W New York Downtown Hotel and Residences

W New York - Downtown Hotel and Residences is a 630-foot-tall building (190 m) at 8 Albany Street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. The 58-story building was completed in 2010, and is tied with two other buildings, Home Insurance Plaza and the W.R. Grace Building as the 106th tallest building in New York. It is divided between a 217-room hotel, on floors 5-22, and 223 luxury residential condominiums, on floors 23–56, with lobbies for both on floors 1–4. There is a residential observation deck on the 57th floor, with views of the Hudson River, and a terrace on the 58th floor with panoramic views of lower Manhattan.

W New York - Downtown Hotel and Residences
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General information
StatusCompleted
TypeHotel, Residential
Location8 Albany Street
Manhattan, New York City 10006
Coordinates40°42′33″N 74°00′50″W / 40.70928°N 74.013852°W / 40.70928; -74.013852
Construction started2006
Completed2010
Opening2010
Height
Roof192 m (630 ft)
Technical details
Floor count58
Floor area40,877 m2 (439,996 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Gwathmey Siegel & Associates
DeveloperMonian Group
Main contractorTishman Construction
References
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The building was designed by Gwathmey Siegel & Associates, and the interior was by Graft's Los Angeles office.[1] The developer is the Moinian group, founded by Joseph Moinian. The hotel opened on August 18, 2010.[2]

In 2010, the building was featured in a HGTV contest in which a $1.5 million apartment was given to the winner as a prize.[3]

In July 2020, it was announced that the hotel would close on October 13, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic; the residential units remained open but lost access to the hotel's amenities.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "W New York Downtown Hotel and Residences". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  2. ^ "W Hotels Worldwide Brings Style to Wall Street with the Opening of W New York - Downtown Hotel & Residences". August 18, 2010.
  3. ^ W Downtown New York Profile Page
  4. ^ "Downtown's W Hotel to Shut Down in October". Tribeca Trib Online. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
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