{"id":1004051746,"date":"2012-08-10T06:52:31","date_gmt":"2012-08-10T14:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/?p=62207"},"modified":"2020-04-08T12:32:39","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T20:32:39","slug":"refurbished-double-tree-by-hilton-hotels-opens-in-new-york-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/refurbished-double-tree-by-hilton-hotels-opens-in-new-york-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Refurbished Double Tree by Hilton Hotels Opens in New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Double Tree by Hilton recently inaugurated its newly revamped full-service hotel in New York City\u2014an upscale property located on the corner of Lexington Avenue and 51<sup>st<\/sup> Street in the fashionable East Side.<a href=\"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2012\/08\/DoubleTree-by-Hilton-Metropolitan-New-York.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-62214\" title=\"DoubleTree-by-Hilton-Metropolitan-New-York\" src=\"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2012\/08\/DoubleTree-by-Hilton-Metropolitan-New-York.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"195\" \/><\/a> The iconic building, which was designed by architect Morris Lapidus as the Summit Hotel in 1960\u2014in an unusual \u201cZ\u201d shape to increase natural daylight in each room, now features 12,000 square feet of renovated meeting space and 746 guest rooms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The hotel\u2019s transformation features Lapidus-inspired interior designs incorporated in geometric patterns and forms that celebrate the architect\u2019s legacy throughout the facility. Owned by RLJ Lodging Trust and operated by Highgate Hotels LP under a franchise license agreement with one of Hilton Worldwide\u2019s subsidiaries, the Double Tree by Hilton Metropolitan New York City aims to preserve the unique history of the hospitality chain\u2019s properties while providing an amenity-rich hotel experience for visitors and residents alike.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The hotel\u2019s guest rooms include desks with ergonomic chairs, 37-inch HD LCD TV sets, MP3-compatible alarm clocks, plush bedding, combed cotton linens and luxurious bath accessories.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Upgrades at the Double Tree by Hilton Metropolitan New York City also include wall coverings for meeting rooms, as well as new carpeting, window treatments and Lapidus-inspired decorative light fixtures. The hotel also features a conference space suitable for up to 500 people, a ballroom located on the mezzanine level, as well as two boardrooms and two meeting rooms on the penthouse level. \u00a0All meeting spaces are equipped with laptop connections and fax machines.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For more market data from New York, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.multihousingnews.com\/news\/market-snapshot-vacancies-and-rents-at-extremes-in-manhattan-new-development-slowly-materializes\/1004058091.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Photo courtesy of\u00a0www.metropolitanhotelnyc.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Double Tree by Hilton recently inaugurated its newly revamped full-service hotel in New York City&mdash;an upscale property located on the corner of Lexington Avenue and 51st Street in the fashionable East Side. The iconic building, which was designed by architect Morris Lapidus as the Summit Hotel in 1960&mdash;in an unusual &ldquo;Z&rdquo; shape to increase natural daylight in each room, now features 12,000 square feet of renovated meeting space and 746 guest rooms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1269,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1600,21742],"tags":[1815],"class_list":["post-1004051746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new-york","category-latest","tag-national"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.0 (Yoast SEO v28.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Refurbished Double Tree by Hilton Hotels Opens in New York City - Commercial Property Executive<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/refurbished-double-tree-by-hilton-hotels-opens-in-new-york-city\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Refurbished Double Tree by Hilton Hotels Opens in New York City\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Double Tree by Hilton recently inaugurated its newly revamped full-service hotel in New York City&mdash;an upscale property located on the corner of Lexington Avenue and 51st Street in the fashionable East Side. 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