Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown
| Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown | |
|---|---|
| Hotel chain | Wyndham Hotels & Resorts |
| General information | |
| Address | 600 Commonwealth Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 |
| Opening | December 3, 1959 |
| Owner | Kiran Patel |
| Height | 333 feet (101 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 25 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | William B. Tabler |
| Developer | Conrad Hilton |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 712 |
| Number of restaurants | 1 |
Hilton Pittsburgh | |
| Part of | Pittsburgh Renaissance Historic District (ID13000252) |
| Added to NRHP | May 2, 2013 |
Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown (formerly the Hilton Pittsburgh) is a hotel in Downtown Pittsburgh, with a prominent position in the Golden Triangle area adjacent to Point State Park, the Fort Pitt Museum and the Cultural District. Hilton announced plans for the skyscraper hotel on June 11, 1956 and ground was broken for it on September 20, 1957 with Conrad Hilton himself in attendance. It was opened for business with a special gala on December 3, 1959 again attended by Mr. Hilton as well as Governor Lawrence. The hotel is the city's largest with 712 rooms and over 40,000 square feet (3,700 square metres) of conference facilities.