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W Hotels, New York is a 270-room hotel at Union Square in Manhattan, housed in a landmark 1911 Beaux-Arts building operated by W Hotels. The building originally served as headquarters for the Germania Life Insurance Company before its conversion to a hotel.
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The hotel is located at the northeast corner of Park Avenue South and 17th Street, directly across from Union Square. Neighboring structures include the Tammany Hall building at 44 Union Square to the south and the four-story Guardian Life annex to the east. The hotel occupies one of Manhattan's few remaining former insurance company headquarters now operating as a hotel.
Designed by architects Albert D'Oench and Joseph W. Yost and completed in 1911, the building exemplifies the Beaux-Arts style. The exterior combines gray Concord granite interspersed with brick, a red Numidian-granite water table, and a distinctive red Spanish-tile mansard roof. The building rises 290 feet above ground level, with two basement levels below ground.
Originally built as the headquarters for the Germania Life Insurance Company, the building became the Guardian Life Insurance Company Building after a 1917 merger. Guardian Life vacated the building in 1999, after which it was converted and opened as W New York Union Square. The building was designated a New York City landmark in 1988 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
The hotel comprises 270 rooms distributed across 21 stories, with the top four stories (18th through 21st) positioned within the building's mansard roof.
Editorial verification: W Hotels, New York is affiliated with W Hotels; this was confirmed on the brand's own website or hotel list, and the hotel was matched to its official website by our editorial board.
The hotel is at the northeast corner of Park Avenue South and 17th Street in Manhattan, directly across from Union Square.
The hotel contains 270 rooms across 21 stories.
The building was designed in the Beaux-Arts style by architects Albert D'Oench and Joseph W. Yost, completed in 1911. It features a gray Concord granite exterior with a red Numidian-granite water table and red Spanish-tile mansard roof.
Originally constructed in 1911 as the Germania Life Insurance Company headquarters, it became the Guardian Life Insurance Company Building after a 1917 merger. After Guardian Life vacated in 1999, the building was converted and opened as W New York Union Square.
Yes. The building was designated a New York City landmark in 1988 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
The hotel is operated by W Hotels, part of Marriott International's luxury collection.
W Hotels, New York is affiliated with W Hotels; this was confirmed on the brand's own website or hotel list, and the hotel was matched to its official website by our editorial board.
W Hotels, New York is in New York, United States. Address: Union Square, New York, United States.
| Location | New York, United States |
|---|---|
| Address | Union Square, New York, United States |
| Brand / alliance | W Hotels |
| Official website | marriott.com |
| General manager | Pascha Bhatti · General Manager · source: hotel-online.com, checked 2026-09-30 |
| Area guide | Manhattan Community Board 5 luxury hotels |
| Verified | by the editorial board |
Sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W_New_York_Union_Square
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