The old Family court building will be transformed into
Philadelphia's newest hotel.
The building on Vine Street just off the Benjamin Franklin
Parkway will undergo about $90 million in renovations to become a Kimpton
Hotel. Developer Don Peebles says transforming the old court will not be easy.
"It creates challenges in terms of room size because
you have got exceptionally large windows, and so essentially large bays it will
create larger rooms which we see as an asset in driving our revenue, but if it
were a blank slate, the rooms would be much smaller," Peebles said.
Mayor Michael Nutter says the plan was the only one of three
plans for the building that did not require significant public dollars.
"We picked a great team that has put forward a plan
that does not require any public money that has a pretty straight path to
getting done and without any significant alteration to this incredibly historic
nationally recognized building," Nutter said.
If all goes according to plan the project should be complete
in two years. Family Court will move to a space at 15th and Arch streets.
Source: Newsworks.org
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