<P> The New Yorker Hotel was built by Garment Center developer Mack Kanner . When the project was announced in 1928 , the Sugarman and Berger designed building was planned to be 38 stories , at an estimated cost of $8 million . However , when it was completed in 1929 , the building had grown to 43 stories , at a final cost of $22.5 million and contained 2,500 rooms , making it the city 's largest for many years . Hotel management pioneer Ralph Hitz was selected as its first manager , eventually becoming president of the National Hotel Management Company . An early ad for the building boasted that the hotel 's `` bell boys were ' as snappy - looking as West Pointers ' '' and `` that it had a radio in every room with a choice of four stations '' . It was a New Yorker bellboy , Johnny Roventini , who served as tobacco company Philip Morris ' pitchman for twenty years , making famous their `` Call for Philip Morris '' advertising campaign . </P>
<P> The New Yorker Hotel was built by Garment Center developer Mack Kanner . When the project was announced in 1928 , the Sugarman and Berger designed building was planned to be 38 stories , at an estimated cost of $8 million . However , when it was completed in 1929 , the building had grown to 43 stories , at a final cost of $22.5 million and contained 2,500 rooms , making it the city 's largest for many years . Hotel management pioneer Ralph Hitz was selected as its first manager , eventually becoming president of the National Hotel Management Company . An early ad for the building boasted that the hotel 's `` bell boys were ' as snappy - looking as West Pointers ' '' and `` that it had a radio in every room with a choice of four stations '' . It was a New Yorker bellboy , Johnny Roventini , who served as tobacco company Philip Morris ' pitchman for twenty years , making famous their `` Call for Philip Morris '' advertising campaign . </P>
who was the original owner of the new yorker hotel
who was the original owner of the new yorker hotel
Garment Center developer Mack Kanner
Garment Center developer Mack Kanner