Oetker Collection Announces Expansion to the Americas

  • November 30, 2015
Oetker Collection Announces Expansion to the Americas
Palácio Tangará, São Paulo – Opening 2017

The first is Palácio Tangará in South America. With an exceptional location in the heart of the economic capital of Brazil, São Paulo, Palácio Tangará will open its doors in the spring of 2017. Built on the grounds of the renowned Burle Marx Park, whose gardens were designed by Roberto Burle Marx, the hotel will offer 141 spacious guestrooms – including 55 suites – all with beautiful views overlooking the park.

Leading Brazilian designers William Simonato and Patricia Anastassiadis, who have been entrusted with the interior design, have created a truly bespoke concept for each space. An acclaimed chef will lead the hotel’s dining experiences, which will include a signature restaurant, a chef’s table, a bar, a wine cellar, a lobby and lounge bar, all of which will boast outdoor terraces. Additional facilities will comprise of 11 function rooms, including a ballroom for up to 360 guests with terraces overlooking the park. The fitness centre and spa will feature a private garden, and there will be indoor and outdoor swimming pools as well as a kid’s club.

Palácio Tangará is owned by an affiliate of a United States-based real estate investment management company. In the true spirit of the country, the Tangará name comes from the paradise Tanager of Amazonia, (Tangara Chilensis) a brilliantly multicolored songbird.

550 Madison Avenue


A ‘New York Masterpiece’ – Opening 2018

Further north in the Americas, in Manhattan, Oetker Collection will open a ‘New York Masterpiece’ in the spring of 2018. Minutes from Central Park, the hotel will be located in the heart of the city, at 550 Madison Avenue, between 55th and 56th Street. Surrounded by the city’s best boutiques and most admired museums, the development is located in the former Sony Tower, originally built as the headquarters of AT&T back in 1984. The 37-storey postmodern skyscraper was created by the famous Philip Johnson and is an iconic New York landmark.

The hotel will feature 170 rooms, including 60 suites set across eight floors. There will be a cozy yet stylish bar with a beautiful lounge area, a gourmet restaurant, a spa, a fitness centre and a 25-metre pool.

Located above the hotel, from floors 21 to 43, the owning company of the building, the Chetrit Group will create a total of 115 luxury apartments to be sold to highly influential clientele from now onwards. These apartments are decorated by world famous designer Robert Stern and will be serviced by the hotel once it opens.

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