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The Park Lane Hotel is a New York City luxury hotel located at 36 Central Park South, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues in Midtown Manhattan, overlooking Central Park. Constructed in 1971, the hotel was designed by the prolific architecture firm, Emery Roth & Sons, for prominent New York City real estate developer Harry Helmsley. The Hotel currently operates under the ownership of Steve Witkoff’s real estate investment firm, the Witkoff Group. ==History== In the early 20th century, several notable hotels were built to cater to the area’s affluent visitors, including the JW Marriott Essex House (Frank Grad, 1930), The Pierre (Schultze & Weaver, 1930), the Plaza Hotel (Henry Hardenbergh, 1905-7), and the Sherry-Netherland Hotel (Schultze & Weaver with Buchman & Kahn, 1926–27).〔Bennett, Charles G. City Aids District of Luxury Hotels, ''New York Times,'' 1968.〕 These hotels adjoined the green expanse of Central Park and sit on parcels that have long been desirable for the development of luxury hotels. The Park Lane was a modern addition to this highly historic and coveted Luxury Hotel district of Central Park South. The Park Lane Hotel’s construction spanned from 1967 to its final completion in 1971, during a mid-century building boom that began around 1960 and ended with the collapse of financial markets in 1969.〔Stern, Robert A.M.; Mellins, Thomas; Fishman, David. ''New York 1960: Architecture and Urbanism Between the Second World War and the Bicentennial''. New York: Monacelli Press, 1997. p.131〕 The Park Lane reflects the unbridled, post-war optimism inherent in New York’s growth as a world financial and cultural center, and catered to affluent guests from around the world. The hotel also attracted a new class of business travelers who appreciated high-end luxury hotels, versus the convention trade focused hotels of the time period.〔Fosburgh, Lacey, The Park Lane: Midtown’s Latest Luxury Hotel, to Open Saturday, ''New York Times'', 1971.〕 The hotel operated under and was owned by Helmsley-Spear, Inc., the real estate development company run by Harry and wife Leona Helmsley, until the asset was sold to the Witkoff Group in 2013, following Leona’s death in 2007.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Partnership led by Witkoff buys Park Lane Hotel for $650M )〕 The Park Lane Hotel structure, at the center of a preservation battle between Witkoff and architects, was purchased by the former in 2013 for $660 million.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Park Lane Hotel on Central Park South fetches $660M )〕 Witkoff ultimately won the battle, and the structure did not gain landmark status. In 2014, a grassroots effort stemming from architectural enthusiast and community members, Save Park Lane NY, was formed with the goal of preserving the hotel and presenting a case for historic preservation to the Landmarks Preservation Commission of New York City.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=A Bid to Make the Park Lane Hotel a Landmark but Not by the Usual Suspects )〕 Save Park Lane NY was to present the request for landmark preservation of the Park Lane Hotel to Community Board 5 on October 6, 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Historic Park Lane Hotel in need of Landmark Preservation )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Park Lane Hotel (Manhattan)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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