AndrÃÆ'Â © Tomes Balazs (born January 31, 1957) is President and CEO of AndrÃÆ'Â © Balazs Properties which includes a portfolio of hotels throughout the United States and residence in New York, especially in New York City.
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Initial and personal life
Balaz was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated from Cornell University as a Bachelor College and member of the Quill and Dagger community, and subsequently obtained a master's degree in business and journalism from Columbia University. He is the founder's guardian of the New York Academy of Art, and has served on the board of directors of the New York Public Theater and the Wolfsonian-FIU. He is the recipient of the Cooper-Hewitt Design Patron Design National Design Patron.
Balaz married Katie Ford on November 16, 1985; they divorced in 2004. They have two daughters, Alexandra (born 1991) and Isabel (born 1994). She was engaged to actress Uma Thurman between 2004 and 2007, and the couple were dating back in the 2015/16 season.
Sex Sexual Assault Allegations
In 2017, a New York Times article reported that Balazs had groped Amanda Anka at a 2014 dinner party in London in front of a group of people, including Anka's husband, Jason Bateman. Bateman and his wife then issued the following statement: "On behalf of Jason Bateman and Amanda Anka, we can confirm that the story of BURRAL AND NORMAL behavior of Andrà © Balazs on that night in London is factual."
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Professional life
AndrÃÆ' Â © Balazs Properties currently consists of eight hotels across the US. The luxury group consists of The Mercer Hotel in New York City; Chateau Marmont in Hollywood; Chiltern Firehouse in London and Sunset Beach on Shelter Island. Standard Hotels include: The Standard, Hollywood; The Standard, Downtown LA; Spa Standard, Miami Beach; The Standard, High Line, Meatpacking District; and The Standard, East Village.
In addition to the hotel, AndrÃÆ' Â © Balazs residential property includes 40 Mercer Residences, One Kenmare Square, and 15 William.
In the early years, Balazs worked at Biomatrix, a New Jersey-based bio-technology company founded by his father. In 1990, he bought Chateau Marmont, which then began his career as a hotelier. Located on Sunset Boulevard, the building was originally built in 1929 as an apartment, imitating the Chateau d'Amboise, a royal retreat in the Loire Valley of France.
In 1997, Balazs opened Sunset Beach, a luxury boutique hotel and restaurant, open seasonally and located on Shelter Island in New York. The property has 20 rooms and also has boutiques featuring designer clothing, jewelery, and designer beach accessories.
In 1998, Balazs expanded his hotel collection when he bought and restored The Mercer hotel in downtown New York. Designed by French designer Christian Liaigre, The Mercer offers 75 guest rooms on six floors of the Roman renaissance building.
The Standard, Hollywood is the first of the Balazs's Standard hotels. Opened in 1998 on the Sunset Strip, this 139-room hotel features a 24-hour restaurant, a floor-to-ceiling glass ceiling with DJs and video art.
The Standard, Downtown LA is the second of the Balazs Standard collection, opened in 2002. The building was originally built in 1956 as the company's headquarters of Superior Oil.
Opened in 2006, The Standard Spa, Miami Beach is a hydrotherapy spa hotel. It is located on Belle Isle, a residential island in the waters of Biscayne Bay.
The fourth and largest standard hotel (337 rooms, 18 floors), opened in 2008 and is located in the thriving Manatpacking District of Manhattan. The riverfront hotel bridges the elevated High Line Park. The Standard, New York features The Standard Grill, the hotel restaurant and the outdoor Biergarten, serving traditional German food and beer, and Le Bain and Top of The Standard.
Formerly Hotel Cooper Square, The Standard, East Village is the 5th Standard hotel of AndrÃÆ'Â © Balazs, which was acquired in November 2011. Located at the corner of East 5th Street and Bowery.
Balazs has placed a strong focus on culinary programs for every property. The on-property restaurant includes Standard Grill in The Standard, New York, under the leadership of Michelin and Silverman chefs; The Lido Restaurant and Bayside Grill at The Standard Spa, Miami and Sunset Beach, with Executive Chef Mark Zeitouni; Marmont bar and terrace restaurant at Chateau Marmont with Carolynn Spence; and The Standard Biergartens in New York and Downtown LA with Kurt Gutenbrunner. Other chefs in stable companies include Jean-Georges Vongerichten at The Mercer Kitchen and Micah Fields in The Standard, Downtown LA.
In addition to his role as a hotelier and restaurant owner, Balazs is currently revitalizing The Locusts, a historic private estate and retreat in Staatsburg, New York; as well as restoring agricultural operations on the property, which supplies fresh produce and meat raised on the farm to The Standard Grill in New York City.
In 2007, Balazs started a collaboration with WÃÆ'¶lffer Estate Vineyard on Long Island to create their own vintage rosÃÆ'Â © ©.
In 2011, Balaz launched its aircraft service to the Hamptons, StndAIR, an 8-seat aircraft that operates scheduled flights and charters from Manhattan.
He also owns Chiltern Firehouse, a hotel in a former fire station in London. Chiltern Firehouse is designed in conjunction with the KO Studio, although Balazs is personally known to be heavily involved in the design of his hotel and that includes the bar area, the restaurant run by former Viajante chef Nuno Mendes and 26 suites.
References
Further reading
- Grigoriadis, Vanessa (October 31, 2005). "Prince Street Prince". New York Magazine . Retrieved December 12, 2012 . Ã,
- Novack, Kate (August 14, 2007). "AndrÃÆ'Â © Balazs". Time . Retrieved December 12, 2012 . Ouroussoff, Nicolai (8 April 2009). "Sleek Industry (Garden Walking Through It)". The New York Times . Retrieved December 12, 2012 .
- Usbourne, David (November 18, 2006). "AndrÃÆ' Â © Balazs: King of America". The Independent . London . Retrieved December 12, 2012 .
External links
- AndrÃÆ' Â © Balazs on IMDb
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