[DetroitMan]

102 new lakefront hotel rooms coming to this Northern Michigan city

The Manistee waterfront is getting a facelift with the help of $2 million loan from the state.

The Lake Michigan shoreline will have 102 new rooms available for guests after a small motel is demolished and a new five-story Hilton is built at 101 S. Lakeshore Drive.

Although the project is roughly 70% complete, rising construction costs and environmental remediation pushed developers to ask the Michigan Strategic Fund board for public support.The board voted unanimously to aid the project with the $2 million loan and $808,000 state tax capture for the environmental clean up and public infrastructure updates to water, sewer, roads and sidewalks near the property.

With the financial boost, developers estimate a summer 2023 opening, according to the MSF packet.

Manistee officials presenting to the board on Tuesday, April 25, said the project has already spurred economic interest in the beach town.

https://www.mlive.com/public-interes...igan-city.html