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Hotel Penn Still Improbable Cash Cow For Vornado

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November 6, 2008 | 3:26 p.m
<br /> (Anna Del Gaizo.)
Anna Del Gaizo.

One-time demolition target Hotel Pennsylvania continues to line landlord Steve Roth's pockets, giving him even more reason to hang on to the old McKim, Mead & White-designed lodge. Quarterly figures released this week by Mr. Roth's Vornado Realty Trust show the historic hotel generating even more revenue than last year -- a total of nearly $30 million so far through the first nine months of 2008.

That's about $5 million more than it made over the same timeframe in 2007, when the hotel ultimately netted $37.9 million.

At this rate, the old Glenn Miller hangout could surpass the $45 million mark in 2008, though declining demand might lessen the final tally.

Daily rates at Hotel Pennsylvania presently start at $219 -- that's $30 cheaper than in August. Rates are generally more expensive in November, which is traditionally peak travel season in New York City.

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