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New Home2 Suites hotels in peer city downtowns

The Downtown Development Review Board (DDRB) has criticized a Home2 Suites by Hilton hotel proposal for Brooklyn as being too suburban looking? While granting conceptual design approval, the DDRB would like to see more high quality architectural finishes. With that in mind, here are seven comparable recently constructed Home2 Suite by Hilton hotels in various downtown environments across the country. Take a look and let us know which Home2 Suites design you prefer! Read More

Walkable Jacksonville: Springfield's Pearl Street

Jacksonville's urban core is home to a number of historic walkable neighborhood commercial districts. Many are a direct result of the city's former electric streetcar network that operated between 1880 and 1936. Today, The Jaxson highlights a streetcar corridor where transit oriented development ended up being more mixed-use than usual: Springfield's Pearl Street. Read More

Home2Suites project for Brooklyn up for DDRB review

A Home 2 Suites by Hilton hotel could be on its way to filling a pedestrian hostile gap between Brooklyn and Five Points. Here is a look at the project's presentation to the Downtown Development Review Board (DDRB) as the applicant seeks conceptual approval at the Thursday, December 10 board meeting. Read More

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