Bricktown committee to review hotel plans
by Brian Brus
The Journal Record
11/7/2005

The Bricktown Urban Design Committee is scheduled to review for approval developer Marsh Pitman's application to build a nine-story Hampton Inn hotel next year, officials said.

The application was filed by Pitman, Sheridan Development LLC and Power Alley Parking LLC for consideration at the Nov. 9 committee meeting. Pitman, who is also chairman of the Bricktown Urban Design Committee, is expected to recuse himself for the consideration process, City Planner John Calhoun said.

Preliminary designs show the hotel would be larger than many Hamptons in other markets, with a tight land parcel size driving the 150-200 rooms vertically instead of a horizontal spread. The hotel will be built adjacent to Pitman's parking garage, on the east side at 222 E. Sheridan Ave.

Sources familiar with the project have estimated the hotel will cost about $20 million to build.

Architectural designs were provided by Gary Brink & Associates of Madison, Wisc. The firm could not be reached for comment late Friday.

Calhoun said the committee will likely have specific concerns that the developers will have to address, such as window setbacks, facings, landscaping and façade brick composition. Such issues are standard with major developments, he said, and require most developers to refine their proposals for final approval.

There are more than 1,300 Hampton Inns in the United States, Canada and Latin America. Hampton Inns are part of the Hilton brand of hotels