Pittsburgh Hilton
| Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown | |
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| Hotel chain | Wyndham Hotels & Resorts |
| General information | |
| Address | 600 Commonwealth Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 |
| Opening | December 3, 1959 |
| Owner | Kiran Patel |
| Height | 333 feet (101 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 25 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | William B. Tabler |
| Developer | Conrad Hilton |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 712 |
| Number of restaurants | 1 |
Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown (formerly the Hilton Pittsburgh) is a hotel in Downtown Pittsburgh, with a prominent position in the Golden Triangle area adjacent to Point State Park, the Fort Pitt Museum and the Cultural District. Hilton announced plans for the skyscraper hotel on June 11, 1956 and ground was broken for it on September 20, 1957 with Conrad Hilton himself in attendance. It was opened for business with a special gala on December 3, 1959 again attended by Mr. Hilton as well as Governor Lawrence. The hotel is the city's largest with 712 rooms and over 40,000 square feet (3,700 square metres) of conference facilities.
The hotel was built on the site of Pittsburgh's original "King's Garden"—a vegetable garden for soldiers at nearby Fort Pitt. For over 50 years the hotel, along with the Mellon Arena and the William Penn Hotel, was one of the key destinations for any distinguished visitor to the region. Among the :
Hilton Hotels sold the hotel on May 22, 2006 to Shubh Hotels Pittsburgh LLC for $28 million.
In the 2000s the hotel faced increasing competition and subsequent financial problems. A troubled $25 million expansion plan announced in 2007 later saw the construction workers walk off the job site before completion of the project. In 2010, Shubh Hotels fired the hotel management company, Crescent Hotels & Resorts, after a legal battle. Prism Hotels & Resorts replaced Crescent. In September 2010, Hilton Hotels & Resorts announced that they were terminating their franchise agreement with Shubh Hotels Pittsburgh LLC due to failed inspection grades. The hotel filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after the holder of its mortgage foreclosed. On November 23, 2010 the hotel officially became part of Wyndham Hotels, taking the name Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown. Kiran Patel took over ownership on April 7, 2011 after a series of lawsuits were resolved. Renovations were completed in January 2014 at a cost of $15 million. The additional 20,000 square feet (1,900 square metres) added during the renovation includes three additional floors in the front of the hotel, a swimming pool, and increased conference facilities.
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