The
Waldorf Astoria New York is a luxury hotel in
Manhattan,
New York City. The hotel has been housed in two historic landmark buildings in New York. The first, bearing the
same name, was built in two stages, which accounts for its dual name. The original hotel, situated on
Astor properties along
Fifth Avenue, was completed in 1893 and designed by
Henry J. Hardenbergh. It was demolished in 1929 to make way for the construction of the
Empire State Building. The present building, at 301
Park Avenue in
Midtown Manhattan, is a 47-story
Art Deco landmark designed by architects
Schultze and Weaver, which was completed in 1931. The current hotel was the world's tallest hotel from 1931 until 1963, when it was surpassed by Moscow's
Hotel Ukraina by . An icon of glamour and luxury, the current Waldorf Astoria is one of the world's most prestigious and best known hotels.