Syracuse, NY — Lawyer Thomas Cerio purchased the former First Baptist Church, also known as Mizpah Tower ... on plans to turn it into a 101-room hotel. He owed more than $115,000 in back ...

It will be located in the landmark Mizpah Tower, a six-story Gothic-style building overlooking downtown’s Columbus Circle. Built in 1914, Mizpah Tower was originally home to the First Baptist ...