André Balazs
André Balazs was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States on January 31st, 1957 and is the Entrepreneur. At the age of 67, André Balazs biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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André Tomes Balazs (born January 31, 1957) is the president and chief executive officer of André Balazs Properties, which includes a network of hotels around the United States and residences in New York, particularly in New York City.
Early life and education
Balazs was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Endre Alexander Balazs, a Harvard Medical School lecturer, founded the Retina Foundation and the Boston Biomedical Research Institute, and was the director of ophthalmic research at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. Eva K. Balazs, his mother, was a family therapist and psychologist at McLean Hospital. She later joined the New New Orleans Jazz Band, playing also as a singer.
Balazs attended Buckingham, Browne & Nichols School, a private preparatory school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, graduating in 1996. He graduated from Cornell University and was a member of the Quill and Dagger societies. Balazs obtained a joint master's degree in journalism and business from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Personal life
Balazs married Katie Ford on November 16, 1985; they divorced in 2004. They have two children, Alessandra (born 1991) and Isabel (born 1994). He was engaged to actress Uma Thurman between 2004 and 2007, and the pair dated back to 2015 and 2016. Chelsea Handler, a comedian, had a relationship with him from 2011 to 2013.
Cosima Vesey, the daughter of Sita-Maria de Breffny and Thomas Vesey's 7th Viscount de Vesci, gave birth to a son with Balazs, Ivo Vesey, on July 9, 2017.
Balazs was the top bidder in an auction for Jean Prouvé's Maison Tropicale in 2007; Balazs is the current owner of the house.
Balazs was accused "groped" Amanda Anka in London at a dinner hosted by him for Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux in 2017, according to the New York Times, a pattern of sexual abuse dating back to at least the early 1990s. "His conduct were dealt with at the time," Amanda Anka and her husband, Jason Bateman, said.
Career
In 1980, Balazs was hired by David Garth Associates to serve as Press Secretary to Bess Myerson, a Democratic candidate for Senator from New York State.
Balazs co-founded Biomatrix with his father in 1988. The biotechnology company developed six hyaluronan products before it was sold in 2000 to Genzyme for an estimated $738 million.
Between 1988 and 1989, Balazs invested in various projects including the Manhattan nightclub M.K. and the Los Angeles supper club b.c. In 1989 he purchased The Mercer Hotel property in SoHo, a 100-year-old manufacturing loft. In 1990, Balazs purchased and restored the Chateau Marmont. Built in 1929 and located on Sunset Boulevard, Balazs reportedly paid just over $12 million. In 1997, he purchased and updated the Sunset Beach Hotel and Restaurant on Shelter Island. The following year, Balazs opened the redeveloped Mercer Hotel and Mercer Kitchen in SoHo.
In 1998, Balazs opened the first of five hotels called The Standard in West Hollywood. Balazs subsequently opened and operated five Standard hotels: in Hollywood, Downtown Los Angeles, Miami, and two in New York City, before selling his interests in the real estate, and in the management company in 2017.
Balazs has placed a strong focus on the culinary programs for each of his properties. The restaurants at the properties include the Standard Grill at The Standard, New York; The Lido Restaurant and Bayside Grill at The Standard Spa, Miami and Sunset Beach; Bar Marmont and the terrace restaurant at Chateau Marmont with Carolynn Spence; and The Standard Biergartens in New York and Downtown LA with Kurt Gutenbrunner.
In 2007, Balazs began a collaboration with Wölffer Estate Vineyard on Long Island to create his own vintage of rosé.
In 2011, Balazs launched a sea plane service to the Hamptons from Manhattan.
In 2012, Balazs started The Farm at Locusts-on-Hudson on the grounds of the former Astor family estate he purchased in Hyde Park, New York, to grow organic produce for his New York restaurants.
He also owns the Chiltern Firehouse, a hotel in a former fire station in London. Chiltern Firehouse was designed in conjunction with Studio KO, though Balazs is known to be personally heavily involved in the design of his hotels and it includes bar areas, a restaurant and suites.
Balazs has also been involved in residential real estate as the developer of 15 William, condominium in New York City's Financial District.
