Home2 Suites by Hilton Downtown Jacksonville
100 rooms
Proposed
$17 million
Developer: Corner Lot Development Group/Kelco Management and Development
Management: Kelco Management and Development
DDRB conceptual design approval with conditions was recently granted for a Home2 Suites by Hilton hotel proposed by Kelco Management & Development and Corner Lot Development Group. While the DDRB would like to see the 6-story, 10,720 square foot hotel built, the hotel’s facade was described as being too suburban for its proposed location in Brooklyn at 600 Park Street.
This is not the first time a municipality has raised concerns about the design of a Home2 Suites in an urban location. A similar sized hotel that opened in 2018 in Downtown Columbus, OH had to overcome concerns about having a generic look.
Commission members had several concerns about the proposed hotel, including the size of the windows and its generic look. Member Robert Loversidge said the design “looks like it belongs at the airport.”
Stephen Wittmann, who chairs the commission, said, “It looks a little like a cheap product.
“The windows look very, very small,” he said. “I think this building needs help.”
The developer will come back with new designs.
Wittmann said after the meeting that the commission would rather see masonry and brick on the building than stucco or other materials.
As a result, the Downtown Columbus project was revised to feature a brick veneer facade. With this in mind, here are seven similar Home2 Suite by Hilton hotels recently completed in various downtowns across the country. All include surface parking and trademark Home2 Suites by Hilton amenities such as inviting communal spaces, Spin2 Cycle, a combined laundry and fitness area, Home2 MKT for grab-and-go items, and the Inspired Table, a complimentary daily breakfast that includes more than 400 potential combinations. They also aren’t included in markets like Los Angeles, Chicago and New York City, which aren’t comparable to Downtown Jacksonville.
Let us know what you think about these projects and if you’d prefer the look of one of them as opposed to what’s currently proposed for Downtown Jacksonville.
Home2 Suites by Hilton Columbus Downtown
104 rooms
January 2018
Developer: Northstar Realty of Columbus
Management: Alliance Hospitality (Witness Group) of Lewis Center
Home2 Suites by Hilton Kansas City Downtown
114 rooms December 2017 $20 million Developer: Sunflower Development Group Management: True North Hotel Group, LLC.
Home2 Suites by Hilton Eugene Downtown University Area
120 rooms
November 2016
Developer: Eugene Hotel Ownership LLC
Management: Widewaters Eugene Hotel Management Company LLC
Home2 Suites by Hilton Louisville Downtown NuLu/Medical District
100 rooms October 2017 Developer: Weyland Ventures of Louisville/First Hospitality Group Management: First Hospitality Group
Home2 Suites by Hilton Greenville Downtown
117 rooms
November 2016
Developer: Sycamore Investment Group
Management: Sycamore Investment Group
Home2 Suites by Hilton Tuscaloosa Downtown University Boulevard
113 rooms
April 2015
$13 million
Developer: Vista Host
Management: Vista Host
Home2 Suites by Hilton Dallas Downtown at Baylor Scott & White
132 rooms
October 2017
Developer: Gatehouse Capital
Management: Aimbridge Hospitality
Article by Ennis Davis, AICP. Contact Ennis at edavis@moderncities.com. Home2 Suites by Hilton hotel images courtesy of Google Streetview.