Yeah, but if they build something taller north of 6th street, it'd at least cover it up from farther north looking into downtown. Still not a great plan altogether and I'm not sure how the CVCs affect the area north of 6th - I know 35 has a lot of silly CVCs in that area.
While this was being built many of us speculated how much they took soundproofing into consideration in the rooms facing the rooftop bars on 6th Street. Short answer they didn't. Hopefully Hotel Indigo/ Holiday Inn Express doesn't make the same mistakes.
I have a friend who sub-let a condo at the W a few years ago up on the 20th floor. He was renting to determine whether or not he wanted to take the plunge and move downtown. His unit faced north towards all of the bars in the Warehouse District. Over time he became pretty annoyed by all the noise. He said it was not just music. The street crowds were also very noisy, and the noise would continue well past closing time. I guess that is just what you have to expect living downtown unless you choose your unit very carefully to avoid lots of noise.
As far as the hotel goes, I bet they end up spending a fortune soundproofing those rooms with wall insulation and triple glazed windows. They are going to get slaughtered with bad guest reviews on all the online travel sites, and this will have a definite negative impact on their bottom line.
That depends on how many complaints they are getting. I remember the Omni getting some noise complaints a while back that got media attention. I'm not sure they did any sound proofing beyond the upgrading of the interior and room decor. If I need to get to sleep when its a bit noisy, I leave the a/c fan running or sometimes buy a cheap Lasko 20" fan to help drown out the noise, then just leave it in the room when I leave. Complimentary noise masking headphones may also help, or an open bar.
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