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Ted's Hotdogs > * ketchup, mustard, relish
i also put A1 on steak!!!

A show about making a Broadway show. I watched it last night....really good!

YES! Their burgers are excellent too.

Ted's on Broadway/McClintock is awesome. If my memory is correct, I believe they're from Buffalo, NY.

I noticed that construction has begun on the Concorde Eastridge development on Roosevelt...finally! Bulldozers are clearing the site and they are fencing off the area. Hopefully this is the start of more condo/apartment developments on Roosevelt Row (especially if these apartments are leased quickly).

Nice! Good news there. :)

Nice! I've been waiting for that one. Roosevelt Row would benefit from having the exisiting overhead utility lines buried, hopefully (likely) they will be at least in front of this project.

It's actually happening?!

Hmm...this is interesting. Obviously it didn't happen, as it should be just about completed by not according to the notes, but I never even knew this was "out there" until now...

Permit# PRRN-1100530 Issue Date 3/3/11 Expires 8/30/11
Permit Description HOTEL MONROE - CONVERSION
Project 07-3712 HOTEL MONROE
Address 15 E MONROE ST PHOENIX AZ 85004-2301 Zoning
L 1 B * HOTEL MONROE QS Q10-28 APN 112-28-133 Dist 08
Description/Scope of Work: PROJECT RENEWAL RESEARCH

DESCRIPTION OF WORK: PLAN REVIEW AND PERMIT RESEARCH TO RENEW PROJECT.

PROJECT NAME: HOTEL MONROE - CONVERSION OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE AS A 12 STORY HOTEL/OFFICE BUILDING TO A HILTON GARDEN INN HOTEL WITH ROUGHLY 160 ROOMS + 5,000 ST FT OF MEETING SPACE. THE PROJECT IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN EARLY 2012.

Maybe it's a typo and should have read early 2013. But it does say project renewal research, so that's something. Hope it's really on this time!

Maybe they will storm the place like that show on ABC, Extreme Home Make-rover? :)

would be a disappointment for that to be a HGI

+1

HGI > abandoned building

Meh, I'd rather wait for something good.

And how long would you rather wait for? I would rather take something now that will put people downtown than wait years for *maybe* something good.

I would wait a long time... I HGI moves in, you can bet there won't be any iconic restaurants (or any for htat matter) in the building, there won't be wine bars in vaults, there won't be period correct rooms, etc.

Nope, nothing cool will come of it, and I'd rather wait 10 years for a kick ass use of that building than to have a low budget hotel to room the dredges of society.

I agree with VLJohn on this one. I rather a unique botique hotel, like originally planned, go into this historic building. The nice restaurants planned for the "Hotel Monroe" were amazing and the lounge in the vault really different.

+ 1

Every day the building sits empty it deteriorates more, does not provide tax revenue and does not provide foot traffic.

Totally disagree. If you go to any big city, there are meh hotel chains in some amazing, iconic buildings. Also, it doesn't mean it will stay in that hotel brand forever.When there are so few great old buildings here (and in this case empty), this is a win. It's like saying the Luhrs Tower is too classy and architecturally significant to have a Subway (it is, but hey). At least there's a tenant....