Top 10 New York City Hotel Openings

• Introduction
• 1. Ace Hotel
• 2. The Cooper Square Hotel
• 3. The Empire Hotel
• 4. Gild Hall
• 5. Greenwich Hotel
• 6. Hotel Grace
• 7. The Jane
• 8. The MAve
• 9. 6 Columbus
• 10. The Standard

Architectural innovation, edgy locales, gentrification controversies. Welcome to the latest NYC hotel scene. Much has been made of the phenomenal hotel boom that's unfolded over the last two years – dozens of new properties have opened their doors and a fresh batch are waiting to dive in on the action in the months ahead (notables on the horizon include Crosby Street Hotel, Andaz Wall Street, and Hotel Indigo). A handful of the current contenders stand out as brazen experiments diverging from the old Midtown formula. Tucked in parts of the city like the Financial District and the East Village, they break the mold of the typical characterless tower or sleepy boutique. Their arrivals signal a return to New York’s architectural envelope-pushing, and their amenities aren’t shabby either. (Their impact on quickly gentrifying environs is another story.)

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