NEW YORK CITY—Waldorf Astoria New York continued its multi-stage renovation because it debuted its Grand Ballroom and heritage occasion areas following a restoration. Particularly, the Silver Hall, Astor Salon, Basildon, and Jade Rooms have been renovated.
“Waldorf Astoria New York has served because the backdrop for thus many vital moments throughout historical past, together with essential speeches, galas, and occasions,” mentioned Danny Hughes, president, Americas, Hilton. “In the present day, we unveil the subsequent chapter in Waldorf Astoria New York’s opening season – as soon as once more, this ballroom would be the heart of New York’s social scene. Guests to the property will see the way it blends its storied previous and timeless magnificence with a daring imaginative and prescient for the way forward for luxurious stays and occasions in New York Metropolis.”
Conferences & Occasions Areas
Waldorf Astoria New York provides almost 43,000 sq. toes of occasion area throughout 14 personal rooms on two flooring. These areas have been restored by architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), with inside design by Pierre-Yves Rochon (PYR), to protect their unique detailing whereas being up to date with new know-how.
Restored Ballroom
The three-story, 1,500-person capability area, with curtained balconies, was fully restored. With up to date sound, lighting, rigging, and staging, the Grand Ballroom can host numerous occasions. SOM utilized luminescent cove lighting, constructed inside three-tiered coves, to duplicate the unique intent and illuminate almost the complete ballroom. Working alongside SOM, PYR accomplished the redesign of the resort’s inside areas.
The ornamental plaster bas-relief medallion on the heart of the ceiling, sculpted by Eugene Rochette and Michael Parzini, has been maintained and refurbished, and additional restoration of the unique decor recreates the Artwork Deco model. SOM additionally made a number of infrastructure adjustments to make sure the area is now soundproof and integrated brand-new audio-visual programs, up to date lighting, and rigging factors inside hid areas within the ceiling.
Basildon Room
The Basildon Room has a most capability of 190 company. A number of key parts of the area embody the ceiling’s restored frescoes, lunettes, cornices, paneling, and fireside mantel, which have been all imported from England’s Basildon Manor in Basildon Park, inbuilt 1776. Fashionable infrastructure, together with new lighting, was added to the historic ceiling, and SOM up to date the room to its unique coloration scheme. PYR custom-designed the carpet to attract from the unique designs.
Silver Hall
The Silver Hall hyperlinks a few of the most important occasion areas within the resort, such because the Grand Ballroom, Jade Room, Astor Room, and Basildon Room. Sixteen wall murals, initially commissioned for the primary Waldorf Astoria and painted in 1897 by Edward Emerson Simmons, have been salvaged from the unique resort for the 1931 building and introduced again to life within the current restoration by ArtCare Conservation.
Jade Room
With double-height ceilings and home windows flanked by marble colonnades, the light-filled Jade Room has been up to date to accommodate capabilities of as much as 420 company. The Jade Room may be paired with capabilities within the Grand Ballroom or used as a stand-alone venue for intimate banquets and receptions.
Astor Salon
The Astor Room has been restored and has a most capability of 420. The room now brings in additional pure mild and contains columns that have been uncovered through the restoration.
Extra areas match for conferences, pre-function gatherings, and receptions embody the East Lobby, West Lobby and Boardrooms and Govt Assembly Areas. As a part of the resort’s new chapter, company even have entry to a brand new Tenth-floor terrace, which can be accessible for small receptions.
Facilities for occasions will embody a devoted occasion expertise supervisor on-site to make sure executed occasions, one of many largest devoted coat checks in New York Metropolis, a personal Grand Ballroom entrance with devoted elevators, an in-house manufacturing guide for leisure, media suites, and extra. Occasion attendees can arrive by way of three entrances, together with a porte-cochère on forty ninth Road between Lexington Avenue and Park Avenue or by way of Park Avenue or Lexington Avenue between forty ninth and fiftieth streets.
