"Basically, there was $30 million worth of damage done to the hotel," explained Paul Taylor, partner at Stonehill & Taylor. "That cost repre-sented replacing about 1,500 windows and replacing every finish in the building. The steel from the World Trade Center did most of the damage, and the stone took the onslaught.
"Construction began in October 2001, because the area was cordoned off by military. It took a while to enclose the building, but once it was, it was closed off until July 2002. During that time, the glass curtainwall was repaired, and the exterior was rebuilt."