Andre Tamás Balázs (b. 1957 in Budapest, Hungary) is a New York City hotelier and residential developer. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic The City of New York
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Early life
Balazs studied humanities at Cornell University, then got a masters degree in a joint journalism and business program at Columbia University. Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. At Cornell, he was a member of the Quill and Dagger society. Quill and Dagger is a senior honor society at Cornell University. After college, he worked on a senate campaign and later founded a biotech company with his father. He later became a nightclub owner/developer.
Professional life
Andre Balazs Properties ([1]), owns 10 hotels in New York, Miami and Los Angeles, including the Chateau Marmont, The Mercer, The Standard Hollywood, The Standard Downtown LA, The Standard Miami, Sunset Beach,and the New York Standard Hotel QT and The Raleigh. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The Chateau Marmont is a Hotel built in West Hollywood California in 1927 and modeled after the Château d'Amboise in France's Loire Valley. His residential projects include 40 Mercer Residences in Soho, designed by architect Jean Nouvel; One Kenmare Square with Richard Gluckman and William Beaver House designed by Calvin Tsao.
Personal life
Balazs was married to Katherine Ford, daughter of Eileen Ford, founder of the Ford Modeling Agency. Eileen Ford (born March 25, 1922) is a model agency executive and co-founder in 1946 with her late husband Gerard William "Jerry" Ford, of The Ford Modeling Agency or as it is known today Ford Models, was established in 1946 by Eileen and the late Gerard W He dated actress Uma Thurman; the couple recently split. Uma Karuna Thurman ( IPA: /ˈumə ˈθɝmən/ born April 29 1970 is an Academy Award -nominated American actress.
External links
- Andre Balazs Coverage on HotelChatter
- Miami Beach USA - Andre Balazs interview with photos.
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