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How much did it cost to develop the Plaza Hotel in New York City, which opened in 1907?

The Plaza Hotel is a 19-story landmark hotel on Fifth Avenue at Central Park in Manhattan, designed by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh and built by the George A. Fuller Company from 1 July 1905, opening on 1 October 1907. Commercial Observer (2014) says it cost USD 12.5 million to develop, the same figure as in Wikipedia's infobox.

Reported project cost

$12.5 million

Cost basis: 1907

Plaza Hotel in Manhattan, New York City.
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Basis of the published figure

Reported project cost1907
en.wikipedia.org

Project record

Timeline

  1. 1905

    Construction started

    commercialobserver.com
  2. 1 October 1907

    Opened or launched

    Commercial Observer

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