Detroit Hyatt

[TheDetroitCity99]

I heard rumors that Hyatt is looking to build a thirty story hotel to promote tourism, and that their working on the project now. did anyone else hear of this?

[Zissou]

Where did you hear this rumor? Im pretty sure its made up. Im pretty up to date on all development and rumor and this is a first. Somehow i doubt a company like Hyatt is gonna build a 30 story hotel just to promote tourism in the area.

[detwaa84]

Maybe you heard Troy, not Detroit. Troy is suppose to get a highrise Hyatt Hotel in their own so-called downtown Big Beaver.

[wolverine]

Yeah, I think this is the Troy project.

Originally all residential now going hotel. Is it still at 30 floors or are they thinking about going taller or shorter?

[RustTown]

You newbies are killing me.

As far as I've heard, it's still 23 stories, and it's a hotel/residential mix (174-room hotel/112 condos), plus office space, high-end retail, restaurants, and a 4-story parking garage, on site.

[Gangway1111]

Sounds nice, we could use somthnig like that DownTown.

Anyone think we could get something like that downtown?

[Zissou]

Yes, its called the Book Cadillac.

[rbdetsport]

Now I know how annoying I was when I was a newbie.

[Zissou]

Was?

[rbdetsport]

Was?

[Zissou]

Ok.......?

[RustTown]

Hey, now. I didn't mean to open this box. We were all annoying newbies at a time. Everyone has to go through an initiation phase. Let's just get back on topic.

[dtown]

Detroit should fill in all its vacant scrapers before building any new ones, anyway.

Rbdet, i the same way. I used to leave tons of posts, now i can hardly find the ambition/time to leave 2 a day.

We seem to be getting a lot of noobs lately, not that new members is a bad thing.

[TheDetroitCity99]

ha well thats a nice welcome

[Jasoncw]

Well, like Zissou said, there's the Book Cadillac, which is something around 35 floors. There's also the Ren Cen, which is twice that, and a few hotels downtown that are above 10 stories. Then there's a handful of smaller ones around 5.

The Ren Cen is actually the tallest hotel in the western hemisphere, and if I recall right, the tallest in the world when it was built.

heheh, but yeah, hotels don't build to promote tourism, they build to make money.

[detwaa84]

You said it's the tallest in the western hemisphere. What's the tallest in the world?

[TheDetroitCity99]

You said it's the tallest in the western hemisphere. What's the tallest in the world?

[detwaa84]

in the world? i think its in UAE

[dtown]

^ you didnt think burj dubai was taller than the Ren Cen?

Its expected to be +800 meters tall.

[detwaa84]

^ you didnt think burj dubai was taller than the Ren Cen?

Its expected to be +800 meters tall.

[RustTown]

It's the Rose Tower, as of this year, also in Dubai.

Comparison with Marriott RenCen:

http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?27224910

There are other taller structures were hotel may make up part of the usage, though.

[Jasoncw]

Yes, the Burj Dubai is the world's only 7 star hotel, with it's luxurious raw concrete surfaces, and large airy interior. However, hard hats are required.

[wolverine]

I thought the Burj-Al-Arab was the only 7 star hotel, or many stars...whatever lol.

[RustTown]

The star ratings are getting ridiculous. A lot of Dubai is simply good marketing. They'll create new stars, if necessary to get attention. lol

[detwaa84]

I can't understand why it's seven. Five is the highest a hotel can be. Why not just give it six stars if you're trying to prove the unparallaled quality of this hotel. AAA doesn't rate more than five, do they?