Ten years ago, would anyone have predicted that neglected, industrial Gowanus would someday be a haven for out-of-towners? And yet that’s what it’s turning into, as plans for a yet another hotel in the area—this one on 3rd Avenue and President Street—gain steam. The new lodging house means Union Street’s Holiday Inn Express, Butler Street’s Comfort Inn, and 4th Avenue’s (soon-to-open) Hotel Le Bleu will eventually have even more competition. Although the DOB initially rejected the President Street plans, a revamped filing for a 4-story, 18,130-square-foot building passed muster a few weeks ago, and we saw workers scoping out the site earlier this week. A couple people we’ve chatted with said the hotel’s going to be an economy chain, like the Holiday and Comfort Inns. Truth to the talk?
Development Watch: New Hotel for 3rd Avenue? [Brownstoner] GMAP DOB
Call it the Gowanus Hotel District: New One Rising on Third Ave. [Gowanus Lounge]