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Originally Posted by Architecture Buff
Front between 5th & 6th looks like the perfect size lot (1/2 city block) for Gardner's hotel. It is north of all the traffic on Front and Myrtle and easy walking distance to City Center and the Convention Center.
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I think the ideal spot for a 400+ room hotel would be across 9th Street next to One Capital Center.
I borrowed a couple of images from BoiseAirport's
Boisetopia page to illustrate (hope that's okay Anthony
they are wonderful renderings). As Anthony said in his blog,
"A large 350-400 room hotel on this space would require building up instead of spreading out."
A hotel of this size would be a great addition to the skyline, and would likely become our new tallest.
Now, imagine if such a hotel were connected to the convention center via skybridge over 9th Street. Convention goers could walk from this hotel to the convention center, to the Grove Hotel/Century Link Arena, and on to the City Center buildings, and vise versa, all via skybridge. Wouldn't that be awesome?
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