Someone asked a while back what the JW Marriott convention hotel will look like along West Street.
I had a chance today to ask Mike Wells of developer REI Investments. He said the hotel will feature a three-story "podium"
level covered in glass along West Street. It will form the hotel's main entrance. The north end of the lobby will feature
an exhibition kitchen with a two-story, glassed-in wine cellar. Another restaurant will occupy the south end of the lobby,
with a check-in desk and a grand staircase in the middle. "It's going to be astounding," Wells said. Unfortunately, the developers
don't yet have a rendering that shows the entrance up close. You'll have to use your imagination for now. They hope to begin
construction in October. Other renderings are here.
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Welcome to Property Lines, Indy's source for neighborhood real estate news. Your host is Scott Olson, IBJ's real estate beat
reporter. Edited by Cory Schouten.
Someone asked a while back what the JW Marriott convention hotel will look like along West Street.
I had a chance today to ask Mike Wells of developer REI Investments. He said the hotel will feature a three-story "podium"
level covered in glass along West Street. It will form the hotel's main entrance. The north end of the lobby will feature
an exhibition kitchen with a two-story, glassed-in wine cellar. Another restaurant will occupy the south end of the lobby,
with a check-in desk and a grand staircase in the middle. "It's going to be astounding," Wells said. Unfortunately, the developers
don't yet have a rendering that shows the entrance up close. You'll have to use your imagination for now. They hope to begin
construction in October. Other renderings are here.
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You guys have some "interesting" comments to say the least. I hope you will call in and share those opinions starting June 1. I'm looking forward to having you on the air.
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For those who let this information strike a nerve, remember that this is still the America that allows the freedom to achieve dreams and goals. Should you really chastise those who are given a perk on a deal that is supported by the consumer (that is until they don't like the deal anymore due to envy) or should the dream of rewards for working be looked at a little closer? I say lets stick to the deal, go to work,earn our keep, shoot for dreams, change our jobs to have that dream or shut up about others achievements ..............while we are still afforded this liberty of America !
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Cats out of the bag. The object of the game is to get acquired. That means the company has no idea how to grow beyond a certain point. Email is a 1990s technology. I have laughed at this company since day one. Such a small bit player. If it was anywhere but here, it wouldn't be newsworthy.
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Esther, Indy has passed Chicago in the local government corruption arena. Don't downgrade us. We're No. 1 in the Midwest.
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If there is one thing that would do wonders for Indianapolis design, it isn't necessarily hiring Pritzker-winning architects (though that wouldn't hurt), but rather designing buildings that are 360 degrees. So often buildings in Indianapolis are designed to look good if seen from one specific angle, usually the front. But the other sides of the buildings along the street are awful. The JW is a great example of this.
it's astounding that mike wells even thinks this building looks good. i guess that why he's a businessman and not a designer. too bad the city is stuck with this corporate-designed block of poo. they must've hired the latest school of architecture flunky to design this thing. i know i'm being negative, but i can't help it. they truly missed every chance to make this project a showpiece, and they missed green-design as well. good point, urbanophile about the 360 degrees - couldn't agree more. glad there will be a nice interior hotel to help lure visitors, it's just unfortunate that we have to look at it. never cared (personally) about some of my taxes being spent on projects but this one irritates me...
Whan it comes down to it, its still just a freaking hotel people. Not ALL architecture has to make an awe-inspiring impact on our skyline. It will be functional. It is fairly impressive in size. Agian, it's a hotel. Not a museum of contemporary art, presidential library, Fortune 500 company headquarters, luxury apartment building or even very upscale , for that ,matter. Its just a hotel.... a convention hotel.... and thats fine because thats all it needs to be.
If the bottom had lines and shapes more like the top, it might be less awkward-looking. Yes, it's a convention hotel. But so are the Westin and the Hyatt and the Omni Severin, and none of them has an ugly growth at the bottom.
Just my two cents. Get that building up. Get the people and the money downtown. And good things will follow.
All that aside, corporate-designed block of poo is my favorite new architectural descriptor! Thank you, ryan!
They're planning on leveling the current Courtyard (and TGIFridays) on the lot, right?
Latest I've heard is the water park was nixed... I haven't heard why.
The facade of the Courtyard will NOT be updated. The Courtyard is currently in an L shape; the part facing West street is in the footprint of the new tower and will be demolished but the Friday's and the smaller building at the back of the property will remain, as is. The plan calls for some minor cleanup and window replacement for the remaining portion of the but I repeat, the skin will not be changed. However, the inside will be completely gutted and rebuilt.
What a shame...this campus of hotels is going to look like a hodge podge of mediocrity...it won't even look like it was all built at the same time, let alone at a cost of $325 ($48.5 million of which is City money!).
And now the deal for Pan Am Plaza has fallen through...boy, oh boy, is that 44 story Intercontinental looking like an ever-bigger missed opportunity.
Well so it goes, in Indiana-no-place...
One more thing, this BETTER have a green roof or else! X_X
If people hate Indianapolis and its architecture, why don't they move? If they're not going to do anything about it besides complain, that doesn't do anything for the city. I think many of us have seen Indy at its worst (or near worst) and every new development is a step in the right direction. I'm proud to be an Indianapolis resident and I love showing off our downtown to my friends from other cities and states....and I frequently get comments from those people about how much they love our downtown! So yes, I'm excited for the addition of a new 5 star hotel, even though I will probably never stay there (unless I get invited to the opening for promoting it on propertylines, haha) but I think it makes our city one step closer to first class.