Park Lane Hotel New York

Park Lane Hotel New York (formerly The Helmsley Park Lane) is a 44-floor, 631-room hotel in New York, NY.

Building Information

• Building name: Park Lane Hotel New York
• Type of building: Hotel
• Address: 36 Central Park South, New York, NY
• Country: United States
• Construction ended: 1971
• Nearby buildings:
  • The Plaza
  • The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park
  • JW Marriott Essex House New York
  • Hampshire House
  • 1 Hotel Central Park
  • AKA Central Park
  • Solow Building
  • Bergdorf Goodman Women's Store
  • Fifth Avenue-59th Street Station

• Usage by floors:
  • Roof: Mechanical, bar
  • Floors 6-46: Guestrooms
  • Floor 5: Fitness center, business center, guestrooms
  • Floor 3: Mechanical
  • Floor 2: Restaurant, function rooms, kitchen
  • Lobby: Reception, bar, deli, loading dock
  • Cellar: Mechanical, back-of-house areas, parking
  • Subcellars 1-2: Mechanical, parking

• Floor numbers 4 and 13 are not used in this building.

Elevator Information

Guest Elevators (No. 1-6)

There are six guest elevators that serve all guestroom floors as well as the second-floor restaurant and function rooms.

• Manufacturer: Westinghouse Electric (modernized by TEI Group using Motion Control Engineering components)
• Model name: IMC-SCR
• Year of commission: 1971 (modernized in 2000s)
• Capacity:
  • Number of persons allowed: 18
  • Maximum load: 3,000 lbs (1,360 kg)
• Speed: 800 FPM (4 m/s)
• Drive type: DC gearless traction
• Scenic windows: None
• Status: In service
• Door type: Single-speed center opening
• Exterior door system: Automatic
• Interior door system: Automatic
• Door detector system: Unknown
• Car floor indicator type: Digital 16-segment display
• Serviced floors: C, L, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46

Room Service Elevators (No. 7-8)

There are two elevators used for room service. These do not serve the street level.

• Manufacturer: Westinghouse Electric (modernized by TEI Group using Motion Control Engineering components)
• Model name: IMC-SCR
• Year of commission: 1971 (modernized in 2000s)
• Capacity:
  • Number of persons allowed: 18
  • Maximum load: 3,000 lbs (1,360 kg)
• Speed: 700 FPM (3.5 m/s)
• Drive type: DC gearless traction
• Scenic windows: None
• Status: In service
• Door type: Two-speed telescopic
• Exterior door system: Automatic
• Interior door system: Automatic
• Door detector system: Unknown
• Car floor indicator type: Digital 16-segment display
• Serviced floors: S2, S1, C, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46

58th Street Entrance Shuttle Elevator (No. 9)

There is a shuttle elevator next to the 58th Street entrance that only serves the lobby and the second floor.

• Manufacturer: Westinghouse Electric (modernized by TEI Group using Motion Control Engineering components)
• Model name: HMC-1000
• Year of commission: 1971 (modernized in 2000s)
• Capacity:
  • Number of persons allowed: 18
  • Maximum load: 3,000 lbs (1,360 kg)
• Speed: 100 FPM (0.5 m/s)
• Drive type: AC direct-acting hydraulic
• Scenic windows: None
• Status: In service
• Door type: Two-speed center opening
• Exterior door system: Automatic
• Interior door system: Automatic
• Door detector system: Unknown
• Car floor indicator type: Digital 16-segment display
• Serviced floors: L, 2

Banquet Service Elevator (No. 10)

There is a service elevator that mainly provides back-of-house access to the second-floor function rooms.

• Manufacturer: Westinghouse Electric (modernized by TEI Group using Motion Control Engineering components)
• Model name: HMC-1000
• Year of commission: 1971 (modernized in 2000s)
• Capacity:
  • Number of persons allowed: 18
  • Maximum load: 3,000 lbs (1,360 kg)
• Speed: 100 FPM (0.5 m/s)
• Drive type: AC direct-acting hydraulic
• Scenic windows: None
• Status: In service
• Door type: Two-speed telescopic
• Exterior door system: Automatic
• Interior door system: Automatic
• Door detector system: Unknown
• Car floor indicator type: Digital 16-segment display
• Serviced floors: C, L, 2, 3

Central Park South (59th Street) Entrance Shuttle Elevator (No. 11)

There is a shuttle elevator next to the entrance from Central Park South. This serves the cellar in addition to the floors served by the 58th Street entrance shuttle.

• Manufacturer: Westinghouse Electric (modernized by TEI Group using Motion Control Engineering components)
• Model name: HMC-1000
• Year of commission: 1971 (modernized in 2000s)
• Capacity:
  • Number of persons allowed: 18
  • Maximum load: 3,000 lbs (1,360 kg)
• Speed: 100 FPM (0.5 m/s)
• Drive type: AC direct-acting hydraulic
• Scenic windows: None
• Status: In service
• Door type: Two-speed center opening
• Exterior door system: Automatic
• Interior door system: Automatic
• Door detector system: Unknown
• Car floor indicator type: Digital 16-segment display
• Serviced floors: C, L, 2

Rooftop Bar Access Elevator (No. 12)

There is an elevator used to access the rooftop bar on the building's top floor. This has been newly installed in 2020 unlike the other elevator units in this building.

• Manufacturer: TEI Group
• Model name: Smartrise E-Hydro
• Year of commission: 2020
• Capacity:
  • Number of persons allowed: 12
  • Maximum load: 2,000 lbs (900 kg)
• Speed: 125 FPM (0.63 m/s)
• Drive type: AC roped hydraulic
• Scenic windows: None
• Status: In service
• Door type: Single-speed center opening
• Exterior door system: Automatic
• Interior door system: Automatic
• Door detector system: Unknown
• Car floor indicator type: Unknown
• Serviced floors: 46, R

Vehicle Elevators

There are two vehicle elevators used to convey automobiles in and out of the underground parking garage. These can also be used to transport heavy goods to the second-floor function rooms.

• Manufacturer: Unknown
• Model name: Unknown
• Year of commission: 1971 (modernized in 1993)
• Capacity:
  • Number of persons allowed: Not applicable
  • Maximum load: 7,000 lbs (3,200 kg)
• Speed: Unknown
• Drive type: AC direct-acting hydraulic
• Scenic windows: None
• Status: In service
• Door type: Vertical bi-parting
• Exterior door system: Automatic
• Interior door system: Automatic
• Door detector system: Unknown
• Car floor indicator type: Unknown
• Serviced floors: S2, S1, C, L, 2