# NEW YORK | Hard Rock Hotel (159 W 48th St) | 442 FT | 35 FLOORS **URL:** \ **Category:** Completed\ **Created:** [June 6, 2016, 2:10am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-hard-rock-hotel-159-w-48th-st-442-ft-35-floors/2805 "2016-06-06T02:10:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![stache](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/stache/32/30186_2.png) [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2020, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-hard-rock-hotel-159-w-48th-st-442-ft-35-floors/2805/61 "2020-08-18T13:58:31Z")
Just in time for their bankruptcy. ---
**Author:** ![YIMHudson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/yimhudson/32/2304_2.png) [@YIMHudson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/YIMHudson)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2020, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-hard-rock-hotel-159-w-48th-st-442-ft-35-floors/2805/62 "2020-08-18T21:47:36Z")
maybe not if Comrade DeBlasio shills out taxpayer money to house the homeless here. Other than that I doubt tourism will continue to stagnate. Digressing, I noticed YIMBY updated the article with a new rendering. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/d/3d117ae14cd31aef2a798d557ec8201378a9ca9d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Skyalign](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/skyalign/32/128133_2.png) [@Skyalign](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Skyalign)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2020, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-hard-rock-hotel-159-w-48th-st-442-ft-35-floors/2805/63 "2020-08-18T22:25:56Z")
This looks a lot more like what’s being built. ---
**Author:** ![Skyalign](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/skyalign/32/128133_2.png) [@Skyalign](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Skyalign)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 2:10am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-hard-rock-hotel-159-w-48th-st-442-ft-35-floors/2805/64 "2020-08-21T02:10:08Z")
![IMG_9525](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/c/1c4097b5ebc31d19070fb07f83015535230f0ff0.jpeg) ![IMG_9524](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/8/d80ccb54669394f4e3d0503dcdaf869c95adcbc0.jpeg) ![IMG_9510](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/6/46ea44dcc310e2f651b06ea018fe0d6e0ae938c3.jpeg) ![IMG_9584](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/e/0e7f3d27e688d7fced894a15d16d757a2d4b083f.jpeg) ![IMG_9577](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/c/6/c60e0b0578989c9c84f501ddd6e80e886fe57ecb.jpeg) ![IMG_9565](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/0/207f1a7cf1e7fb01faca8c137bfe54af342e66c9.jpeg) Earlier today ---
**Author:** ![Skyalign](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/skyalign/32/128133_2.png) [@Skyalign](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Skyalign)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-hard-rock-hotel-159-w-48th-st-442-ft-35-floors/2805/66 "2020-08-30T20:29:48Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/5/853329f7f3bee5957f5b93f639916add8c11e9ce.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![JC\_Heights](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/jc_heights/32/90668_2.png) [@JC\_Heights](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/JC_Heights)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-hard-rock-hotel-159-w-48th-st-442-ft-35-floors/2805/67 "2020-10-05T23:03:46Z")
Today ![PXL_20201005_174710407](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/3/f327e0df863c49659327b6966eafef8cb09dd5d8.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Skyalign](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/skyalign/32/128133_2.png) [@Skyalign](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Skyalign)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-hard-rock-hotel-159-w-48th-st-442-ft-35-floors/2805/68 "2020-10-07T22:10:44Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/1/519ae37601b13d97a501d01167f29788a5812257.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![5Bfilms](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/5bfilms/32/173622_2.png) [@5Bfilms](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/5Bfilms)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-hard-rock-hotel-159-w-48th-st-442-ft-35-floors/2805/69 "2020-10-20T14:43:30Z")
You can bet your bottom dollar that they’re going to install digital signage all up and down that western facade. ---
**Author:** ![streetscaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@streetscaper](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/streetscaper)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-hard-rock-hotel-159-w-48th-st-442-ft-35-floors/2805/70 "2020-10-20T16:14:47Z")
I really hope so, but did the renderings or the proposal publicly call for that? ---
**Author:** ![chris08876](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/chris08876/32/1617_2.png) [@chris08876](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/chris08876)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2020, 11:54pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-hard-rock-hotel-159-w-48th-st-442-ft-35-floors/2805/71 "2020-11-18T23:54:11Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/e/8e881a254736c1eb00ecae0c56671df01d101b52.jpeg) Credit: [The Dronalist](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXOIH0nrAEQ&t=10s&ab_channel=theDronalist) ---
**Author:** ![chris08876](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/chris08876/32/1617_2.png) [@chris08876](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/chris08876)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-hard-rock-hotel-159-w-48th-st-442-ft-35-floors/2805/72 "2021-08-22T14:04:51Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/6/e6b93b27c2e9c7743931a938831d85b6e6476b6b.png) ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2021, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-hard-rock-hotel-159-w-48th-st-442-ft-35-floors/2805/73 "2021-09-27T13:08:02Z")
> **[Hard Rock Hotel Nears Completion at 159 West 48th Street in Times Square,...](https://www.newyorkyimby.com/2021/09/hard-rock-hotel-nears-completion-at-159-west-48th-street-in-times-square-manhattan.html)** > > Façade work is finishing up on the Hard Rock Hotel, a 36-story tower from SLCE, Extell, and Hard Rock International at 159 West 48th Street in Times Square. ---
**Author:** ![chris08876](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/chris08876/32/1617_2.png) [@chris08876](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/chris08876)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2022, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-hard-rock-hotel-159-w-48th-st-442-ft-35-floors/2805/74 "2022-03-29T13:37:58Z")
Dec 28th. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/0/104fe2a328ef7aa188537fdf2117ae956c74fb1f.jpeg) Credit: [Tectonic](https://twitter.com/Tectonicphoto/status/1475907213386518537/photo/1) ---
**Author:** ![chris08876](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/chris08876/32/1617_2.png) [@chris08876](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/chris08876)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2022, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-hard-rock-hotel-159-w-48th-st-442-ft-35-floors/2805/75 "2022-03-29T13:45:13Z")
Looks like this is complete. > AN AWARD-WORTHY EXPERIENCE IN TIMES SQUARE > > Please welcome to the stage New York City’s newest and brightest star, Hard Rock Hotel New York, set to debut in April 2022. Located between the theatre district and Radio City music hall, our legendary lineup includes extraordinary entertainment venues, 446 guestrooms and suites across 36 floors, and innovative dining. Turn up the volume on the world’s most iconic skyline from RT60 rooftop bar and lounge. This is your backstage pass to the best of Midtown Manhattan with Broadway, Rockefeller Center, and Fifth Avenue shopping steps away. > > Address: 159 W 48th St, New York, NY 10036 > Phone: (855) 695-6672 =================== [https://www.hardrockhotels.com/new-york/](https://www.hardrockhotels.com/new-york/) ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 1:38am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-hard-rock-hotel-159-w-48th-st-442-ft-35-floors/2805/76 "2022-04-14T01:38:45Z")
Earlier today ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/c/fcd3c7b9e01a20dea8aace783deefb4b5c3c56da.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/7/573fd865cbf96785f2a7d1fa19f5b7c4520352cb.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/3/d349ada36227c58b496e497fe6cb2930b3a5be32.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![YIMHudson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/yimhudson/32/2304_2.png) [@YIMHudson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/YIMHudson)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-hard-rock-hotel-159-w-48th-st-442-ft-35-floors/2805/77 "2022-04-14T01:46:56Z")
this thing is fugly not even signage can save it ---
**Author:** ![bpc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/edb3f5/32.png) [@bpc](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/bpc)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-hard-rock-hotel-159-w-48th-st-442-ft-35-floors/2805/78 "2022-04-14T11:10:45Z")
At least it’s mid block tucked behind a larger building ---
**Author:** ![robertwalpole](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/robertwalpole/32/15739_2.png) [@robertwalpole](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/robertwalpole)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-hard-rock-hotel-159-w-48th-st-442-ft-35-floors/2805/79 "2022-04-14T15:26:50Z")
I wonder if video screens will be installed on that white area. I hope so. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-hard-rock-hotel-159-w-48th-st-442-ft-35-floors/2805/80 "2022-04-26T20:10:22Z")
> **[Massive new Hard Rock Hotel opens in Times Square](https://nypost.com/2022/04/25/massive-new-hard-rock-hotel-opens-in-times-square/)** > > Today, the Hard Rock Hotel New York opens at northeast tip of Times Square, the latest massive hotel brand to open in the area since the pandemic. ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 3:47am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-hard-rock-hotel-159-w-48th-st-442-ft-35-floors/2805/81 "2022-04-28T03:47:18Z")
Sometimes I just observe building designs, and my mind always thinks about how such bad designs get through. Like there’s no way the architect firm finalized this project and said “Yep, looks good!” What the hell is that top! [Previous page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-hard-rock-hotel-159-w-48th-st-442-ft-35-floors/2805.md?page=3) [Next page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-hard-rock-hotel-159-w-48th-st-442-ft-35-floors/2805.md?page=5)