Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel
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The Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel is a 501 ft (153 m), 51-story hotel located near Times Square in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It faces 7th Avenue, 52nd Street, and 53rd Street. It is one of the world's 100 tallest hotels, and one of the tallest hotels in New York City.
Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel | |
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Hotel chain | Sheraton Hotels and Resorts |
General information | |
Location | New York, NY |
Address | 811 Seventh Avenue |
Coordinates | 40.7625°N 73.9817°W / 40.7625; -73.9817 |
Opening | September 25, 1962 |
Owner | MCR Hotels[1] & Island Capital Group[2] |
Management | Sheraton Hotels and Resorts |
Height | 501 ft (153 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 51 |
Floor area | 178,660 sq ft (16,598 m2) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Morris Lapidus & Associates Kornblath, Harle & Liebman |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 1,780[1] |
Website | |
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The hotel was opened in 1962 as the Americana of New York. It was sold to Sheraton in 1979 and renamed Sheraton Centre Hotel & Towers and later Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers. In 2005, it was sold to Host Marriott, with a name change to Sheraton New York Hotel in 2012 and then Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel in 2013. It was again sold in 2022 to current owners MCR Hotels and Island Capital Group.