Opera House Hotel

The Opera House Hotel is a boutique hotel located in South Bronx of the Bronx, New York City. It was converted from the former Bronx Opera House, which was designed by George M. Keister and built in 1913.

Opera House Hotel
General information
StatusComplete
TypeHotel
Location436 E 149th St, Bronx, NY
Completed2013
OpeningAugust 11, 2013
OwnerEmpire Hotel Group
Technical details
Floor count4
Other information
Number of rooms60

The hotel opened in August 2013 and is one of eight hotel properties owned and operated by the Empire Hotel Group.[1] The hotel is the first of several boutique hotels which have opened or are being constructed in the Bronx.[2]

The New York City Legionnaires' disease outbreak were reported to had emerged following the discovery of the legionella bacteria at the hotel.[3]

References

  1. Conde, Ed Garcia (Aug 16, 2013). "First Luxury Hotel – The Opera House – Opens in the Bronx". WELCOME2THEBRONX™. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  2. Slattery, Denis (Sep 15, 2014). "The Bronx is booming with boutique and luxury hotels". NY Daily News. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  3. "Legionnaires' outbreak widens to 12 dead in New York". BBC News. Aug 11, 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2016.


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