Blackstone Hotel

Format
Full

City
Chicago

State/Province
IL

Country
USA

Metro Area
Chicago

Project Type
Hotel

Location Type
Central Business District

Land Uses
Hotel
Restaurant
Retail

Keywords
Adaptive use
Boutique hotel
Convenience center
Downtown hotel
High-rise building
Historic preservation

Site Size
0.4 acres
acres hectares

Date Started
2006

Date Opened
2008

A 23-story, 332-room luxury hotel located in downtown Chicago, Illinois, the Blackstone Hotel underwent a two-year renovation and reopened in March 2008. Built in 1910, the hotel has hosted 12 presidents and its Vice-Presidential Suite is the original “Smoke-Filled Room” from which the phrase originated. Developer Sage Hospitality Resources worked to ensure that historic details were repaired or replaced when necessary, yet the hotel also includes modern conference and event facilities, as well as a coffee shop and full-service restaurant. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a city of Chicago landmark, the rehabilitation of the structure was funded in part through state and federal historic tax credits as well as tax increment financing (TIF). The hotel is now part of the Marriott Renaissance brand.

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Case Study/Profile Type: DCS
Website: http://www.marriott.com/chirh
World Region: North America
Developer(s): Sage Hospitality Resources
Website (Dev.): http://www.sagehospitality.com
Designer(s): Lucien Lagrange Architects, The Gettys Group Inc.
Website (Des.): http://www.lucienlagrange.com, http://www.gettys.com
Cover image courtesy Seth Anderson