Baccarat Hotel & Residences New York celebrated its Grand Opening

Barry Sternlicht, Chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital Group, and Zhang Weigong, Chairman & Founder of Sunshine Insurance Group celebrate the Grand Opening of Baccarat Hotel & Residences New York. Members of the Starwood Capital, SH Group and Sunshine Insurance teams, along with several notables including Martha Stewart, were on hand for a ribbon cutting and exchange of gifts between Mr. Sternlicht and Chairman Weigong.

Barry Sternlicht, Chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital Group, and Zhang Weigong, Chairman & Founder of Sunshine Insurance Group celebrate the Grand Opening of Baccarat Hotel & Residences New York. Members of the Starwood Capital, SH Group and Sunshine Insurance teams, along with several notables including Martha Stewart, were on hand for a ribbon cutting and exchange of gifts between Mr. Sternlicht and Chairman Weigong. Read the original announcement about the sale here.

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Starwood Capital Group is a private, U.S.-based investment firm with a core focus on global real estate. Since the group's inception in 1991, the firm has raised more than $22 billion of equity capital and acquired over $44 billion in assets. Starwood Capital Group currently has $29 billion of assets under management. Starwood Capital Group maintains offices in Greenwich, Atlanta, San Francisco, Washington, D.C.

Baccarat Hotels & Resorts launched in 2015 in New York, the first hotel and global flagship for the more than 250- year-old Baccarat crystal brand. Directly across the street from the Museum of Modern Art and steps away from Fifth Avenue's legendary shopping, the 114 exquisitely appointed guest rooms & suites designed to delight the senses with lavish finishes and artisanal attention to detail.