Millennium Downtown New York Hotel

The Millennium Downtown New York is a 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 Downtown New York
Millennium Downtown New York in Lower Manhattan
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeHotel
Location55 Church Street, New York City, New York, U.S.
Coordinates40°42′40″N 74°0′37″W
Construction started1990
Completed1992
OpenedJune 10, 1992
Cost$200million (resold for $75m in 1995)[1]
OwnerCity Developments Limited
ManagementMillennium & Copthorne Hotels
Height
Roof179.23 m (588 ft)[2]
Technical details
Floor count56
Lifts/elevators10
Design and construction
Architect(s)Eli Attia
DeveloperPeter Kalikow
References
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History

20th century
The Millenium Hilton (on the left of the orange mesh covered buildings), 17 days after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center

In 1984, AT&T moved out of its adjacent headquarters at 195 Broadway.[6] The block bounded by Fulton, Church, and Dey Streets and Broadway, including 195 Broadway, was sold for $70 million to Peter Kalikow.[7] Kalikow demolished 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.[8] Kalikow built The Millenium Hotel at a cost of $200 million[9] and it opened on June 10, 1992.[10] Kalikow 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.[11]

Soon after the hotel opened, Kalikow went into bankruptcy and was forced to sell it. Kalikow Fulton Church Realty sold the Millenium Hotel to Singapore-based City Developments Limited (CDL) in June 1994, for $75 million.[12] At that time, Hilton began managing the property as The Millenium Hilton.[13]

21st century

The Millenium Hilton suffered extensive damage from the September 11 attacks.[14] Amateur video recorded by a guest at the 35th floor of the hotel on that day shows the proximity of the destruction, as well as initial directives from staff to shelter in place before the building was evacuated. The hotel was closed for over 18 months,[15] while it was completely refurbished. It reopened for business on May 5, 2003. The U.S. flag which hung outside the hotel on 9/11 was recovered by hotel workers and is now on display in the lobby.

The hotel was renamed the Millennium Hilton New York Downtown in 2017,[16] using the more conventional spelling. It was, for many years, one of four hotels owned by CDL subsidiary Millennium & Copthorne Hotels,[17] that were not marketed as part of their Millennium Hotels chain. Instead, they were managed by Hilton Hotels Corporation. The others were the Millennium Hilton New York One UN Plaza, Millennium Hilton Seoul and Millennium Hilton Bangkok.[17] The hotel ceased to be managed by Hilton on January 18, 2022.

References
  1. Rashiwala, Kalpana (January 10, 1995). "CDL to take control of Trump's Plaza Hotel". The Straits Times (Singapore).
  2. "The Millenium Hilton | Buildings | EMPORIS". Archived from the original on November 2, 2012.
  3. "Emporis building ID 114208". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
  4. General Hotel Information
  5. "Hilton Downtown New York Hotel - Millenium Hilton". Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Henry, David (October 7, 1994). "New luxury hotels have enriched the city, but not their developers". Newsday. p. D01. ProQuest 278845513.
  10. Collins, Glenn (March 28, 2003). "Back to Work, and to Family, at Ground Zero; Hotel Employees Reunite After 9/11 and Joblessness". The New York Times.
  11. "A Millen(n)ial Mix-up | WIRED". Wired.
  12. Rashiwala, Kalpana (January 10, 1995). "CDL to take control of Trump's Plaza Hotel". The Straits Times (Singapore).
  13. "Hilton Hotels names top hotelier to manage Millenium Hilton in New York". Business Wire. June 15, 1994.
  14. "Millenium Hilton Hotel", Demo Process Wire. Accessed 5 January 2016.
  15. Collins, Glenn (March 28, 2003). "Back to Work, and to Family, at Ground Zero; Hotel Employees Reunite After 9/11 and Joblessness". The New York Times.
  16. "Hotel Review: Millennium Hilton New York Downtown | Frequent Business Traveler".
  17. "Annual report and accounts 2013" (PDF). Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 2, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
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