The Convention Center's oversight board okayed a new proposal with Omni on Wednesday. However, the proposed hotel would not be built on the preferred upriver site in the River District. The board also gave assent to convention center management to buy for about $20 million the block that currently is occupied by The Sugar Mill event space and an adjacent parking lot. That land, bordered by Andrew Higgins Boulevard, South Peters Street, John Churchill Chase Street, and Convention Center Boulevard, would be the site of the hotel and related parking space.
I don't hate the location and think that area is a dead zone that would benefit from a large new hotel. This would also be centrally located for the convention center's various halls and frankly a better location than the now empty river district lots. However, its not a good sign for the River District which would have benefitted greatly from this project.
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