AUSTIN | The Otis & AC Hotels | 144 FEET | 11 FLOORS | COMPLETE

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Splitting this one into its own thread. With all the fast-food restaurants on this stretch of MLK the area is so alluring for redevelopment.

Two new hotels to add 1,000 rooms to Austin market

Near the UT campus, White Lodging said it will build an 11-story, 347-room hotel that will be the first dual-branded hotel in Austin to feature the Autograph Collection and AC by Marriott brands. Construction is to start next summer on the project at 1901 San Antonio St., with an opening date in early 2019. Each hotel brand in the project will have its own lobby and entrance, but will share some services, such as housekeeping.

Adjacent to UT, the Autograph Collection hotel White Lodging plans to build will have 191 rooms and more than 6,000 square feet of event and entertainment space. It also will have a street-level restaurant and bar, a walk-up burger bar and a rooftop bar and pool deck with views of UT, the Texas Capitol and the downtown skyline.

Recently introduced to the U.S., the 156-room Austin AC Hotels by Marriott property will be the lifestyle brand’s first to open in Austin. The brand originated in Europe in 2011 as a joint venture with Spanish hotelier Antonio Catalan and currently includes hotels in Spain, Italy, Portugal and France.