Millenium Hilton
55 Church Street | Financial District | built 1961
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- 1984
Peter Kalikow buys AT&T's old headquarters block for $70 million and settles on building a hotel
AT&T left its adjacent headquarters at 195 Broadway in 1984. The block around it, between Fulton, Church and Dey Streets and Broadway, was then sold to Peter Kalikow for $70 million. He tore down two smaller structures near the block's western edge. Kalikow considered plans for an office building and for a hotel, switched between them, and finally decided on the hotel.
Source: Wikipedia
- 1992
Peter Kalikow opens the Millenium Hotel with a deliberate misspelling
Developer Peter Kalikow built the 55-story hotel at a cost of $200 million, and it opened on June 10, 1992, as the Millenium Hotel. He chose to spell the name with one "n," rather than the correct "millennium," to make it more distinctive.
Source: Wikipedia
- 1994
City Developments Limited buys the hotel out of bankruptcy
Soon after the hotel opened, Kalikow went bankrupt and had to sell it. Singapore-based City Developments Limited bought it in June 1994 for $75 million, and Hilton began managing it as the Millenium Hilton.
Source: Wikipedia
- 2001
A guest films from the hotel's 35th floor as the World Trade Center attacks unfold across Church Street
On September 11, 2001, Guy Rosbrook and his wife Tami Michaels, a Seattle radio host, were asleep on the hotel's 35th floor, across Church Street from the World Trade Center. After the first plane hit at 8:46 a.m., she told him to grab the new camcorder they had brought on the trip, and he began recording; his footage starts two to three minutes after the first plane hit. A concussion later threw him across the room and the camera stopped. The tape became federal evidence in the prosecution of Zacarias Moussaoui.
Source: mynorthwest.com
- 2001
The hotel closes for over 18 months after September 11 damage
The hotel stands across Church Street from the World Trade Center and was badly damaged in the September 11, 2001 attacks. It was closed for more than 18 months for a complete refurbishment and reopened on May 5, 2003. Hotel workers recovered the U.S. flag that had hung outside on that day, and it is now on display in the lobby.
Source: Wikipedia
- 2003
The hotel reopens after its post-9/11 refurbishment
The hotel reopened on May 5, 2003, after a complete refurbishment. The American flag that had hung outside on September 11 was recovered by hotel workers, and Wikipedia says it is on display in the lobby.
Source: Wikipedia
- 2022
Hilton stops managing the Church Street hotel, and it becomes Millennium Downtown New York
On January 18, 2022 the hotel ceased to be managed by Hilton and was renamed Millennium Downtown New York. Hilton had managed it since City Developments Limited bought it in 1994, and it had been called the Millennium Hilton New York Downtown since 2017. In October 2025, after a renovation of its 569 guest rooms, it became the M Social Hotel New York Downtown.
Source: Wikipedia
Further reading
- M Social Hotel New York DowntownWikipedia
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