NEW YORK, June 27 (UPI) -- New York's iconic Waldorf Astoria Hotel will close in 2017 for a three-year conversion of most of its rooms to condominiums.
About 1,100 of the Art Deco landmark's 1,413 rooms will be renovated to condominiums, with the rest upgraded to luxury standards and used as hotel rooms, a source with knowledge of the plans told The Wall Street Journal.