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It's interesting that there's only one westin in nc, and there are few Westins under 200 rooms hopefully Greensboro's will be over 200 rooms also.
And if its over 200 rooms it will likely be a little taller than the planned Wyndham which was under 200 rooms. The Wyndham was to be an 8 story hotel on top of a 4 or 5 story parking deck ( around 12-stories) Once you add more rooms and now the luxury apartments that have been added to the project, we would be seeing something north of 12-stories. Westin is a game changer for Greensboro. Its a well known and well respected luxury brand name. And just having a name like that downtown opens the door to other high end company brands whether they are other hotels or retail. Downtown is already getting destination bars such as Wet Willie's and now has a House of Blues affiliated live music venue. It will also help attract other development including office projects. I remember when plans first surfaced for the Wyndham, I thought to myself what if it had been a Westin? At the time some folks would have ridiculed the idea, and in fact some said the only reason Greensboro was getting a Wyndham hotel was because of the Wyndham golf tournament. But now Westin has proven that the city doesn't need a golf tournament to support a luxury brand hotel. This is huge. It will be the only national brand luxury hotel in the Triad. All others in the city and region are either considered upscale, boutique or a resort. People forget that Greensboro already has some nice hotels that are the calibur of some of the upscale luxury national chains. The Proximity Hotel, O'Henry Hotel and the Grandover Resort comes to mind. Having an Aloft hotel coming to downtown Greensboro is exciting enough but when you throw Westin in the mix, this changes the perception of downtown all together and puts the center-city on a another level. Landing a Westin hotel is like landing a Nordstrom or other high end retail store. With names like Westin, Cheesecake Factory and Brooks Brothers in Greensboro, a store like a Nordstrom might not be as far down the road as you think.
I'm confused on where the residential units will go since that westin space is not that big. Maybe across the street?
Apparently in the tower itself. Similar to the RJR Kimpton Hotel in Winston-Salem. However the hotel management website did not list the number of apartments. But one would think it wouldn't be less than 50. But we will soon find out. With an opening date of 2019, construction should begin within a year. It would be a pleasant surprise if this thing topped out at around 18-stories. But that depends on how many apartments will be included in this development.
Looking at the aloft hotel space it's only 1.5 acres which is not enough room for a 28story building. Maybe they might build a 18 story building on top of the 10 story aloft and just have two entrances one for business the other for the hotel.
Looking at the aloft hotel space it's only 1.5 acres which is not enough room for a 28story building. Maybe they might build a 18 story building on top of the 10 story aloft and just have two entrances one for business the other for the hotel.
Apparently the Aloft is a separate Roy Carroll project. I just read the business journal and it stated that he is leaning towards the site next to Center Pointe for project 561. I guess the question is will he still plan to build a boutique hotel with project 561 now that he will be building an Aloft across from the ballpark. If downtown can support an additional boutique hotel, maybe he'll go with Hotel Indigo or Element.
Also if Carroll builds project 561 next to Center Pointe, the Aloft may end up being a mixed use development instead of a stand alone hotel. Carroll even said he would do a mixed use development at the ballpark site if he goes that route. That may explain why the opening is in 2020. But at this point it's up in the air which of the two sites he'll place his signature tower.
Also if Carroll builds project 561 next to Center Pointe, the Aloft may end up being a mixed use development instead of a stand alone hotel. Carroll even said he would do a mixed use development at the ballpark site if he goes that route. That may explain why the opening is in 2020. But at this point it's up in the air which of the two sites he'll place his signature tower.
Actually, its up in the air as to whether or not he'll build "his signature tower" anywhere, at all.
When are they gonna start aggressively spreading downtown out down elm past union square? Seems like the Realestate is super cheap down that way.
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