| Warwick New York | |
|---|---|
 Warwick New York | |
 Interactive map of Warwick New York | |
| General information | |
| Type | Hotel |
| Architectural style | Renaissance revival[1] |
| Location | 65 West 54th Street, New York, New York |
| Coordinates | 40°45′44″N73°58′42″W / 40.76230°N 73.97824°W /40.76230; -73.97824 |
| Construction started | 1925 |
| Completed | 1927 |
| Owner | Warwick Hotels and Resorts |
| Height | 110.64 m |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 36 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | Emery Roth,George B. Post & Sons |
| Developer | William Randolph Hearst |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 426 |
TheWarwick New York is a luxury hotel at 65 West54th Street, on the northeastern corner withSixth Avenue, inMidtown Manhattan,New York City. Constructed between 1925 and 1927, it is owned byWarwick Hotels and Resorts.
The 36-floorRenaissance Revival building was designed byEmery Roth in association with the architectural firm ofGeorge B. Post & Sons. The hotel's three-story base is covered with limestone and granite. The brown brick superstructure has two wings projecting to the street from theproperty line. The wings set back several times, receding into the main slab—itself thinning into a top tower after furthersetbacks. The overall shape of the structure has a strong vertical thrust.[2]
William Randolph Hearst built the Warwick New York in 1926 for $5 million. Long catering to the elite, Hearst built the 36-story residential tower to accommodate hisHollywood friends as well as his mistress, the actressMarion Davies, who had her own specially designed floor in the building.[3]
The hotel's restaurant, Murals on 54, features the 1937 murals of American illustratorDean Cornwell. The famed murals were fully restored following a 2004 renovation of the restaurant.[4] The Warwick is also home to Randolph's Bar & Lounge, whose rosebudmotif references Hearst's purported nickname for Marion Davies.[5]
The owner of the Warwick New York is Warwick Hotels and Resorts, which was founded in 1980 with the purchase of this hotel by its chairman, Richard Chiu.[6]
In 1988, theTraditionalist Catholic congregationDaughters of Mary, Mother of Our Savior regularly performed aTridentine Mass at the hotel each Sunday as part of their network of missions.[7]
According to the Warwick Hotel website,James Dean,Jane Russell,Elizabeth Taylor,Meyer Lansky, andElvis Presley were frequent guests, andCary Grant lived there for 12 years.The Beatles stayed at the hotel duringtheir 1965 and1966 US tours.[3]
In September 2011 and 2012, Iranian PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad and his delegation stayed at the Warwick for theUN General Assembly, which led to protests outside the hotel.[8][9]
In theMad Men season 4 episode, "Hands and Knees", Lane Pryce's father stays at the Warwick Hotel when visiting New York in August 1965.
