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A new hotel is planned that will replace the Louise Douglas Apartments on Elliston Place within the Rock Block, in Nashville Tennessee. The project is planned for a fall start and is being designed by Southeast Venture Architects. The hotel will be branded as a Holiday Inn Express offering 168 rooms on eight floors located across West End Avenue from Vanderbilt University. The developer Elliston Hospitality LLC, which is affiliated with hotel development company JV Hospitality, owns the property, having acquired it for $6.5 million in July 2019. Janak Patel is Elliston Hospitality managing partner. Ragan-Smith Associates is the project civil engineer.  For more information on this and other upcoming hotel construction and renovation projects in the planning, design, pre-construction and construction phase including who is involved and their contact information and Preferred Vendor Directory please visit: HotelProjectLeads.com and subscribe today.

The Ambassador Hotel in downtown Jacksonville Florida will be renovated and converted to La Quinta Inn & Suites. Developer Augustine Development Group and Axis Hotels plan to convert the historic building at 420 N Julia Street into a 127 guestroom La Quinta Inn & Suites. The total project cost will be $15 million. Interior demolition has begun and construction will begin September 2020 and be complete by March 2022. Augustine Development Group President is Bryan Greiner.  For more information on this and other upcoming hotel construction and renovation projects in the planning, design, pre-construction and construction phase including who is involved and their contact information and Preferred Vendor Directory please visit: HotelProjectLeads.com and subscribe today.

Dunn Hospitality Group is planning to build a $20 million, 145-room Courtyard by Marriott hotel near Interstate 69 and 116th Street in Fishers Indiana by the end of 2021. Dunn built the duel branded Hyatt Place/Hyatt House in Fishers District and is planning the new hotel in an adjacent mixed-use project called The Stations. Plans call for The Stations to be developed just east of the Fishers District and west of the Kroger at the corner of 116th Street and Cumberland Road. Dunn Hospitality recently has closed on the purchase of the land from Thompson Thrift. Infrastructure and curbs have already been installed for the hotel site and workers are starting paving to have the final site work completed by mid-June. The Courtyard will feature meeting space, fitness facilities, an indoor pool, room service and a bistro bar offering sit-down meals throughout the day. David Dunn is president of Dunn Hospitality.  For more information on this and other upcoming hotel construction and renovation projects in the planning, design, pre-construction and construction phase including who is involved and their contact information and Preferred Vendor Directory please visit: HotelProjectLeads.com and subscribe today.

Construction continues of the Renaissance Hotel Bricktown in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The 182 guestroom hotel is located at Sheridan Street and Oklahoma Ave. The hotel is being developed by Anish Hotels whose CEO is Andy Patel. Anish is also planning to build other hotels in the area. The hotel was designed by ADG Architects and will be completed in the 2 ^nd quarter of 2021.  For more information on this and other upcoming hotel construction and renovation projects in the planning, design, pre-construction and construction phase including who is involved and their contact information and Preferred Vendor Directory please visit: HotelProjectLeads.com and subscribe today.

Developers Texarkana Renewal Properties LLC led by CEO David Peavy plan to rehabilitate the former Texarkana National Bank building downtown Texarkana Texas, a historic structure that has been vacant for more than 15 years. The building will be completely renovated and converted to a mixed used tower that will include luxury apartments, condominiums and an extended stay hotel.  Made of red brick with classical-style ornamentation, the eight-story Texarkana National Bank was built between 1914 and 1920 at West Broad Street and North State Line Avenue. The company will hold a launch event at 10 a.m. May 12, during which the metal that has covered much of the building’s lower sections for decades will be removed, revealing the original architecture beneath.  For more information on this and other upcoming hotel construction and renovation projects in the planning, design, pre-construction and construction phase including who is involved and their contact information and Preferred Vendor Directory please visit: HotelProjectLeads.com and subscribe today.

Developers Gopal Govan and Neal Patel plan to demolish an Econo Lodge on Union Avenue and I-69 and Memphis Tennessee and build a 180 guestroom dual branded TownePlace Suites and Fairfield Inn. The developers plan to break ground on the project in the 2 ^nd quarter of 2021 and complete the project in late 2022. The developers have built other hotels in the area including a La Quinta Inn & Suites at 310 Union Ave. Pickering Firm is the lead design engineering firm on the project.   For more information on this and other upcoming hotel construction and renovation projects in the planning, design, pre-construction and construction phase including who is involved and their contact information and Preferred Vendor Directory please visit: HotelProjectLeads.com and subscribe today.

Portman Holdings plans to build a mixed use tower that will included a luxury hotel and apartments just across the street from the Shops Buckhead. The site is located at the corner of Peachtree Road and Pharr Road in Atlanta Georgia. The project is in a planning phase and had not secured financing to date. Portman anticipates breaking group in the first half of 2022. The hotel will be full service with 225 guestrooms and the building will include 225 luxury apartments at a cost of $300 million.  For more information on this and other upcoming hotel construction and renovation projects in the planning, design, pre-construction and construction phase including who is involved and their contact information and Preferred Vendor Directory please visit: HotelProjectLeads.com and subscribe today.

The first phase of the $65 million Kāʻanapali Beach Hotel renovation project in Muai Hawaii is underway, with a redesign of the 180-room Kauaʻi Wing, additional floor parking, a renovation to the courtyard including additional native Hawaiian plants, and the addition of a new beachfront restaurant. Originally build in 1964 the hotel offers 432 guestrooms and a four acre courtyard. The three phase project will be completed in the 4 ^th quarter 2020 and will include the renovation of the Lanai, Mau and Molokai wings and restaurants. Mike White is the hotel general manager. Swinerton is serving as the construction manager on the project. James G Feeman, AIA with FSC Architects is the project architect.  Philpotts Interiors is the interior designer and PBR is the landscape architect.  For more information on this and other upcoming hotel construction and renovation projects in the planning, design, pre-construction and construction phase including who is involved and their contact information and Preferred Vendor Directory please visit: HotelProjectLeads.com and subscribe today.

Construction is moving forward on an uptown Hampton Inn on 12 ^th Street in Columbus Georgia. The Pezold Companies is developing the hotel which plans to open December of 2020. Tracy Sayers is COO of The Pezold Companies. BFKT Architects designed the project. CAM Builders is serving as general contractor.  For more information on this and other upcoming hotel construction and renovation projects in the planning, design, pre-construction and construction phase including who is involved and their contact information and Preferred Vendor Directory please visit: HotelProjectLeads.com and subscribe today.