The Peninsula New York · 700 Fifth Avenue

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At Fifth Avenue and West 55th Street, The Peninsula occupies the former Gotham Hotel. This building profile separates three useful questions: what the city has designated as a landmark, where a visitor should enquire about access, and what a map point actually locates.

Added and sources checked November 3, 2026, 10:59 a.m. EST (America/New_York). This is a source-based architecture and practical directory guide, not a hotel review or a report of a visit. Cover: clearly labelled OPC AI illustration of a fictional architectural study; it does not depict the hotel, its rooms or its lobby.

The address and the building are related, but not identical records

The hotel lists 700 Fifth Avenue at 55th Street, New York, NY 10019. The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission report LP-1697, dated June 6, 1989, designates the historic Gotham Hotel at 696–700 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan block 1270, lot 38. It records construction in 1902–1905 and architects Hiss & Weekes. These are the same building context, rather than two different hotels.

The report places the main entrance on West 55th Street. A Fifth Avenue postal address should therefore not be read as an exact doorway instruction. Confirm the appropriate arrival entrance with the hotel, particularly when arranging an accessible route, luggage assistance or a vehicle drop-off.

A short architectural reading

The commission identifies the limestone building with the neo-Italian Renaissance tradition and explains its relationship to the adjoining University Club. Its account places these early tall hotels within Fifth Avenue’s transition from a street of private residences toward commercial uses. The report also records the hotel’s acquisition by the Peninsula Group in autumn 1988.

OPC context: on a street walk, compare the horizontal divisions and repeated window openings across neighbouring buildings before focusing on a single decorated doorway. That is a way to ask how a facade relates to its block. This is an editorial viewing prompt based on the designation report, not an assertion that OPC inspected the stonework or current condition.

Contact before making plans

The hotel’s official New York page and contact directory identify +1 212 956 2888 and pny@peninsula.com. Use the official hotel site for accommodation enquiries. OPC has not checked room rates, available inventory, admission for non-residents or date-specific venue opening hours; a hotel listing is not a public-building tour invitation.

The group’s US accessibility policy, last updated May 2019 and expressly including New York, describes accessible entrances and routes, lifts and guest facilities. That is a published group policy, not an OPC access audit. Ask the hotel to confirm the route and facilities needed for your particular visit or room.

A refurbishment announcement is dated background

In an announcement dated September 13, 2024, the hotel reported completion of an interior refurbishment led by New York’s Bill Rooney Studio. It described work across guest rooms, public areas and selected dining spaces. This is an attributed 2024 project announcement, not news of a new refurbishment in November 2026. Its historical entertainment and dining schedules are not reused here as today’s program.

What the map marker means

The NYC Planning GeoSearch result for the Manhattan address supplies a NYCPAD point at 40.761633, −73.975286, record 164180, BIN 1034801, BBL 1012700038, version 26c. The block and lot agree with the designation report. The service labels this a fallback/point result; it is a building-address location, not a surveyed entrance, parcel boundary or accessible-route pin. Same-number Brooklyn results were excluded.

Street noticeboard and scope

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