With over half a million square feet, there were 1400 rooms and 340 suites. Residents would have the use of the ballroom, several cafes and tea rooms, dining rooms, a Turkish bath, writing rooms, the largest indoor swimming pool in the world and, unbelievably, a lobby fountain with live seals. Joseph Gill-Martin, hired as the building's curator, purchased over 600 oil paintings to decorate the interior.
