RECENTLY OPENED (in order of opening date)
aloft Chicago O’Hare –251 rooms
9700 Balmoral Ave.
Opened July 24, 2008
Hotel Dana – 216 rooms
660 N. State St.
Opened June, 2008
Springhill Suites – 253 suites
410 N. Dearborn
Opened March 28, 2008
Residence Inn – 270 rooms
410 N. Dearborn
Opened March 28, 2008
The Blackstone, A Renaissance Hotel – 330 rooms
636 S. Michigan Ave.
Opened March 8, 2008
Trump Tower Chicago Hotel – 339 condo/hotel rooms
401 N. Wabash Ave.
Opened January 30, 2008
Hotel Cass Mag Mile Chicago – A Holiday Inn Express – 175 rooms
640 N. Wabash
Opened October ‘07
UNDER CONSTRUCTION (in order of opening date)
InterContinental Chicago O'Hare – 536 rooms
5300 N. River Rd.
Opening date of September ‘08
Hotel Felix – 231 rooms
111 W. Huron St.
Opening date of March ‘09
Elysian Hotel – 188 hotel rooms & 51 private residences
11 E. Walton
Opening date of Spring '09
LaQuinta Inn & Suites – 233 rooms
1 S. Franklin
Opening date of April '09
Wit- A Doubletree Hotel- 298 rooms
505 N. State St.
Opening date of May ‘09
Staybridge Suites – 209 suites
127 Huron St.
Opening date of October ‘09
Shangri-la Hotel – 222 condo-hotel rooms & 233 private residences
111 W. Wacker Drive
Opening date of December ‘09
Fairmont Hotel – 200 luxury suites
Planning to add 200 luxury suites, 20,000 sq ft ballroom and outdoor terrace Opening date of 4th quarter '09
Modern Hotel – 335 rooms
330 N. Wabash
(Plans are to transform floors 2 through 14 of the former IBM Plaza into hotel rooms)
Opening date of July ‘10
PROJECT STARTS WITHIN NEXT 12 MONTHS (in order of opening date)
Hyatt Place- 216 rooms
Clark & Grand Ave.
Opening date of October ‘09
Unnamed Hotel- 300 rooms & 200 condos
210 S Canal
Opening date of October ‘09
(on top of old Union Station)
aloft Hotel – 274 rooms
501 N. Clark
Opening dat of January ‘10
aloft Chicago Millennium Park Hotel – 165 rooms
635 S. Wabash
Opening date of Feburary ‘10
Grand Imperial Hotel- 170 rooms
2014-2016 S. Clark
Opening date of May ‘10
JW Marriott – 610 rooms
208 S. LaSalle St.
Opening date of June ‘10
Hotel Palomar –261 rooms
E. Illinois & State
Opening date of December ‘10
aloft Chicago City Centre – 250 rooms
Clark & Illinois
Opening date of January ‘11
Mandarin Oriental – 250 hotel rooms & 251 private residences
215 N. Michigan Ave.
Opening date of January ‘11
The Waldorf=Astoria Collection – 325 rooms
E. North Water St. & N. Park Dr.
Opening date of January ‘11
Mondrian Hotel- 200 rooms
1118 N State St
Formerly Cedar Hotel
Opening date of March ‘11
Graves Hotel – 220 rooms
Ohio St. & Fairbanks Ct. W
Opening date of May ‘11
Unnamed Hotel – 220 rooms
245 E. Ohio St.
Opening Date of May '11
Edition – 325 rooms
150 E. Ontartio
Opening date of July ‘11
Unnamed Hotel – 300 rooms
150 N. Riverside Plaza
Opening date of October ‘11
Unnamed Hotel – 150 rooms 150 N. Jefferson St.
(opening date not available)
PROJECTS IN EARLY PLANNING
Comfort Suites – 119 rooms
320 N. Michigan Avenue
Opening date of March ‘10
Swissotel - 30 rooms
323 E. Wacker Dr.
The hotel will convert 7,000 sq ft of meeting space into 30 new guest rooms
Completion date of May '10
Fairfield Inn & Suites - 220 rooms
Clark St. & Grand Ave.
(opening date not available)
Unnamed Hotel – 640 rooms
535 N. St. Clair
(opening date not available)
Unnamed Hotel – 150 rooms
625 W. Madison
(opening date not available)
Plans are to transform one of the 4 Presidential Towers into a hotel
Unnamed Hotel – 250 rooms
108 N. State St.
(opening date not available)
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place – 600-room addition
Feasibility study under review.
Unnamed Hotel – 110 rooms
1300 N. Dearborn Pkwy.
Plans are to transform the 1914 Three Arts Club building into trendy hotel
Unnamed Hotel- 295 rooms
28 N Franklin St
Limited service, mid-market hotel
Unnamed Hotel – 150 rooms
12 S. Michigan Ave.
(Old Chicago Athletic Association building)
ANNOUNCED RENOVATIONS (in date order)
Fairmont Hotel- 504 rooms
200 N Columbus Dr.
New features include mySpa; ENO, a wine, cheese and chocolate lounge; and Fairmont Gold, a 'hotel within a hotel' personalized luxury concept. Renovated lobby opened May '08. Guestroom renovations nearly 90% complete.
Swissotel – 632 rooms
323 E. Wacker Dr.
Phase 1 of its $20 million project to upgrade all of its 632 guest rooms of which 538 renovated rooms opened on April 15, 2008. Phase two will be completed early 2009. The meeting and convention expansion totaling 30,000 square feet is scheduled to open May 2010.
Palmer House Hilton – 1,639 rooms
17 E. Monroe
$170 million “Return to Grandeur” renovation of all guestrooms. Includes 13,000 sq ft spa and doubling size of fitness center
Completion date of August ‘08
Radisson Hotel & Suites- 350 rooms
160 E Huron St.
Hotel was sold in January ’07 and is now undergoing renovations
Completion date of May ‘08
Allerton Hotel (formerly Crowne Plaza)– 443 rooms
701 N. Michigan Ave.
$10 million renovation of guestrooms, lobby and meeting room
Completion date of June ‘08
Millennium Knickerbocker- 305 rooms
163 E Walton Pl.
Renovations to be complete August ‘08
REFLAGGINGS
Doubletree Hotel Chicago Magnificent Mile– 497 rooms (formerly Chicago City Centre Hotel and Sports Club)
300 E. Ohio
Completed June ‘08
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