Grand Central Terminal
Railway terminal in Manhattan
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| 2024 | After Trump's election as U.S. president, developers of 175 Park Avenue requested funding from his administration to help demolish the hotel. |
| 2021 | The branch located in Terminal C at Newark Liberty International Airport closed. |
| 2021 | Restaurant resumed normal business operations after the COVID-19 pandemic disruptions. |
| December 2021 | New York City Council approved the plans for the new tower. |
| November 1 2021 | The hotel reopened and was rebranded as the Hyatt Grand Central New York, primarily serving visitors from Europe, particularly the United Kingdom, with limited services. |
| September 2021 | New York City Council passed legislation requiring hotels closed due to the pandemic to pay severance to employees if not reopening with at least 25% of pre-pandemic staff. |
| February 2021 | Preliminary renderings for the new tower were released. |
| 2020 | Restaurant closed for most of the year during the COVID-19 pandemic, with brief intermittent reopenings due to low foot traffic. |
| November 2020 | Preliminary plans were revealed for an 83-story tower at 175 Park Avenue. |
| January 2020 | Grand Hyatt New York was closed indefinitely following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. |
| 2019 | Project Commodore skyscraper was announced for the hotel site. |
| February 2019 | Media reported that TF Cornerstone, MSD Partners, and RXR Realty planned to redevelop the Grand Hyatt site with a new mixed-use structure, requiring approval from New York state and city governments. |
| 2016 | Zagat Survey rated the restaurant 22/30, categorizing it as 'Very Good To Excellent'. |
| 2013 | Jaume Plensa created two sculptural heads named Awilda and Chloe for the lobby, designed to resemble moai heads. One sculpture was placed on an onyx wall, and the other was positioned atop the lobby's fountain. |
| 2013 | Major renovation of the Grand Hyatt New York lobby was completed, transforming the interior with stone and dark wood cladding, gray striped carpet, black leather chairs, and color-changing uplights. The lobby's original marble and bronze elements were replaced, and the fountain was reduced in size. |
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