If you swing by Blount Street these days, you can see the hotel construction taking shape in the middle of the block. This is starting to look like nice urban form here and I absolutely love the sharing of the parking with the development behind it. I formerly had it down as a TownePlace Suites-branded hotel but today I’m seeing it has changed to an Element by Westin, a first for the Triangle. I’ll have to confirm that but either way, the first floor is being put in place now.

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Last time we checked in on The Acorn hotel, it was just a cleared site. Today, we can see the stairway (elevator?) shafts being constructed. I’ve noticed that these usually are the first to go up followed by the wood construction afterwards. I’ll have to check back soon as these will go to seven floors before that even starts.

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There’s some site work taking place at 415 South Blount Street, the site of a once announced TownePlace Suites By Marriott hotel. Are they working on the hotel now? I’m not sure. Maybe they are building a fancy parking lot, which would make more money than the currently closed dirt lot, so I wouldn’t be surprised. Of course, I hope the hotel announcement is coming soon and perhaps we can see some updated renderings.

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