Millennium Hilton New York Downtown

The Millennium Hilton New York Downtown is a Hilton hotel in Lower Manhattan, New York City, located at the southeast corner of Fulton Street and Church Street. The hotel is adjacent to 195 Broadway, with which it shares the block, and is located across Church Street from the World Trade Center. The building is 55 stories tall,[4] with a total of 471 guest rooms and 98 suites.[5]

Millennium Hilton New York Downtown
Millennium Hilton New York Downtown as viewed from street level.
General information
StatusComplete
TypeHotel
Location55 Church Street, New York City, New York, U.S.
Coordinates40°42′40″N 74°0′37″W
Construction started1990
Completed1992
OpenedSeptember 1992
Cost$200million (resold for $75m in 1995)[1]
OwnerMillennium & Copthorne Hotels
Height
Roof179.23 m (588 ft)[2]
Technical details
Floor count56
Lifts/elevators10
Design and construction
ArchitectEli Attia
DeveloperPeter Kalikow
References
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The hotel was known for many years as the Millenium Hilton. The hotel's builder chose to intentionally misspell the name with one "n" as "Millenium" on the outdoor signage and official literature, even though the correct spelling of the English word is "millennium", in order to make the name more distinctive.[6]

History

In 1984, AT&T moved out of its adjacent headquarters at 195 Broadway.[7] The block bounded by Fulton, Church, and Dey Streets and Broadway, including 195 Broadway, was sold for $70 million to Peter Kalikow.[8] Kalikow destroyed two smaller structures near the block's western boundary. He considered two plans—those for an office building and for a hotel—switching between the plans before finally deciding upon a hotel.[9] Kalikow built the hotel at a cost of $200 million and it opened in September 1992.[10]

Soon after opening the hotel, Kalikow went into bankruptcy and was forced to sell the hotel. It was bought in June 1994 by CDL Hotel from Kalikow Fulton Church Realty for $75 million.[11] At that time, Hilton began managing the property.[12]

The hotel is one of four hotels owned by Millennium & Copthorne Hotels,[13] that are not marketed as part of their Millennium Hotels chain, instead they are managed by Hilton Hotels Corporation. The others are the Millennium Hilton New York One UN Plaza, Millennium Seoul Hilton and Millennium Hilton Bangkok.[14]

September 11, 2001 attacks
Image of the World Trade Center site, facing the Millenium Hotel (the farthest left of the orange mesh covered buildings), 17 days after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks

The building suffered extensive damage from the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.[15] It was completely refurbished and reopened on May 5, 2003.

The U.S. flag which hung outside the building on 9/11 was recovered by hotel workers and is now on display in the lobby.

References
  1. Rashiwala, Kalpana (January 10, 1995). "CDL to take control of Trump's Plaza Hotel". The Straits Times (Singapore).
  2. http://www.emporis.com/building/the-millenium-hilton-new-york-city-ny-usa
  3. Millennium Hilton New York Downtown at Emporis
  4. General Hotel Information
  5. "Hilton Downtown New York Hotel - Millenium Hilton". Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  6. https://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2000/12/40491
  7. Postal, Matthew (July 31, 2018). "AT&T Corporate Headquarters Building (later Sony Plaza, now 550 Madison Avenue)" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  8. Depalma, Anthony (January 11, 1984). "About Real Estate; Grandeur of the Past at A.t.&t.'s Old Headquarters". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  9. Dunlap, David W. (January 21, 1990). "COMMERCIAL PROPERTY: As-of-Right Construction; Kalikow Opts for a 58-Story Lower Manhattan Hotel". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  10. Henry, David (October 7, 1994). "New luxury hotels have enriched the city, but not their developers". Newsday. p. D01. ProQuest 278845513.
  11. Rashiwala, Kalpana (January 10, 1995). "CDL to take control of Trump's Plaza Hotel". The Straits Times (Singapore).
  12. "Hilton Hotels names top hotelier to manage Millenium Hilton in New York". Business Wire. June 15, 1994.
  13. https://www.millenniumhotels.com/mhb-media/files/annual%20report/01012014_annual_report_2013.pdf
  14. https://www.millenniumhotels.com/mhb-media/files/annual%20report/01012014_annual_report_2013.pdf
  15. "Millenium Hilton Hotel", Demo Process Wire. Accessed 5 January 2016.
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