News broke in February that the Chinese government-controlled company that owns the Waldorf Astoria was preparing to market the hotel portion less than a year after the building reopened. The prize property, originally built in 1931 and considered one of the fanciest hotels in the world, was closed for eight years for a renovation that transformed 1.6 million square feet of the landmarked hotel into 375 luxury rooms and 372 condominium units with public spaces as lavish as in the original. Gold and silver leafing adorn the walls of the Basildon Room, and restored frescos the ceiling, The Real Deal […]

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