Hilton Garden Inn Times Square central

136 West 42nd Street, New York City, NY

Square Feet: 175,000 (New Construction)
Guest Rooms: 282
Completion Date: September 2014

Project Architect: Luis Vazquez

Project Designer: Annique Fung

Located on legendary 42nd Street, this 36-story modern, floor to ceiling windowed hotel was designed by PPA after being commissioned in 2010. The hotel lobby, with views of Times Square, was placed on the fourth floor and accessed by a sky lobby elevator from street. Both a restaurant and terrace overlook the scene below.

The hotel building was conceived to look out to the bright lights of Times Square (some rooms and public spaces have a direct views of the New Year’s Eve ball drooping) and was thought of as a bright icon itself.  Signage was designed for the party walls and an illuminated marquee welcomes you to the light-filled lobby. The 2nd to 3rd floor façade is leased to a signage company and maximizes the signage requirement for buildings in Times Square.  The illuminated attraction is the largest digital signage on 42nd Street.

The façade is a curtainwall, with variegated colors of blue over spandrels.  The building rises to a gridded top covering a mechanical floor. Having the hotel lobby at the fourth floor provides for additional street life by with retail and commercial condos at the lower levels.

Hilton Garden Inn New York/Times Square Central