Promenade Tower Development

[chrizow]

does KC need a W Hotel before it gets an Aloft hotel?  e.g. does W pave the way for an Aloft, or do they open new locations of those concepts separately?

e.g. towns get a Gap before a Banana Republic, a Crate + Barrel before a CB2, a PF Chang's before a Pei Wei, etc...

or am i making things up? 

[KCMax]

I am overwhelmed with good news today. What's next? Britney Spears is single again?

[ShowMeKC]

Umm... I hope this W Hotel thing wouldn't interfer with the one planned for the P&L District tower

[KCMax]

Umm... I hope this W Hotel thing wouldn't interfer with the one planned for the P&L District tower

I thought that was just speculation by forum posters that was put to bed?

[chrizow]

Umm... I hope this W Hotel thing wouldn't interfer with the one planned for the P&L District tower

i was under the impression that the P+L district hotel/condo project hit snags and looked unlikely?  if not, direct me to The Truth.

[ShowMeKC]

How is it speculation when it made the KC Star? (I think it did) Not to mention that someone from Cordish actually commented on it.

Quotes:
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascit ... 131141.htm
"The design of the condominium tower is unfinished. The building is expected to be at least 22 stories tall with 240 residential units. The ground level will include a Cosentino’s Gourmet Market, and a health club and parking garage is part of the project.

The Cordish Co. is working with Booth Hansen, a Chicago architecture firm, and the final plan for the condo tower is awaiting an effort to incorporate a boutique hotel. A final decision is expected within 100 days, Cordish said"

"Was at the Cordish office in TP on Wednesday, and spoke with Alan Hicks, Cordish's executive vice president. He said they're still negotiating with the city on the hotel part. If the hotel gets added, he said they'd add on 10-15 floors to the top of the condo tower, not add a seperate tower for the hotel. He said with the hotel, it'd be about the same height as 1201 Walnut."

"In case there was some confusion from my previous post... He said it'd be ONE tower. The condos are a go, and they're just waiting to hear from the city on the boutique hotel, which would add 10-15 more floors on top of the condo tower. "

[KCMax]

I know they are planning a boutique hotel, I think we were speculating it was a W Hotel. I'm not sure whether Cordish is still pursuing that or not.

[ShowMeKC]

I'm sure they are, they were negotiating with the city as of last week or the week before.
The city should have no reason to deny this unless other hotels ignorantly complain about it.

[Highlander]

I'm sure they are, they were negotiating with the city as of last week or the week before.
The city should have no reason to deny this unless other hotels ignorantly complain about it.

I have seen nothing in the star or anywhere else to indicate that this project is dead.  It's not a definate
either but I understand it's the hold up on the 12th main construction; so until we see construction on
this block, the negotiations are probably continuing. 

[tat2kc]

The W hotel downtown was only discussd on here. It was never a rumor anywhere else.  It was never in the Star

[Highlander]

The W hotel downtown was only discussd on here. It was never a rumor anywhere else.  It was never in the Star

You are right.....the star only said a "botique" hotel which we all assumed to be W (I checked the 12th/Main thread).  Funny how persistent speculation can become virtual reality.  The project at 12th and Main, however, is being held up by negotiations to get a "botique" hotel on the site, I think that much remains true.   

[trailerkid]

The W hotel downtown was only discussd on here. It was never a rumor anywhere else.  It was never in the Star

http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2006 ... sSite.html

Oops..

[KansasCityCraka]

http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2006 ... sSite.html

Oops..

Oops is right...the link is broken...

[ShowMeKC]

not for me

[Critical_Mass]

Am I crazy?  For some reason I think/thought a W Hotel was the hotel portion of the West Edge project.  Was this discussed on here beyond fantasy/daydreaming? 

[Burton]

How is it speculation when it made the KC Star? (I think it did) Not to mention that someone from Cordish actually commented on it.

Quotes:
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascit ... 131141.htm
"The design of the condominium tower is unfinished. The building is expected to be at least 22 stories tall with 240 residential units. The ground level will include a Cosentino’s Gourmet Market, and a health club and parking garage is part of the project.

The Cordish Co. is working with Booth Hansen, a Chicago architecture firm, and the final plan for the condo tower is awaiting an effort to incorporate a boutique hotel. A final decision is expected within 100 days, Cordish said"

"Was at the Cordish office in TP on Wednesday, and spoke with Alan Hicks, Cordish's executive vice president. He said they're still negotiating with the city on the hotel part. If the hotel gets added, he said they'd add on 10-15 floors to the top of the condo tower, not add a seperate tower for the hotel. He said with the hotel, it'd be about the same height as 1201 Walnut."

"In case there was some confusion from my previous post... He said it'd be ONE tower. The condos are a go, and they're just waiting to hear from the city on the boutique hotel, which would add 10-15 more floors on top of the condo tower. "

Where'd you get those quotes???
Everything in that KCBJ article is exactly what Hicks told us.

[Maitre D]

I'd love to see about 10 of those buildings all over the Plaza.  And 5 or more condo towers.

Of course, the #*$#  would still price me out of it like always, but maybe when I'm 74 I can afford to actually live on the Plaza.  Why they can't build some that range from 250K-350K, is beyond me.  Really is.

[JDluu]

In the Star:
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascit ... 965140.htm




In addition to the general goodness of the tif endorsment, its also good to see that they might be paying attention to the east side of the block that faces walnut. A sculpture park would be a lot nicer than a surface lot and the back of a holiday inn.

[im2kull]

I love new buildings (multistory  )

[moderne]

A suburban office park block of a building.  Not worthy of the prominent site overlooking the Plaza and Museum district.