<Tr> <Th> Designated NHL </Th> <Td> June 24, 1986 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designated NYCL </Th> <Td> December 9, 1969 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Plaza Hotel is a landmark 20 - story luxury hotel and condominium apartment building in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan, New York City . It opened in 1907 and is now owned by Katara Hospitality . </P> <P> With a height of 250 ft (76 m) and a length of 400 ft (120 m), the hotel occupies the west side of Grand Army Plaza, from which it derives its name, and extends along Central Park South in Manhattan . Fifth Avenue extends along the east side of Grand Army Plaza . The Plaza Hotel is recognized as a Historic Hotel of America by the National Trust for Historic Preservation . The hotel's main entrance at 768 Fifth Avenue faces the southern portion of Grand Army Plaza, which commemorates the Union Army in the Civil War, whence its eponymous predecessor derived its name . </P>

Who bought the plaza hotel in new york