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Plaza Hotel in NYC Set to Close for at Least 4 Years to Restore Historic Facade
The landmark hotel says the work requires detailed planning and preservation compliance to protect its 119-year-old structure.
- Fairmont Hotels & Resorts announced Wednesday that the 119-year-old Plaza Hotel will close for four years starting in January 2027 to restore its historic façade in Midtown Manhattan.
- Designed by architect Henry Janeway Hardenbergh in 1907, the 18-story hotel remains vital to New York City's architectural heritage, comparable to Grand Central Terminal and the New York Public Library.
- Famed for its 1992 appearance in "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York," the hotel has historically hosted notable guests including Truman Capote and the Beatles, cementing its cultural legacy.
- The Hotel & Gaming Trades Council stated that 378 union members will retain the right to resume their jobs at the same pay when the hotel reopens; the union is finding alternative employment.
- Fairmont said the restoration "reflects the complexity of maintaining a property of such architectural and historical significance," yet Columbia University professor Andrew Dolkart expressed surprise at the need for such extensive exterior work.
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