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15Midtown · Focus Lighting

A 1927 lobby, made new.

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Park Central Hotel in New York. Lighting design by Focus Lighting.
Park Central HotelThe renovated lobby from above.Photo: Ryan Fischer / Focus Lighting

Park Central Hotel, near Central Park and Carnegie Hall, has been part of Midtown since 1927. Its renovated lobby mixes decorative fittings that nod to its history with careful accents on the new finishes.

From the project

The architect is Jeffrey Beers International, and the photographs are by Ryan Fischer1.

More from the project

Park Central Hotel
Rooms for the eveningAnother frame from the project page.Photo: Focus Lighting
Park Central Hotel
Rooms for the eveningAnother frame from the project page.Photo: Focus Lighting

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  1. Focus LightingFocus Lighting — Park Central HotelUndated page · checked 2026-09-28
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This story is from the October 2026 New York issue of Dazzle Digest, a free monthly magazine about lighting and life after dark.

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