New York Marriott Marquis

New York Marriott Marquis
Hotel chain	Marriott Corporation
General information
Architectural style	Brutalist
Location	United States
Address	1535 Broadway, New York City
Coordinates	40°45′33″N 73°59′10″W / 40.759078°N 73.986201°WCoordinates: 40°45′33″N 73°59′10″W / 40.759078°N 73.986201°W
Opening	1985
Cost	US$350 million
Owner	Host Hotels & Resorts
Management	Marriott International
Height	175 m (574 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	49
Floor area	1,844,800 sq ft (171,390 m^2)
Design and construction
Architect	John Portman & Associates
Other information
Number of rooms	1,892
Number of suites	57
Number of restaurants	The View Restaurant & Lounge Broadway Lounge Crossroads, An American Kitchen & Bar
Website
Official website
"New York Marriott Marquis". CTBUH Skyscraper Database.[1][2][3]

The New York Marriott Marquis is a Marriott International hotel at opened in 1985. It was designed by architect John Portman. It is located on Times Square at 1535 Broadway at the corner of 45th Street. The hotel is famous for its high-tech elevators and atrium lobby rising 45 stories to "The View", New York's only rooftop revolving restaurant and lounge. The View is the third highest restaurant in New York City behind ONE Dine on the 101st floor of One World Trade Center, and the Rainbow Room on the 65th floor of 30 Rockefeller Plaza. With 1,949 rooms and over 100,000 sq ft (9,300 m²) of meeting space, it is one of the largest hotels in the city.

Five historic theaters—the original Helen Hayes, Morosco, Bijou, and the remnants of the Astor and Gaiety—were demolished to clear the site. As a partial replacement, the Marquis Theatre was built as part of the approval for the building of the hotel. It is located within the hotel on the third floor.^[4]

Gallery

Looking up at the atrium  New York Marriott Marquis, circa 1999  Atrium View

References

1. New York Marriott Marquis at Emporis
2. "New York Marriott Marquis". SkyscraperPage.
3. New York Marriott Marquis at Structurae
4. Freedman, Samuel G. (1984-11-10). "NEDERLANDER IS OFFERED HOTEL THEATER RIGHTS". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2014-12-26.

Further reading

• Nash, Eric P., Jr. (1999). Manhattan Skyscrapers. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 1-56898-181-3.

External links

• New York Marriott Marquis – Official Site
• New York Marriott Marquis Project Pages at John Portman & Associates web site
• International Herald Tribune on John Portman's hotels
• Christopher Reeve interview on the demolitions paving way for hotel
• The View restaurant