The Padre Hotel

[The Voice of Reason]

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THE PADRE

Kunz also provided new details on the development team now in escrow to buy downtown's Padre Hotel and turn it back into a hotel. Without naming the developers, she said the group had met with city staff five times. She said the group owns two boutique hotels and other high-end properties.

The developer's plans for the Padre, she said, include adding meeting space, establishing a restaurant on the ground floor and putting in a 24-hour lounge.

"To me this is the catalyst project" that will add momentum to the downtown arts district, Kunz said.