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 One World Trade Center. The building is 55 stories tall, with a total of 471 guest rooms and 98 suites.
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.
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History
The hotel was developed by Peter Kalikow at a cost of $200 million and opened in September 1992. 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. At that time, Hilton began managing the property.
The hotel is one of four hotels owned by Millennium & Copthorne Hotels, 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.
September 11, 2001 attacks
The building suffered extensive damage from the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. It was completely refurbished and reopened on May 5, 2003. During the refurbishment, the hotel's guest elevators received a speed upgrade. Originally traveling at 1,000 feet per minute (fpm), the elevators now travel at a speed of 1,400 feet per minute, making them the fastest elevators to service an all hotel building in the city. Doug Eisler witnessed the second plane hit the towers from his 50th floor room. He described it by saying, "It had the nose down; it was hauling ass."
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.
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References
External links
- Millennium Hilton New York Downtown
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