[bulldogger]

That hotel looking building has some of the same features that I liked in the 205/215 Central project.

Gives me the feel of Dune or Flash Gordon (80's version)

[JRS1]

nice work, bic.

hotel looks nice-- I knew it was a matter of time before they built something like that-- highrise-wise;

[bic]

Work begins on convention center Hilton

Orlando Business Journal Article

SUMMARY:
The Hilton Hotel group broke ground today at the Orange County Convention Center, the site of their newest mega-hotel. The $380 million 18-story hotel will feature 1,400 rooms and be connected to the North and South wings of the convention center via a skybridge. It is scheduled to open in the summer of 2009.

[bulldogger]

bic, on May 17 2007, 02:12 PM, said:

Work begins on convention center Hilton

Orlando Business Journal Article

SUMMARY:
The Hilton Hotel group broke ground today at the Orange County Convention Center, the site of their newest mega-hotel. The $380 million 18-story hotel will feature 1,400 rooms and be connected to the North and South wings of the convention center via a skybridge. It is scheduled to open in the summer of 2009.

Does anyone have access to renderings of this Hilton?

[bic]

We had some renderings posted on here several months back but I can't seem to find them.

[Whipp]

bulldogger, on May 17 2007, 04:44 PM, said:

Does anyone have access to renderings of this Hilton?

there is a rendering of it on orlandoskyscrapers.com

[bulldogger]

Whipp, on May 17 2007, 08:41 PM, said:

there is a rendering of it on orlandoskyscrapers.com

thanks for the link. that made life easy.

looks like a hospital

[JRS1]

bulldogger, on May 18 2007, 10:46 AM, said:

thanks for the link. that made life easy.

looks like a hospital

it is a hospital... meant to stop the OCCC's bleeding from losing shows b/c of lack of within walking distance rooms.

[Whipp]

bulldogger, on May 18 2007, 06:46 AM, said:

thanks for the link. that made life easy.

looks like a hospital

yw and yeah its very sterile looking. i kinda threw up a little when i saw the pic. but then again, isn't it off the beaten path? at least its not right on I-drive.

[Altimike]

Whipp, on May 18 2007, 03:47 PM, said:

yw and yeah its very sterile looking. i kinda threw up a little when i saw the pic. but then again, isn't it off the beaten path? at least its not right on I-drive.

Oh, you'll definitely see it from I-Drive. It's 18 stories and it's not that far back from the road.

[TravisMT81]

Altimike, on May 19 2007, 01:48 AM, said:

Oh, you'll definitely see it from I-Drive. It's 18 stories and it's not that far back from the road.

It looks like a Hilton from the 70/80s

This post has been edited by TravisMT81: 20 May 2007 - 09:48 PM

[orlandonative]

Edit: Found it.

Sneak Peek At Multi-Million Dollar I-Drive Project

POSTED: 5:46 pm EDT May 22, 2007
UPDATED: 6:15 pm EDT May 22, 2007

ORLANDO, Fla. -- There's a huge, new vision for I-Drive that includes high-end hotels and shopping. Channel 9 has the only look at what the multi-million dollar project would look like.

Rosen

This post has been edited by orlandonative: 22 May 2007 - 05:43 PM

[Kaz]

orlandonative, on May 22 2007, 07:34 PM, said:

Edit: Found it.

Sneak Peek At Multi-Million Dollar I-Drive Project

POSTED: 5:46 pm EDT May 22, 2007
UPDATED: 6:15 pm EDT May 22, 2007

ORLANDO, Fla. -- There's a huge, new vision for I-Drive that includes high-end hotels and shopping. Channel 9 has the only look at what the multi-million dollar project would look like.

Rosen

wow.

It makes a lot of sense to link it all together and it would really help with the convention experience.

[ajh02c]

I found a site layout here for the Blue Heron yesterday that showed a retail parcel fronting SR 535 but can't find it now...can anyone help?

[JRS1]

orlandonative, on May 22 2007, 07:34 PM, said:

Edit: Found it.

Sneak Peek At Multi-Million Dollar I-Drive Project

POSTED: 5:46 pm EDT May 22, 2007
UPDATED: 6:15 pm EDT May 22, 2007

ORLANDO, Fla. -- There's a huge, new vision for I-Drive that includes high-end hotels and shopping. Channel 9 has the only look at what the multi-million dollar project would look like.

Rosen

all I saw from the rendering was this:

-new hotel tower at the Rosen (Centre or Plaza?-- old Clarion)
-new meeting room space fronting I-4 behind the two towers.
-new outparcels fronting I-Drive in front of hotel.
-link to OCCC West Bldg (whatever form I don't know-- perhaps a skybridge over the entrance road?)
-and a potential link to Pointe Orlando

I didn't see anything about a link to other businesses up I-Drive north of there; it seems to be a localized project for that hotel. Gotta hand it to him. He's trying to best Westin Imagine and Hilton in one fell swoop.

conclusion: obviously a great project

[JRS1]

Contemporary update:

[JRS1]

WDW is also building a new hotel at Animal Kingdom Lodge-- it will hug the western edge of it's serenghetti [sic].

I think it is part of the vacation club.-- 5-6 stories; it's own lobby, and at least as large as the existing hotel. I think the top couple of levels at AK Lodge will also be converted to vacation club units as well. no rendering.

I was told they already cordoned off the area for sitework.

This post has been edited by JRS1: 30 May 2007 - 08:03 AM

[JRS1]

tell me if this isn't a boom:

1. Hilton OCCC (1,400 rms)
2. Waldorf-Hilton Bonnett Creek (1,500 rms)
3. Contemporary #2
4. Animal Kingdom Lodge #2 Dis. Vac. CLub ( 1,000 plus rms)
5. Westin Imagine
6. Hilton Grand Vac. at Midtown
7. LBV Res. & Spa #3 & 4
8. Blue Heron #2
9. The Pointe Orlando #1 & 2
10. Fairfield Bonnet Creek #4 & 5
11. Hilton Vac. CLub (Premium Outlets) #8
12. Regency Suites (I think it's dead)
13. ... I know there's more...

all U/C or sitework stage

[Dale]

Doubts are creeping in about Blue Rose. Last week, the Sentinel had a little blurb which had the developers 'doing all they can to make it a reality', or something to that effect.

[JRS1]

Dale, on May 30 2007, 11:21 AM, said:

Doubts are creeping in about Blue Rose. Last week, the Sentinel had a little blurb which had the developers 'doing all they can to make it a reality', or something to that effect.

I wish it was on that list I made...