Lotte New York Palace
New York, United States
Built 1980 · Last completed renovation 2013
Lotte New York Palace in New York was last renovated in 2013, and originally built in 1980. Its HotelChrono freshness score is 5.5/10 — every date linked to a cited source.
Renovation forecast · estimate
Likely due for renovation now
Past its typical ~8-year renovation cycle. A model estimate, not a sourced fact.
Photo via Wikimedia Commons
Location
Satellite view · New York, United States
Timeline
1980
Hotel opened as The Helmsley Palace
2013
$140 million redesign completed
2015
Acquired by Lotte Hotels & Resorts
How this score is computed
Every figure here traces back to the sourced renovation year above — no hidden weighting, no black box. Recompute it yourself. See the full methodology →
What changed in the 2013 renovation
“Previously, the property, with the help of Jeffrey DeBeers and HOK's Amy Beckman, completed a $140 million redesign in the fall of 2013.”— source · retrieved 2026-10-19
Scope is quoted verbatim from the cited source — we never guess what a renovation covered.
Facts
Stars
5★
Built
Sourced1980
Last completed renovation
Sourced2013
Sources
Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.
“Lotte New York Palace, New York City's largest luxury hotel on the corner of 50th & Madison, was acquired by Lotte Hotels & Resorts on August 28, 2015.”
“Previously, the property, with the help of Jeffrey DeBeers and HOK's Amy Beckman, completed a $140 million redesign in the fall of 2013.”
“When the hotel opened in 1980 as The Helmsley Palace, The Villard Mansion had been restored in preparation for a role as a hotel public space.”
“First built as a luxury apartment building in 1882, the structure was transformed into a hotel in 1980.”
Own or manage Lotte New York Palace?
Add your renovation date
Know its timeline. Now check the price.
You’ve seen when it was last renovated — book with confidence.
Booking links may be affiliate links.
For hoteliers
🏷️ Embed this Chrono Score on your site+
Hoteliers: show your independently verified freshness and link guests to your full timeline. Free — paste this where you want the badge.
<a href="https://hotelchrono.com/hotel/lotte-new-york-palace-new-york" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <img src="https://hotelchrono.com/api/badge/lotte-new-york-palace-new-york.svg" alt="Lotte New York Palace — Chrono Score, verified by HotelChrono" width="360" height="112"> </a>
More hotels in New York
Frequently asked
When was Lotte New York Palace built?+
Lotte New York Palace (New York, United States) was built in 1980.
How old is Lotte New York Palace?+
Lotte New York Palace is 46 years old — it was built in 1980 and last renovated in 2013. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.
When was Lotte New York Palace last renovated?+
Its most recent completed renovation was in 2013.
What is the Chrono Score of Lotte New York Palace?+
Its Chrono Score is 5.5/10 (Ageing) — a pure freshness metric, separate from its 5-star rating.