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Old Posted Mar 7, 2008, 4:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Shasta View Post
The proposal for the hotel would be another city/county funded convention hotel. The Hilton Americas has been wildly successful despite all of the naysayers who hate public/private ventures. The local government is now in a position to sell off the Hilton and make a profit. The profit from said sale would allow it to invest in a new convention hotel that would rise in that location. Early rumors are that it will have over 1,300 rooms and potentially have condos on top overlooking the new park. They envision a higher-end national brand coming in ala Westin or Renaissance.
And that plan is discussed in the Chronicle today...
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...s/5599859.html
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