Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers

at , New York , 10019 United States

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The Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel is a Sheraton hotel located in New York City near Times Square. It faces 7th Avenue, West 52nd Street, and West 53rd Street. At 152.7m, it is one of the world's top 100 tallest hotels, and one of the tallest hotels in New York City; it has 51 floors.HistoryThe hotel was completed in 1962 as The Americana of New York. It was built, along with the adjacent New York Hilton, to serve the huge number of tourists that the 1964 New York World's Fair would bring. The hotel was constructed by Laurence Tisch and Preston Tisch, co-owners of the Loews Corporation. The hotel was renamed Loews Americana of New York a few years after opening.Loews sold the hotels in the Americana chain, with the New York property going to Sheraton in January 1979. It was renamed the Sheraton Centre Hotel & Towers. After a nearly $200 million renovation in 1991, the hotel was again renamed the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers. It was again renovated in 2012-13, with the name shortened to Sheraton New York Hotel in 2012 and then changed to Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel in 2013.Mark David Chapman stayed at the Sheraton before killing John Lennon

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Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers is New York based place and this enity listed in Hotel category. 10019.