The Commodore Hotel (New York City)

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The Commodore Hotel in New York City is a historic early 20th-century Midtown Manhattan hotel, later redeveloped as the Grand Hyatt, known for its Beaux-Arts design and proximity to Grand Central Terminal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf building
demolished building
hotel
adjacentTo Grand Central Terminal
architecturalSignificance example of Beaux-Arts hotel architecture in New York City
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts architecture
linked to: Beaux-Arts
borough Borough of Manhattan
constructionMaterial masonry
steel frame
continent North America
coordinateLocation 40.752°N 73.975°W
country United States of America
crossStreet Lexington Avenue
demolitionDate 1970s
developer New York Central Railroad
formerNameOf Grand Hyatt New York
function hotel
hasNumberOfFloors 26
heritage early 20th-century New York City hotel architecture
historicEra early 20th century
inception 1919
locatedNear Grand Central Terminal
location Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan
New York City
namedAfter Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt
near Chrysler Building
openingDate 1919
partOf Terminal City (New York City) development
proximity Park Avenue Viaduct
publicTransitAccess Grand Central–42nd Street subway station
redevelopedAs Grand Hyatt New York
redevelopmentPeriod late 1970s
redevelopmentResult Grand Hyatt New York skyscraper hotel
redevelopmentType gut renovation with new curtain wall
roofType flat roof
state New York
streetAddress 109 East 42nd Street
urbanContext Terminal City complex around Grand Central
use commercial hospitality

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Warren and Wetmore notableWork The Commodore Hotel (New York City)
Whitney Warren designed The Commodore Hotel (New York City)
Charles D. Wetmore notableWork The Commodore Hotel (New York City)