Lmichigan 28 Report post Posted December 13, 2011 A shame no one hangs out here, anymore. Looks like I was the last person to post, here, and that was back in July. Anyway... Hip boutique Aloft Hotel slated for David Whitney Building Louis Aguilar {sodEmoji.|} The Detroit News December 12, 2011 Downtown Detroit's surging hotel scene is much closer to getting to get its first boutique hotel — a genre of small, trendy lodgings that often become local hangouts — at the elegant David Whitney Building in Grand Circus Park. The state's first Aloft Hotel, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, will join the redevelopment of the Daniel Burnham-designed David Whitney that is expected to open by July 2014 with 136 loft-like rooms. The hotel, to be named Aloft Detroit at the David Whitney, will have what Starwood officials describe in a statement as its signature "pioneering initiatives in pop culture, design and technology." That includes a "re:mix lounge" and "w xyzbar" that have helped Aloft hotels earn TripAdvisor's 2011 "Top 10 Trendiest Hotels in the U.S." and "Top 10 Trendiest Hotels in the World" rankings lists. ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OneSweetWorld 4 Report post Posted February 6, 2012 Well you got 335 views on this thread so I guess people are just snooping around. Sounds like a cool project. I need to get down there sometime, haven't been in a while. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lmichigan 28 Report post Posted January 24, 2013 Whitney Building gets $8.5M in state grants for renovation By John Gallagher & Paul Egan {sodEmoji.|} The Detroit Free Press January 23, 2013 The renovation of the 19-story David Whitney Building in downtown Detroit was awarded a total of $8.5 million in state grants. ... For the renovation, Whitney Partners, a commercial real estate development company, was awarded a $1-million Community Revitalization Program performance-based grant and a $7.5-million performance-based loan for the project in downtown Detroit. The incentives are just one small piece of the total financing going into the project. Developers said it will transform the building into 108 residential apartments and 135 hotel rooms, with retail space on the first floor, and restore access to the Detroit People Mover stop at the building. The project is expected to create 75 permanent full-time jobs and capital investment of $82.5 million. ... http://www.freep.com/article/20130123/BUSINESS/130123093/Whitney-Building-gets-8-5M-state-grants-renovation Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
