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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCORRESPONDENCE - RFP - P1023 FULL SERVICE DOWNTOWN HOTEL (2)WEDNESDAY August 9, 2006 FORT COLLINS Today's weather Slim chance for a thunderstorm - ¢' High today: 94 Low tonight: 59 www.coloradoan.com Details, Page A10 Primary election Miller gets GOP nod Former assessor wins chance to run again By KEVIN DUGGAN KevinDuggan@coforadoan.com Steve Miller won a shot at reclaiming his old job Tuesday by soundly de- feating incumbent Larry Johnson in the Republican primary for Latimer Coun- Partnerst plains hot( downtown By KHALIDA DuBOSE KhalidaDuBose`a;oloradcan.com Fort Collins Downtown Development Authority has found a partner to build a _ - Potential do hotel S I new hotel dowrrtown. Alewund lfl Ave. Corporex Companies, LLC, will work with the DDA to build a hill -service y hotel on Remhagton Av- m s enue be Olive and d Oak streets in Old Town. A a The Cincinnati -based N developer and its affiliates have built, purchased or esu managed more than 20 hotels, including the Mar- _. _ its GOP nod MarosticaRadke race Radke, 32, a drug and al- cohol prevention consult- ant, seemed to pull an upset by beating the 52-year-old Jay. Radke has never held elected office. Jay is a cur- rent school board member. "I reached out to the peo- ple in this district face to face," Radke said. Radke got 56 percent of the unofficial vote count to Jay's 44 percent. Jay earned top billing on the ballot by beating Radke at the county assembly in April, but fell short Tuesday. represented," Jay said. "That's why I got in the race before everyone else." More than 2,400 people voted in the Democratic pri- mary, more than 5,700 voted in the Republican primary. Radke was confident about her chances in the No- vember general election. "People are hungry for change and unification," Radke said. McNaught was confident that a district that leans Re- publican would send anoth- er one to Denver, though House District 51 results Republican primary ■ Don Marostica 2,983 votes (52 percent) ■ Kevan McNaught 2,723 votes (48 per- cent) Derrwcradc primary ■ Jodi Radke 1,359 votes (56 percent) ■ Becky Jay 1,071 votes (44 percent) (With 30 of 31 precincts reporting) I, Partnership plans hotel downtown By KHALIDA DuBOSE KhalidaDuBose@coloradoan.com Fort Collins Downtown Development Authority has found a partner to build a new hotel downtown Corporex Companies, LLC, will work with the DDA to build a full -service hotel on Remington Av- enue between Olive and Oak streets in Old Town. The Cincinnati -based developer and its affiliates have built, purchased or managed more than 20 hotels, including the Mar- riott and Hilton brands. Corporex, which has an office in Denver, was one of five developers inter- viewed, said Chip Steiner, executive director of the DDA. The authority de- cided July 31 to partner with Corporex on the pro- posed hotel. "They just seemed like a well-rounded team and very capable," said Stein- er. Next the developer, the city and DDA will map out specifics on how the hotel is developed, who pays for what during the project and so on, said Steiner. The DDA and the de- velopers have their sights set on a parking lot down- t-own behind the Jeju Sushi Japanese Restau- rant, 238 S. College Ave. The site is on the west side of Remington Street between Olive and Oak streets, said Steiner. With the majority of the hotels located along Har- mony Road in south Fort Collins, building a hotel in central downtown will be great for people who visit and want to be within walking distance of shops, restaurants and other businesses, said David Short, executive director of the Downtown Busi- ness Association. "It will only add more to downtown," he said. Business owners and managers are generally positive about a down- town hotel, said Tav ing very well right now," said Witlen. "Anything that happens downtown is pos- itive. With the Armstrong Hotel and now a new hotel, I think we would be able to capture a whole new group of business people." No plans for the hotels size, number of rooms or cost are known yet, said Steiner. A timeline will depend on how fast negotiations go, among other things, said Steiner. "It would be nice if we could get the doors open within a 24-month peri- od," said Steiner. The cost of the hotel will. be driven by what the city and DDA want Steiner said, without further research, he is not sure what quality or level of hotel the downtown market can support. Anoth- er downtown hotel would be beneficial to travelers and tourists, Steiner said. "It seems to me if you want to stay at a hotel in Fort Collins, in better to stay at one downtown because you're closer to restaurants, businesses, bars and more," said Steiner. Jim Clark, executive di- rector of the Fort Collins Convention & Visitors Bureau, said he admires the DDA's ambition. Although local hotels fill up occasionally, the occupancy rates have hovered between 66 and 68 Dercent this summer r Marostica-Radke race Radke, 32, a drug and al- cohol prevention consult- ant, seemed to pull an upset by beating the 52-year-old Jay. Radke has never held elected office. Jay is a cur- rent school board member. "I reached out to the peo- ple in this district face to face," Radke said. Radke got 56 percent of the unofficial vote count to Jay's 44 percent. Jay earned top billing on the ballot by beating Radke at the county assembly in April, but fell short Tuesday. She wasn't sure if she'd sup- port Radke in the general election. "Whoever goes on, at least it won't be Jim Welker and Loveland will be better represented," Jay said. "That's why I got in the race before everyone else." More than 2,400 people voted in the Democratic pri- mary, more than 5,700 voted in the Republican primary. Radke was confident about her chances in the No- vember general election. "People are hungry for change and unification," Radke said. McNaught was confident that a district that leans Re- publican would send anoth- er one to Denver, though Marostica said Jay would be a "formidable" opponent. "If the Republicans are unified, we should be able to pull off a victory," Mc - Naught said. House District 51 results Republican primary ■ Don Marostica Z983 votes (52 percent) ■ Kevan McNaught 2,723 votes (48 per- cent) Democratic Primary ■ Jodi Radke 1,359 votes (56 percent) ■ Becky Jay L071 votes (44 percent) (With 30 of 31 precincts reporting) On Page C1 State and national primaries P�A'ill1 3!V LCi downtown By KHALIDA DuBOSE Khal idaDuBose(a)ccloradoan.com Fort Collins Downtown Development Authority has found a partner to build a new hotel downtown. Corporex Companies, LLC, will work with the DDA to build a full -service hotel on Remington Av- enue between Olive and Oak streets in Old Town. The Cincinnati -based developer and its affiliates have built, purchased or managed more than 20 hotels, including the Mar- riott and Hilton brands. Corporex, which has an office in Denver, was one of five developers inter- viewed, said Chip Steiner, executive director of the DDA. The authority de- cided July 31 to partner with Corporex on the pro- posed hotel. "rhey just seemed like a well-rounded team and very capable," said Stein- er. Next the developer, the city and DDA will map out specifics on how the hotel is developed, who pays for what during the project and so on, said Steiner. The DDA and the de- velopers have their sights set on a parking lot down - Gown behind the Jeju Sushi Japanese Restau- rant, 238 S. College Ave. The site is on the west side of Remington Street between Olive and Oak streets, said Steiner. With the majority of the hotels located along Har- mony Road in south Fort Collins, building a hotel in central downtown will be great for people who visit and want to be within walking distance of shops, restaurants and other businesses, said David Short, executive director of the Downtown Busi- ness Association. "It will only add more to downtown," he said. Business owners and managers are generally positive about a down- town hotel, said Jay Witlen, owner of Jay's Bistro,137 W. Oak St. "I think everyone is ex- cited about downtown with several projects going on. I think downtown is go - Potential downtown L hotel site Nail Ave. Oak St. ing very well right now," said Witlen. "Anything that happens downtown is pos- itive. With the Armstrong Hotel and now a new hotel, I think we would be able to capture awhole new group of business people." No plans for the hotel's size, number of rooms or cost are known yet, said Steiner. A timeline will depend on how fast negotiations go, among other things, said Steiner. "It would be nice if we could get the doors open within a 24-month peri- od," said Steiner. The cost of the hotel will. be driven by what the city and DDA want Steiner said, without further research, he is not sure what quality or level of hotel the downtown market can support. Anoth er downtown hotel would be beneficial to travelers and tourists, Steiner said. "It seems to me if you want to stay at a hotel in Fort Collins, its better to stay at one downtown because you're closer to restaurants, businesses, bars and more," said Steiner. Jim Clark, executive di- rector of the Fort Collins Convention & Visitors Bureau, said he admires the DDA's ambition. Although local hotels fill up occasionally, the occupancy rates have hovered between 66 and 68 percent this summer. The average room rate is $80 per night, said Clark Corporex executives could not be reached for comment on Tuesday af- ternoon.