Housing Notes: Sinking sales at the Sherry-Netherland
A little history When the Sherry-Netherland opened on November 1, 1927, the 560-foot tower was hailed as the world’s tallest apartment hotel. The Sherry-Netherland combines the name of Louis Sherry, the celebrated New York restaurateur and confectioner, with the name of the hotel it replaced: the Hotel New Netherland. It is not named for sherry wine or for the Netherlands in a general cultural sense. Schultze & Weaver designed the building (they also designed the Waldorf Astoria, The Pierre, and the Breakers in Palm Beach). According to the New York Times, on the night of April 12, 1927, a spectacular […]
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