Drake Hotel is a hotel in East Village, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “former hotel in New York City”. It opened in 1926 and closed in 2007. It is owned by Swissôtel and Harry B. Macklowe. The building has 21 floors. It stands about 3.9 km from the centre of East Village.[3]

Overview

The Drake Hotel was a hotel at 440 Park Avenue and 56th Street, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Built in 1926 by Bing & Bing, it contained 495 rooms across 21 floors. It was sold in 2006 and demolished to make way for a residential skyscraper called 432 Park Avenue.

From “Drake Hotel (New York City)” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

The hotel opened in 1926. Its architecture is described as Art Deco architecture. The building has 21 floors. [1]

Location

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Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 3.9 km from the centre of East Village. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is LaGuardia Airport (LGA), about 11 km from the centre of East Village.[4]

It is one of 124 hotels in and around East Village recorded in Wikidata, 67 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 38 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Murray Hill Hotel, opened in 1884. See Hotels in East Village.

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

See also

References

  1. ^ Drake Hotel (Q5305604). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Drake Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-03-22.
  3. ^ East Village (Q1043326). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in East Village. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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