The 31 Street Broadway Hotel, formerly the Grand Hotel, is located at 1234 Broadway, NoMad, New York City. The main entrance is at the old Grand Annex at 38 West 31st Street. The hotel opened in 1868. Near the Empire State Building, Bryant Park, Flatiron Building, Madison Square Garden, Penn Station and Macy's. The building is a New York City landmark.
The
6-story white marble building was designed by architect Henry Engelbert for Elias Smith Higgins, a manufacturer and merchant of carpets, it was intended to be a residential
hotel.
In 1870, the Grand Hotel was leased and managed by Henry Milford Smith. In 1903, it was constructed the 12-story "Grand Annex" adjoining the hotel at West 31st Street. The Grand Hotel was sold in 1904, when the owner and manager was William G. Leland. The new proprietor was George F. Hurlbert. The hotel was redecorated, the name was changed to "New Grand Hotel" and it included the Annex. By 1914, the hotel was renamed Manger Grand Hotel. In the 1940s, it was Milner Hotel. By 1955, it was Hotel Grand (instead of Grand Hotel). In 1957, it became Hadson Hotel and, in the 1970s, it was Clark Apartments. It was renamed 31 Street Broadway Hotel by 2020.
