Posted Jun 4, 2018, 5:01 PM
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$150 million hotel and condo tower planned for East Downtown
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A new $150 million hotel and condo tower is planned for Houston's east downtown, along one of the area's most popular streets, Saint Emanuel.
This week STOA Architects shared renderings of the mixed-use Hotel RL, its new development at 1005 Saint Emanuel
Renderings show a building with two separate towers. According to STOA's president C.C. Lee there will be 280 condo units and 170 hotel rooms in total. Construction isn't due to begin until at least summer 2020 so STOA still has a few years until its time to break ground.
"We want to be the gateway to the EaDo neighborhood," he said, noting that the large square and circle on its facade is a nod to Chinese coinage and by extension, prosperity.
The Kim Hung Market occupied the site for years and will be leveled to make way for the 27-floor tower. But Lee says that doesn't mean the end for the market, which is no longer open to the public but serves as a grocery warehouse for suppliers. It will be incorporated into the first floor of the building.
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Last edited by Urbannizer; Jun 4, 2018 at 11:35 PM.
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