Posted Jun 23, 2011, 8:36 AM
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http://impactnews.com/northwest-aust...ongress-avenue
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26-story boutique hotel planned for Congress Avenue
By Bobby Longoria
Thursday, 20 January 2011
AUSTIN — The call for a new hotel downtown may soon be answered with the construction of a 26-story boutique hotel at 416 Congress Ave.
Despite its height, the building will reflect a modern sensibility respecting the site's history, developers say.
The site is currently the home of a red-brick-lined building leased by Sky Lounge, a nightclub and bar. Mike McHone, the project consultant for the boutique hotel, said he, architect Jeff Krolicki and civil engineer Bradley Lingvai all share a vision to restore the building's original historical façade and create a hotel that will serve Congress Avenue both functionally and aesthetically.
With a width of only about 46 feet, McHone said seven rooms will be on each floor. The hotel's humble size though will be fitting for downtown, which lacks a boutique hotel, and has not had a new Congress Avenue hotel for over 44 years. The Wilbur Clark Crest Hotel, now the Radisson Hotel and Suites, was the last to open along Congress Avenue in 1966.
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