Chinese company bought it, pandemic hit, all the prices for construction doubled, fired a bunch of contractors and delayed massively.
I think very much a diplomatic apartment / corporate type situation mostly for Chinese. US presidents used to stay there for UN meetings, but not so much if management answers to CCP. In the day there was even a private rail stop for VIPs adjacent to Grand Central
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Such squalor. I’m calling FEMA.
Oooh been to the bar there.
Miss it.
Miss my family 😞
The pillars that look like bamboo are cool, and the lighting on them is nice.
I always wonder how the plants receive enough light in these spaces.
what plant is that vine?
Looks very tasteful
Is anyone else getting upscale rainforest cafe vibes?
presumably a render? project won’t open til 2025 (at least) – https://www.waldorftowers.nyc/
Chinese company bought it, pandemic hit, all the prices for construction doubled, fired a bunch of contractors and delayed massively.
I think very much a diplomatic apartment / corporate type situation mostly for Chinese. US presidents used to stay there for UN meetings, but not so much if management answers to CCP. In the day there was even a private rail stop for VIPs adjacent to Grand Central
https://nypost.com/2023/03/22/waldorf-astorias-delay-plagued-reopening-pushed-back-to-2025-sources/
https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/a-look-inside-track-61-the-secret-train-platform-under-the-waldorf-astoria
Why can’t everything be this nice
I might be wrong? Correct me plz. No need to down vote.
Didn’t the Hilton family live here at a time?
oh i do love those light fixtures that look like birds
chose low-light plants, which is key.