The Cordova Inn expects to stay open throughout building; nonetheless, some rooms might shut briefly whereas the elevator shaft is constructed. For New Lodge Assortment, having a bigger lodge is smart from a advertising perspective, because the new lodge will likely be higher in a position to accommodate teams that need blocks of rooms. Additionally, downtown St. Petersburg continues to see a excessive stage of demand for lodge rooms, even because the pandemic continues.
As a result of constructing’s historic standing, the plans will should be reviewed and accepted by the Neighborhood Planning & Preservation Fee, and the growth can even undergo the Metropolis’s administrative approval course of for website plan assessment.
Along with B2 Communications working with New Lodge Assortment on the challenge, Ameris Financial institution is offering financing, and Tim Clemmons and Greg Glenn of Place Structure designed the growth. Boyd Building is serving as the final contractor and Katherine Cole of Hill Ward Henderson is the challenge’s land use and zoning legal professional.
“Constructing a five-story addition fairly than a tower provides The Cordova Inn the expanded house it must thrive whereas becoming into the encompassing block and respecting the dimensions and structure of the unique construction,” Clemmons says.
The New Lodge Assortment workforce expects to acquire the mandatory approvals over the following few months earlier than starting building by the tip of the yr. The expanded Cordova Inn is predicted to open in 2023.