Morgans Hotel

Morgans Hotel
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General information
Architectural styleItalian Romanesque
Location237 Madison Avenue,
Manhattan, New York City
Named forJohn Pierpont (JP) Morgan's Morgan Library & Museum
Opened1984 (as Morgans Hotel)
1927 (previous ownership)
Renovated2008
Closed2018
OwnerMorgans Hotel Group ($MHG), 1984-2016
SBE Entertainment Group, 2016-2017
Shel Capital and Kash Group (2017-2018 closed, converted to No. 237 condos)
Technical details
Floor count19
Design and construction
Architect(s)Andrew J. Thomas
DeveloperIan Schrager
Known forWorld's first boutique hotel
Other information
Number of rooms113 (1984)
149 (1927)
Number of restaurants1
Website
http://morganshotel.com

Morgans Hotel was the world's first boutique hotel,[1][2][3] located at 237 Madison Avenue in New York City. Founded by Studio 54 cofounder Ian Schrager as the first property in the Morgans Hotel Group, it opened in 1984.

  1. ^ Daly, Michael (July 22, 1985). "The Comeback Kids". New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. pp. 28–39. ISSN 0028-7369. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  2. ^ Stevens, Todd (August 14, 2015). "Tracing The Boutique Artists Design Hotel". Circa Design. Archived from the original on April 4, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Morgans Hotel: World's first boutique hotel by Ian Schrager awaits reopening as luxury micro-apartments". CityRealty. May 7, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2023.