Developers plan 24-story Hilton hotel downtown

The city Historic and Design Review Commission will decide on Wednesday whether to allow construction of the 197-room, 138,000 square-foot hotel, which would replace the ‘50s-era Sullivan Building. The city Historic and Design Review Commission will decide on Wednesday whether to allow construction of the 197-room, 138,000 square-foot hotel, which would replace the ‘50s-era Sullivan Building. Photo: COURTESY /COURTESY Photo: COURTESY /COURTESY Image 1 of / 86 Caption Close Developers plan 24-story Hilton hotel downtown 1 / 86 Back to Gallery

Developers are proposing to tear down the Sullivan Building on Commerce Street and replace it with a 24-story Canopy by Hilton hotel.

The city Historic and Design Review Commission on Wednesday will decide whether to approve the hotel, which will include 197 rooms and will span 137,927 square feet, according to city documents.

In January of last year, the commission granted approval for an 18-story hotel on the property under the condition that the developer make changes to the design and come back for further approval.

The project would preserve the building at 155 East Commerce, known as the Dwyer Building and the Fishmarket Building.

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