Tnexster wrote:Did they tear anything out? There was a gate of some kind on the east side.
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT
MW Builders is partnering with Equity Hotel Group to construct a 12-story Courtyard Marriott in downtown Dallas, TX. The hotel is directly adjacent to Union Station and just blocks from Dealey Plaza.
The post-tension reinforced concrete structure will house a parking garage on floors one through five with the 167 hotel rooms occupying the 5th through 11th floors.
The 12th floor will feature a Skybar rooftop lounge with an independent 150-foot elevator tower to carry guests directly to the terrace featuring panoramic views of the Dallas skyline. The hotel footprint covers 90 percet of the project site and will be built up against existing structures requiring shoring to protect neighboring buildings.
Tnexster wrote:That is very colorful.
Kelley USA wrote:Love the new construction and the skybar concept, but the design is atrocious IMO...
willyk wrote:Very odd that they face the deadest part of the site, and ignore the plaza and Houston St where the action is. I bet whoever designed this did not even bother to visit the location.
lakewoodhobo wrote:willyk wrote:Very odd that they face the deadest part of the site, and ignore the plaza and Houston St where the action is. I bet whoever designed this did not even bother to visit the location.
I don't hate that it faces Record, which is much more pedestrian friendly than Houston, but the surface parking along Wood St, where there should be a patio, is downright criminal.
lakewoodhobo wrote:willyk wrote:Very odd that they face the deadest part of the site, and ignore the plaza and Houston St where the action is. I bet whoever designed this did not even bother to visit the location.
I don't hate that it faces Record, which is much more pedestrian friendly than Houston, but the surface parking along Wood St, where there should be a patio, is downright criminal.
Dmkflyer wrote:The rendered parking barely meets the definition of surface parking. Have you already forgotten what this building is being built on?!
Dmkflyer wrote:lakewoodhobo wrote:willyk wrote:Very odd that they face the deadest part of the site, and ignore the plaza and Houston St where the action is. I bet whoever designed this did not even bother to visit the location.
I don't hate that it faces Record, which is much more pedestrian friendly than Houston, but the surface parking along Wood St, where there should be a patio, is downright criminal.
I hope this is sarcasm and I haven't had enough coffee.
The rendered parking barely meets the definition of surface parking. Have you already forgotten what this building is being built on?!
lakewoodhobo wrote:Definitely the "not enough coffee" part. Of course it's better than what it was before, just angry at architects that pull something out of a coloring book and don't design for context. Missed opportunity.
Here's what I think happened: the developer hadn't bought the separate parking parcel to the south when they planned the hotel and sent it to CPC. At some point this year they did buy the parcel, so either this is an old design that will change since they have more land, or they bought the land and didn't bother to change the design.
DPatel304 wrote:Kelley USA wrote:Love the new construction and the skybar concept, but the design is atrocious IMO...
Ditto on the skybar. Dallas is such a good looking city, I feel like we should have more rooftop bars. Recently we've gotten Happiest Hour and the Alamo Draughthouse, which kinda count, but no options that I know of within the city and our current ones aren't that tall.
tamtagon wrote:Pretty impressive Dallas is making up the hotel room deficit; but I'm not sure the current inventory expansion, is keeping pase with the overall growth of the downtown area. We're going to see a few more of these 100-200 room hotels fill in more of the cracks, and soonish we'll seem a couple+ really large hotels get underway.
That is a hideous section of downtown. Wasted space.
The_Overdog wrote:That is a hideous section of downtown. Wasted space.
What stinks is there are multiple areas of downtown just like that.
Tivo_Kenevil wrote:This Hotel in addition with the La Quinta and Belo improvements will bring some momentum to this area. Great to see the nook come alive.
Tnexster wrote:
Agreed, not overly impressed with the design but am really happy Courtyard sees fit to drop a new hotel on this side of downtown, think that says a lot.
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