Latham
New York, United States
Built 1904 · Last completed renovation 2014
Latham in New York was last renovated in 2014, and originally built in 1904. Its HotelChrono freshness score is 5.8/10 — every date linked to a cited source.
Renovation forecast · estimate
Likely due for renovation now
Past its typical ~8-year renovation cycle. A model estimate, not a sourced fact.
Location
Satellite view · New York, United States
Timeline
1904
Hotel Latham opened at 4 East 28th Street, Manhattan
2014
Hotel converted to Icahn House East (homeless shelter/medical facility)
How this score is computed
Every figure here traces back to the sourced renovation year above — no hidden weighting, no black box. Recompute it yourself. See the full methodology →
What changed in the 2014 renovation
“Today the once-proud Hotel Latham has been rescued by businessman and philanthropist Carl Celian Icahn. Now called the Icahn House, East, the renovated facility houses the homeless and provides medical care.”— source · retrieved 2026-08-12
Scope is quoted verbatim from the cited source — we never guess what a renovation covered.
Facts
Stars
2★
Built
Sourced1904
Last completed renovation
Sourced2014
Sources
Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.
“Today the once-proud Hotel Latham has been rescued by businessman and philanthropist Carl Celian Icahn. Now called the Icahn House, East, the renovated facility houses the homeless and provides medical care.”
“This twelve-story hotel, the Latham, was designed by architect Augustus Allen, and built in 1904 for L. George Forgotston.”
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Frequently asked
When was Latham built?+
Latham (New York, United States) was built in 1904.
How old is Latham?+
Latham is 122 years old — it was built in 1904 and last renovated in 2014. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.
When was Latham last renovated?+
Its most recent completed renovation was in 2014.
What is the Chrono Score of Latham?+
Its Chrono Score is 5.8/10 (Ageing) — a pure freshness metric, separate from its 2-star rating.