The Fifth Avenue Hotel
New York, New York
The Fifth Avenue Hotel, which opened its doors in late 2023, has a multi-layered history rooted in the Gilded Age. In 1856, legendary hostess and doyenne of New York society, Charlotte Goodridge, commissioned the construction of a lavish private home and carriage house at the coveted corner of Fifth Avenue and 28th Street. Goodridge filled her mansion with treasures from around the globe and entertained lavishly. But following her death, Goodridge’s home met the same fate as much of the neighborhood and was torn down. However, rather than being replaced by a skyscraper like much of the surrounding area, Goodridge’s mansion was reborn in 1907 as a striking five story neo-Renaissance palazzo design by McKim, Mead & White, the architects behind many of the New York’s most famous early 20th century buildings including The Morgan Library and Museum, the Bowery Savings Bank, and the Metropolitan Club. More recently, a decades-long renovation overseen by Flâneur Hospitality, Martin Brudnizki Design Studio, and architect Perkins Eastman transformed the building into a 153-room hotel, with a restored limestone and brick façade, an added-in glass tower, a ballroom fit for a Goodridge party, and a European inspired restaurant, Café Carmellini. The hotel now has a Gilded Age-inspired look, complete with polished marble floors, grand arched windows, rich color palettes, and art and curiosities from around the world.
