The Nutcracker Suite and Cole Porter standards by pianist Konrad Paszkudzki. Support the arts and enjoy some Cole Porter tunes by purchasing tickets to Jazz at the Ballroom's Holiday In virtual show to benefit their organization and @theactorsfund, hosted by NY1’s Emmy-winning reporter and theater supporter @fdilella. Link in profile. #WaldorfTowersNYC

Beginning today, the fully restored World’s Fair Clock is on view at the New-York Historical Society, where it will remain until the time comes for the clock to return home to Waldorf Astoria New York. #WaldorfTowersNYC #WaldorfClock

An integral part of Waldorf Astoria New York’s rich tradition, the World’s Fair Clock has been undergoing a meticulous restoration process to return this enduring icon of craftsmanship to its former glory. #WaldorfTowersNYC #WaldorfClock

The verdantly adorned Winter Garden is one of the most impressive spaces in the 50,000 square-feet of private residential amenities at The Towers. With soaring canopic ceilings, and its own bar, it is a chic and relaxing oasis. #WaldorfTowersNYC

Waldorf Astoria New York is steeped in history, and the famed World’s Fair Clock is among its most storied residents -- and like some of Waldorf Astoria New York’s most notable guests, it even has a royal pedigree. #WaldorfTowersNYC #WaldorfClock

The Waldorf Astoria has a storied history, especially when it comes to world leaders. Every U.S. President from Herbert Hoover to Barack Obama stayed in the hotel; Hoover even lived in the Presidential Suite for three decades, and Dwight D. Eisenhower and Harry S. Truman lived at the Waldorf Astoria for many years after their presidencies. Residents will have a special connection to that legacy, courtesy of The Towers of the Waldorf Astoria’s Presidential Librarya private residential lounge with bar, dedicated to the building’s important role in geopolitical history.

Step inside of one of the world's most iconic landmarks - The Waldorf Astoria Towers in #NY, where you can examine Cole Porter’s 1907 Steinway piano in exquisite detail https://bit.ly/3nfcinS, or take a #virtualtour through the luxurious Model Residence https://bit.ly/30KbDl5

On October 1, 1931, the Waldorf Astoria opened to rapturous praise with over 20,000 in attendance -- twice as many as were invited. President Herbert Hoover said over a broadcast radio address from The White House, The opening of the new Waldorf Astoria is an event in the advancement of hotels, even in New York City it marks the measure of the Nation’s growth in power, in comfort and in artistry an exhibition of courage and confidence to the whole nation The New York T...imes raved, New York’s past and present met yesterday afternoon to welcome back one of the city’s best-known institutions, the Waldorf, noting that 1,000 guests were expected to register by that night. Room rates started at only $6 a night for a single room, ($102 today!) and went up to $38 a night for a suite with a boudoir, which would have been $648 today - a huge sum during the Great Depression. #WaldorfTowersNYC See more

Waldorf Astoria New York, encompassing a full city block on Park Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets, was built in only a year. When it opened eighty-nine years ago today, it was the largest, tallest, and grandest hotel in the world, an Art Deco skyscraper dubbed by many to be the unofficial palace of New York. #WaldorfTowersNYC

The day before Black Tuesday in 1929, the Waldorf Astoria secured financing and renowned architects Schultze & Weaver were chosen to design the new hotel on Park Avenue. Daringly launched in the depths of the Great Depression, the Waldorf Astoria pushed onward as a beacon of hope for New York City. Within months in 1931, Art Deco masterpieces including the Waldorf Astoria, the Chrysler Building, and the Empire State Building (which had risen on the site of the former Waldorf-Astoria), opened their doors. #WaldorfTowersNYC

"We cannot simply recreate the past, but we can envision how we will enjoy the Waldorf Astoria in the future." - Jean-Louis Deniot

Never stop at the front desk to pick up packages again. Unique to The Towers of the Waldorf Astoria, each residence has its own Concierge Closet seamlessly built into the entryway for the secure and private transfer of packages, laundry, and room service. It is the ultimate social distancing feature.

Jean-Louis Deniot is recognized as one of the world’s most accomplished interior designers, and The Towers of the Waldorf Astoria represents his first large-scale development in New York City. Every residence is a precise balance of aesthetic and practical considerations, with custom millwork, fixtures, and stone detailing done in a modern French Art Deco style, honoring the building’s history.

As part of the art collection exclusively curated for residents of The Towers of the Waldorf Astoria, Korean-born artist Minjung Kim showcases modern concepts of minimalism and abstraction. The daughter of a print-shop owner, Kim received training in calligraphy and watercolor from the age of nine, and she now works with delicate layers of mulberry Hanji paper in traditional Korean styles.

In homage to the Waldorf Astoria’s long history of arts patronage, residents will enjoy artwork personally selected by legendary auctioneer and veteran art dealer Simon de Pury. For The Towers’ collection, de Pury focused on dynamic emerging artists from around the world.

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is responsible for orchestrating the complex restoration of Waldorf Astoria New York. While respecting the original design intent, its team of expert conservationists are preserving this landmark while fully modernizing it for the modern era. SOM’s work at Waldorf Astoria New York ranges from an overarching historical audit of the materials and plans from the original architect Schultze & Weaver, to micro aspects of the restoration, like discovering the original paint colors from the hotel when it opened in 1931.

During the restoration process led by architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, it was discovered that only one original window had remained from 1931. Nearly all of the windows had been replaced multiple times over the years, with increasingly smaller windows placed into existing frames. But now, every window on the project (nearly 5,400 in total) is being restored to its original design true to the landmarked 1931 exterior including 900 that are increasing in height by a full foot, letting in more light than ever before. Sound attenuation built into every window ensures superior acoustical privacy.