The Pierre

The Pierre
The Pierre seen from Central Park
Location within New York City
General information
Location	2 East 61st street, Manhattan, New York City, United States
Coordinates	40°45′54″N 73°58′18″W / 40.76500°N 73.97167°W / 40.76500; -73.97167
Opening	1930
Owner	Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces
Height	525.01 feet (160.02 m)
Technical details
Floor count	41
Design and construction
Architect	Schultze & Weaver
Website
The Pierre New York

Coordinates: 40°45′54″N 73°58′18″W / 40.7650308°N 73.9716607°W / 40.7650308; -73.9716607

The Pierre is a luxury hotel located at 2 East 61st Street, at the intersection of that street with Fifth Avenue, in Manhattan, New York City, facing Central Park. The hotel, which was designed by Schultze & Weaver, opened in 1930, and was later acquired by Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces of India. Standing 525.01 feet (160.02 m) tall, it is located within the Upper East Side Historic District as designated in 1981 by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Charles Pierre Casalasco left his father's restaurant in Ajaccio, Corsica, where he had started as a busboy, assumed Charles Pierre as his full professional name, and began work at the Hotel Anglais in Monte Carlo.

Pierre went on to study haute cuisine in Paris, and he later traveled to London where he met the American restaurateur, Louis Sherry, who offered Pierre a position. After Pierre arrived in New York as a 25-year-old immigrant, he made his first mark as first assistant at Sherry's Restaurant and became professionally acquainted with members of the Social Register, as well as newer millionaires like J. P. Morgan and the Vanderbilts. After nine years at Sherry's, Pierre left, first for the Ritz-Carlton on Madison Avenue at Forty-sixth Street, then opening his own restaurant on Forty-fifth Street immediately west of Fifth Avenue, and finally at Pierre's on Park at 230 Park Avenue.