Hotel Beacon
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The Hotel Beacon is a Beaux-Arts, 24-story building on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, designed by Walter W. Ahlschlager.[3] It was built in 1928 at 2130 Broadway, at the corner with 75th Street, on the site of the Tilden Club House[5] and the Dakota Stables.[6]
The Hotel Beacon | |
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General information | |
Status | Open |
Type | Hotel |
Location | 2130 Broadway New York, NY 10023 United States |
Coordinates | 40.7806402°N 73.9810592°W / 40.7806402; -73.9810592 |
Construction started | 1928 |
Completed | 1928 |
Opening | November 1928[1] |
Cost | $8,000,000[2] |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Walter W. Ahlschlager[3] |
Main contractor | Havemeyer Construction Co.[4] |
At the time of its opening, apartments could be leased unfurnished with maid service or furnished with full hotel service. They featured one, two or three bedrooms, each with bath and kitchenette. Kitchenette were described as 'almost' kitchen size and equipped with silent electric refrigeration. The hotel featured a gymnasium, rooftop gardens on the setbacks,[7] the Cafe of the Beacon in the lobby, located back then on the second floor mezzanine, that could seat 250 and the Restaurant Grill in the basement seating 200. Also in the basement was a barber shop and a beauty salon.[8]
As of 2017, the hotel features 278 transient hotel rooms[9] but still hosts a few permanent tenants.