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[KevinFromTexas]

Given that the size of the lot for this hotel is roughly the same size of the one for Hyatt Place and that they are both 300 room hotels, I would expect this will be around 15 to 17 floors.

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/conte..._business_blog

White Lodging plans 300-room hotel in downtown Austin

By Shonda Novak | Tuesday, September 11, 2012, 01:51 PM

Less than a month after officially breaking ground on a 1,012-room convention hotel in downtown Austin, White Lodging Services Corp. is seeking a zoning change from the city to build a 300-room upscale hotel a few blocks away.

White Lodging, which is based in Indiana, plans to build the hotel on vacant land at the northeast corner of East Fifth Street and San Jacinto Boulevard. The land, comprising one-fourth of a block, has been owned for about 45 years by Austin lawyer Harry Whittington and other family members, Whittington said.

The hotel brand is expected to be announced soon, White Lodging officials said. The zoning change would allow a project of roughly 230,000 square feet, larger than what’s currently allowed.