The Catherine Ann Development Co wants to up the hospitality game in downtown Ann Arbor with its plans for a new hotel, The Glen.
The firm plans to build a boutique hotel across the street from Angelo's restaurant that will focus on providing high-end amenities. The development team likes to compare its aspirations for The Glen to
The Townsend Hotel in downtown Birmingham, one of the poshest boutique hotels in Michigan.
"It would be unique in Ann Arbor," says Tom Shields, spokesperson for
The Glen. "Ann Arbor doesn’t have something like this right now."
Plans call for building a nine-story structure with 194 rooms. Of those rooms, 34 will be penthouse suits that are open for short or extended stays. The building will also come with four floors of underground parking with 191 parking spots. Other details about the development are still being determined by the Catherine Ann Development Co and city officials. A public meeting on the project is scheduled for August 10th.
The Glen would occupy a large vacant lot that has been left empty for years as various development plans sputtered out. It fronts Glen Street between Catherine and Ann streets and is located close to both the University of Michigan and the University of Michigan Health System.
"It's a great location across from the medical center and on the edge of the university," Shields says. "It will serve both of those markets."
If plans are approved by the city, construction is set to begin next spring with a target opening of late 2016 or early 2017.
Source: Tom Shields, spokesperson for The Glen
Writer: Jon Zemke
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