New Hotel Planned Just South of the Short North on North High

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clipped from www.dispatch.com The planned $140 million Hilton-Columbus Downtown convention hotel will start to rise above N. High Street next August, a project team told Franklin County commissioners this morning. "Another great project for Downtown," Commissioner John O'Grady said after seeing architectural drawings of the hotel, which include a towering glass atrium. The new hotel, to open in fall 2012, will have 10 levels but appear to rise about 13 stories given several taller floors. "It's got a new urbanism feel," Commissioner Paula Brooks said. Artists renderings of the planned hotel. Click on the image to view it larger. Commissioners have pledged $8 million for the project. That money will go into a county-controlled contingency fund, which will be used only if the hotel fails and rooms aren't booked. The development team is briefing community leaders today about the project.