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(achotels.marriott.com)

A new-to-market hotel will begin rising this summer at the CityCentre at Big Spring project in downtown Huntsville.

AC Hotels by Marriott will launch a 150-unit boutique hotel at the site across from Big Spring International Park. The name of the hotel was presented tonight at the Huntsville City Council work session.

Harrison Diamond, the city's business relations officer, confirmed the news.

AL.com news partner WHNT 19 reports the hotel will serve a variety of price points when it opens.

The AC Hotels website said guests can look forward to modern rooms, an AC Lounge area, kitchen with self-serve European fare, Wi-Fi everywhere, mobile check-in and check-out, and a 24-hour fitness center.

The hospitality brand currently has eight U.S. locations in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Miami Beach, Washington, D.C., and New Orleans. Several AC Hotel sites are also in operation in Spain, Italy, Denmark, France, United Kingdom, Portugal, Turkey, Mexico and Panama.

AL.com has contacted CityCentre at Big Spring developer RCP Companies for more details. RCP, a boutique real estate firm based in Huntsville, is also leading the redevelopment of Madison Square Mall.

In October, RCP said CityCentre will feature almost 50,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, more than 270 "upscale" apartment homes, two parking garages, modern office lofts, as well as two hotels with more than 230 rooms.

RCP said Alabama-based Yedla Hotel Management, which owns and operates Starwood, Marriott and Hilton franchises, would run the hotels.

A timeline presented at the council work session said hotel construction should begin in May/June, followed by internal roads, a parking deck, retail space and multi-family units from July through September.

AL.com will update this story as more details are known about the project.