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Head over to The Informed Traveler blog and check out Mary’s article on the Jumeirah Essex House and their brand new renovation (pictures and details included of course).

The Essex building previously housed a St. Regis and Westin Hotel (they shared the lobby, but with different elevator banks), but is currently owned by Jumeirah.

Some fun facts provided by Wikipedia include:

- On January 13, 1979, R&B singer Donny Hathaway was found dead from an apparent suicide on the sidewalk in front of the Essex House in New York City, where he had been living.

- Angelina Jolie owns the penthouse apartment at the top.


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