The building that houses Andaz 5th Avenue wasn’t always a hotel. It started out as a big department store in 1916 before it became Tommy Hilfiger’s global headquarters. Then, in 2013, Tony Chi transformed the space into Andaz 5th Avenue. Today, the rooms and suites at Andaz 5th Avenue ground guests comfortably in New York City, and that’s no accident. Chi designed them to invoke the open, spacious style of the city’s popular loft-style apartments.
Since its initial conception, art has always been a part of the hotel. With its proximity to the New York Public Library and the famous 5th Avenue shopping district, a variety of the arts inspired the hotel. Chi’s own artwork is in each guest room, and a sculpture by Nick Hornby captivates guests in the lobby. You’ll also find that every elevator bank is decorated with a unique mural by students from the New York City High School for Art & Design.
Andaz 5th Avenue really took the merging of hotel and art to another level with its artist-in- residence program that’s now considered integral to the hotel’s identity. It empowers guests to enjoy the artwork of a local artist, and the artist gets to showcase their work in the 5th Avenue Gallery space. [...]
– Robin Raven. Contributor, Forbes