HotelChatter - Tag: W New York Downtown http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-11-22T09:45:50Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/W%20New%20York%20Downtown New York: Crane Fiasco Ain't Stoppin' the W NYC Downtown http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/10/94627/1201 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/8580/WNYCDowntown.jpg" class="imgborder">Last week during a random jaunt into New York City we stopped by the construction site of the <b>W NYC Downtown</b>. This was one of the hotels <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/20/101913/505/hotels/W_Downtown_NYC_Will_Probably_be_Delayed">caught up</a> in that whole "cranes falling from the sky" fiasco which shut down the crane at this site and other sites throughout NYC. <br> <p> Then to make matters worse - the cement truckers union in NYC is currently on strike - further delaying progress of the site.<br> <p> Well with all that, we're happy to report that construction is still proceeding - we witnessed plenty of workers around the site doing whatever it is that they do. <p> And that concrete truck shortage? They got that covered AndrewC 2008-07-10T11:38:45-05:00 40.709143 -74.013660 New York: W Downtown NYC Will Probably be Delayed http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/20/101913/505

Looks like the W New York Downtown is going to be delayed for a bit.

The D.O.B. issued a stop-work order on the project because of a questionable crane in use for the construction.

The crane was manufactured by Kodiak and owned by New York crane -- just like the two cranes that collapsed this year -- and was to be taken out of service until a thorough inspection was completed.

But things didn't quite go as planned: The Real Deal (via the NYDN) reports that cracks were found "in the turning mechanism of a tower crane," which means the green light likely won't be coming any time soon. ]]> Jenna 2008-06-20T10:24:43-05:00 40.709143 -74.013660 New York: W Hotels Needs To Start Varying It Up http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/20/05354/533 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/wnewyorkdowntown.png" class="imgborder"><p><i>The W New York Downtown rendering.</i><p>Flipping through the latest issue of <i>New York</i> magazine, we saw a little blurb on the <b>W New York Downtown</b> at 123 Washington Street which is expected to open in 2009.<p>The focus was really on the 159 residential units atop the hotel but you can expect all the typical W hotel services such an in-house Bliss Spa and Whatever/Whenever.<p>We have one word for all this. Boring. W Hotels has five other hotels on Manhattan, plus an upcoming one in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Hotel+Hoboken/local/753">Hoboken</a>. If the hotel offers all the same services in each hotel (and probably all one-worded descriptions like Wet and Sweat), then there is really no difference other than location (which is synonymous juliana 2007-11-20T09:15:01-05:00 40.709143 -74.013660 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/