Metlife owned and carefully maintained the property until early 1970s, when it sold it to Leona Helmsley and the property began to deteriorate. There were a succession of owners and management companies beginning in the late 1990s.
Metlife held and diligently managed the property until the early 1970s, when it sold it to Leona Helmsley and the property started to decline. A series of owners and management firms took over in the late 1990s.