“A group of doctors and entrepreneurs” calling itself New Era Hospitality is the mystery buyer of the long-abandoned 31-story former Days Inn-former Holiday Inn-former Heaven on Earth Plaza Hotel on St. Joseph Parkway between Travis and Milam, reports Nancy Sarnoff in the Chronicle:
. . . demolition has already started on the interiors, which are being gutted and will be replaced with 340 modern suites, 60 standard guest rooms, 32,000 square feet of meeting space and a swimming pool and bar on top of the attached garage.
That’s down from 600 rooms in the original structure. New Era is hoping either Sheraton, Marriott, or . . . Holiday Inn (again!) will operate the property when it’s finished, in January 2010.
- Hotel owners look for brand [Houston Chronicle]
- Heaven on Earth Sells Again [Swamplot]
Photo: arch-ive.org
Hopefully the remodel is up to a hotel chain’s standards and the facility gets and operator. The place is a little out of the way from the main downtown skyline and the convention center (which probably helped it’s current condition and lack of redevelopment).
I would have hoped the redevelopment could have pushed out something similar to 2016 Main. The idea would be a lower cost high-rise condo.
I’m hoping they do some major changes to the garage facade. Who knows what they can do, but a change would be nice.
just a idea
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