Ho-hum :-) Another Downtown Boutique Hotel [Cambria Hotel] Announced

[DetroitRises]

Yeah this is extremely important to rectifying stinkytofu's concerns. If a better layout and large hotel were built there, the rest of downtown could accessible by the People Mover; it would have its own stop. Some sort of plaza over the Lodge between Jefferson and Congress to make Congress accessible to the hotel.

Seattle and Vegas have good example of ways Detroit could get people from hotels over a busy freeway into thier downtown that Detroit could mimic for those who wish to walk instead of use the PM.

[Gistok]

DetroitRises... welcome back... been a while....

[Worldsgreatest]

just remove the freeways entirely. problem solved.

[royce]

Ending the Lodge south at Howard Street and continuing the road way up to Fort would open up the area south of Fort. Most of Jefferson could end at Washington Blvd. However one lane that connects Jefferson to the west could continue under Cobo, and a cap could go over that section on the west side of Cobo.

[1953]

The Cambria site appears to have broken ground. I would attach a bigger picture, but this is as big as it will let me attach for some reason. Something about a disk attack or something...

[1953]

The cranes are up at the Cambria worksite at Third and Howard.

[JonWylie]

Update on this project as it heads towards completion. Via Crain's Detroit Business and Kurt Nagl


Things of note, the hotel and parking structure are 75% done.

Caradonna said the hotel tower and parking deck is 75 percent complete and that the focus now is on the renovation of the historic Walker-Roehrig Building. He said he expects the project to be done by mid-2022, with all the businesses and amenities opening in unison.

Shift from office space to commercial retail and restaurant.

But the 50,000 square feet originally set aside for office space will now be less work and more play...There will be around 5,000 square feet left for office, but it is not being marketed for lease. Caradonna said his company plans to use it as flex workspace.

Five Iron Golf is to be a tenant.

Five Iron Golf will fill 24,000 square feet with 13 driving bays, a large putting green and a club fitting area. Additionally, the space will include a full-service bar, two bowling lanes, pool tables, shuffleboard and widescreen TVs, according to a news release from the company. The Trackman-enabled bays measure play stats such as distance, spin and strokes in real time and come equipped with simulations of well-known courses around the world.

Other retail tenant.

EOTech Gear Store will occupy around 8,000 square feet with an outdoor equipment retail store and an interactive firearms training simulator, Caradonna said. The shooting range won't be used for live firearms but will be used for training purposes and to demonstrate the company's technology.

Restaurant, event space, etc.

Additionally, some of the space previously planned for office will be claimed by an expanded hotel restaurant design that calls for a two-story ceiling and accordion windows...Other aspects of the project remain on target, including the hotel's banquet hall, meeting space, gym, bar and lounge, and first-floor food court concept that will include Detroit Taco Company and other restaurant stalls.

[Satiricalivory]

Firearms, outdoor equipment and golf. Sounds like this will be the hottest hotel in Detroit for baby boomers.

[K-slice]

I like the mix of tenants, can't hurt to bring new kinds of retailers to the area [[isn't there an active thread on this exact topic somewhere lol), I just hope they're able to make a go of it.

I work in the old Detroit News Building and can attest that the surrounding area feels like a ghost town most of the time.

Overbuilt parking in the area and no residential or office foot traffic will make it tough to thrive here.

[masterblaster]

I like the mix of tenants, can't hurt to bring new kinds of retailers to the area [[isn't there an active thread on this exact topic somewhere lol), I just hope they're able to make a go of it.

I work in the old Detroit News Building and can attest that the surrounding area feels like a ghost town most of the time.

Overbuilt parking in the area and no residential or office foot traffic will make it tough to thrive here.

All the more reason why the demolition of the Detroit Saturday Night Building was an egregious error. This hotel + the DoubleTree Fort Shelby Hotel + a redeveloped Saturday Night Building, could have been the start of a nice little area in the southwest corner of downtown.

[K-slice]

All the more reason why the demolition of the Detroit Saturday Night Building was an egregious error. This hotel + the DoubleTree Fort Shelby Hotel + a redeveloped Saturday Night Building, could have been the start of a nice little area in the southwest corner of downtown.

No doubt. Worst part was the building was in good shape. No collapsed roof or missing windows. Would have been an easy loft conversions since it already been divided into hotel suites previously.

Surface lots should be taxed out of existence in downtown.

[casscorridor]

12 parking spots!! Hope it was worth it.

The reality of Detroit is that it's a car city and that simply won't change anytime soon. Parking in Downtown needs to be easy for business the thrive, but tearing down buildings for 12 spots is stupid and self-defeating. New surface lots should be banned but garages should be cheap and accessible.

[Satiricalivory]

The reality of Detroit is that it's a car city and that simply won't change anytime soon. Parking in Downtown needs to be easy for business the thrive...

Wrong, this is projection.

[JonWylie]

12 parking spots!! Hope it was worth it.

The reality of Detroit is that it's a car city and that simply won't change anytime soon. Parking in Downtown needs to be easy for business the thrive, but tearing down buildings for 12 spots is stupid and self-defeating. New surface lots should be banned but garages should be cheap and accessible.

*Gif of Trump's face at the 2016 debate* ​Wrooongggg