Christopher M. Jeffries founded Millennium Partners in 1991 to pioneer a new concept in mixed-use, urban living and entertainment centers. Together with partners Philip E. Aarons and Philip H. Lovett, Jeffries developed Lincoln Square, a four-building development adjacent to Lincoln Center, as the prototype of this concept.
In 1997, Mr. Jeffries set his sights on key gateway cities across the United States, focusing on developing luxury condominiums, five-star hotels, a sports club facility and retail as part of landmark mixed-use developments. Recognizing the value and services that a leading hotel brand can bring to condominium development, he chose two of the world’s most prestigious hotel operators, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company LLC and Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, to be his partners in introducing the next generation of Millennium properties.
With these projects, Jeffries created a new investment vehicle to provide equity capital. The resulting financial structure included a consortium of German financial institutions including ERGO, Provinzial Wuerttembergische, AXA Colonia Immobilien AG, Energie Baden Wuerttemberg AG, as well as Goldman Sachs’ Whitehall Fund and George Soros and his Quantum Realty Fund Limited.
Mr. Jeffries gained most of his New York real estate experience as a partner with Aarons at General Atlantic Realty Corporation, founded in 1984 to pursue residential development opportunities in emerging neighborhoods.
Prior to that, Mr. Jeffries was a principal in the leveraged buyout of Key International, Inc., a major metal recycling and automotive equipment manufacturing business in the Midwest. He was previously a partner in the Southfield, Michigan law firm of Keywell & Rosenfeld.
Mr. Jeffries is a graduate of Columbia College and the University of Michigan Law School.
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