Andre Balazs
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| Andre Balazs | |
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 Balazs at the 2012 Time 100 gala |
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| Born | January 31, 1957 Budapest, Hungary |
| Occupation | hotelier and residential developer |
| Known for | Standard Hotels |
Andre Balázs (born January 31, 1957) is a Hungarian-American hotelier and residential developer. He created the Standard Hotels line of hotels and operates many hotels and residences in New York and other U.S. cities.
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[edit] Early life
Andre Balazs was born in Budapest, raised in Arlington MA and studied humanities at Cornell University as a College Scholar and was in the Quill and Dagger society, then got a masters degree in a joint journalism and business program at Columbia University. After college, he worked on a senate campaign and later founded a biotech company with his father. He subsequently became a developer and hotelier with the acquisition of Chateau Marmont Hotel in 1990.
[edit] Professional life
Andre Balazs Properties owns 8 hotels in New York, Miami and Los Angeles, including the Chateau Marmont, The Mercer, Sunset Beach, and the Standard Hotels which are located in Downtown LA, West Hollywood, Miami, New York's Meatpacking District, and The East Village in New York.[1]
Andre Balazs residential projects include 40 Mercer Residences in SoHo, designed by architect Jean Nouvel; One Kenmare Square with Richard Gluckman and William Beaver House in New York's Financial District designed by Calvin Tsao.
André Balazs was a founding trustee of the New York Academy of Art, and the recipient of the Cooper–Hewitt, National Design Museum Design Patron Award.
[edit] References
- ^ Matt Tyrnauer (February 2009). Vanity Fair News "Hop on the High Line". Vanity Fair. http://www.vanityfair.com/style/features/2009/02/standard-hotel200902 Vanity Fair News.
[edit] Further reading
- http://nymag.com/nymetro/realestate/vu/14945/ New York Magazine News
- http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/09/arts/design/09pols.html?scp=4&sq=andre%20balazs&st=cse The New York Times News
- http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1647860_1647834_1644230,00.html Times Magazine News
- http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/andr-balazs-the-king-of-america-424570.html The Independent News
- http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/1/10/1512/69255/hotels/Andre_Balazs_To_Seattle_Rumors_Part_III Hotel Chatter News
- http://www.popeater.com/2011/05/09/chelsea-handler-andre-balazs-boyfriend/
