Comments on: Downtown Hilton Hotel Breaks Ground Today http://www.columbusunderground.com/hilton-ground-breaking-tuedowntown-hilton-hotel-breaks-ground-today News, opinions and reviews on all things Columbus, Ohio. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:30:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Walker http://www.columbusunderground.com/hilton-ground-breaking-tuedowntown-hilton-hotel-breaks-ground-today/comment-page-3#comment-103762 Walker Sun, 27 Mar 2011 20:57:15 +0000 http://www.columbusunderground.com/?p=11906#comment-103762 More photos, from above: <img src="http://www.columbusunderground.com/archives/construction-spring-2011-5.jpg"> <img src="http://www.columbusunderground.com/archives/construction-spring-2011-17.jpg"> More construction photos, <a href="http://www.columbusunderground.com/columbus-construction-update-spring-2011">HERE</a>. More photos, from above:

More construction photos, HERE.

]]> By: Walker http://www.columbusunderground.com/hilton-ground-breaking-tuedowntown-hilton-hotel-breaks-ground-today/comment-page-3#comment-103662 Walker Mon, 21 Mar 2011 04:36:07 +0000 http://www.columbusunderground.com/?p=11906#comment-103662 Huuuuuge hole in the ground over here... if anyone hasn't peeked over the rails lately.... <img src="http://www.columbusunderground.com/archives/ground-zero-1.jpg"> <img src="http://www.columbusunderground.com/archives/ground-zero-2.jpg"> <img src="http://www.columbusunderground.com/archives/ground-zero-3.jpg"> Huuuuuge hole in the ground over here… if anyone hasn’t peeked over the rails lately….

]]> By: Walker http://www.columbusunderground.com/hilton-ground-breaking-tuedowntown-hilton-hotel-breaks-ground-today/comment-page-3#comment-102525 Walker Sun, 09 Jan 2011 15:48:41 +0000 http://www.columbusunderground.com/?p=11906#comment-102525 There's been cranes at Scioto Mile and over at Gay and High for awhile... ;) Though not quite as tall... There’s been cranes at Scioto Mile and over at Gay and High for awhile… ;) Though not quite as tall…

]]> By: surber17 http://www.columbusunderground.com/hilton-ground-breaking-tuedowntown-hilton-hotel-breaks-ground-today/comment-page-3#comment-102524 surber17 Sun, 09 Jan 2011 14:59:08 +0000 http://www.columbusunderground.com/?p=11906#comment-102524 cranes have returned to downtown! cranes have returned to downtown!

]]> By: Walker http://www.columbusunderground.com/hilton-ground-breaking-tuedowntown-hilton-hotel-breaks-ground-today/comment-page-2#comment-102214 Walker Sun, 12 Dec 2010 21:24:45 +0000 http://www.columbusunderground.com/?p=11906#comment-102214 <strong>Hotels on upswing</strong> Sunday, December 12, 2010  03:01 AM BY MARLA MATZER ROSE THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH <em>Two of the nicest new hotel rooms in Downtown Columbus aren't in a hotel. They're in a hallway at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, and they serve as model rooms to show prospective groups being courted to stay at the Hilton Columbus Downtown, the publicly financed $140 million hotel being built across High Street from the convention center. </em> READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2010/12/12/hotels-on-upswing.html?sid=101 Hotels on upswing
Sunday, December 12, 2010  03:01 AM
BY MARLA MATZER ROSE
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Two of the nicest new hotel rooms in Downtown Columbus aren’t in a hotel. They’re in a hallway at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, and they serve as model rooms to show prospective groups being courted to stay at the Hilton Columbus Downtown, the publicly financed $140 million hotel being built across High Street from the convention center.

READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2010/12/12/hotels-on-upswing.html?sid=101

]]> By: surber17 http://www.columbusunderground.com/hilton-ground-breaking-tuedowntown-hilton-hotel-breaks-ground-today/comment-page-2#comment-101324 surber17 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 17:51:41 +0000 http://www.columbusunderground.com/?p=11906#comment-101324 i'm really hoping for that webcam .... i'd love to see this go up. Shimmy - can you see if they started digging at all? i’m really hoping for that webcam …. i’d love to see this go up.

Shimmy – can you see if they started digging at all?

]]> By: Walker http://www.columbusunderground.com/hilton-ground-breaking-tuedowntown-hilton-hotel-breaks-ground-today/comment-page-2#comment-101323 Walker Tue, 05 Oct 2010 17:06:03 +0000 http://www.columbusunderground.com/?p=11906#comment-101323 Just received via email: <em>The new Hotel will be completed -- June 2012.  Looks like construction will commence September 13th with shell buildout complete by August 2011.</em> Just received via email:

The new Hotel will be completed — June 2012.  Looks like construction will commence September 13th with shell buildout complete by August 2011.

]]> By: ShimmyKnocker http://www.columbusunderground.com/hilton-ground-breaking-tuedowntown-hilton-hotel-breaks-ground-today/comment-page-2#comment-101232 ShimmyKnocker Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:33:52 +0000 http://www.columbusunderground.com/?p=11906#comment-101232 Just looked outside my office window, it appears they're taking down the lamp posts in the parking lot where the hotel will be.  Construction has begun!! Just looked outside my office window, it appears they’re taking down the lamp posts in the parking lot where the hotel will be.  Construction has begun!!

]]> By: Walker http://www.columbusunderground.com/hilton-ground-breaking-tuedowntown-hilton-hotel-breaks-ground-today/comment-page-2#comment-101114 Walker Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:56:51 +0000 http://www.columbusunderground.com/?p=11906#comment-101114 Might be a little premature to bust out the I-word. ;) Might be a little premature to bust out the I-word. ;)

]]> By: surber17 http://www.columbusunderground.com/hilton-ground-breaking-tuedowntown-hilton-hotel-breaks-ground-today/comment-page-2#comment-101113 surber17 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:02:30 +0000 http://www.columbusunderground.com/?p=11906#comment-101113 Please no more "Ibiza" heartbreaks ...... that last one put a hurt on me Please no more “Ibiza” heartbreaks …… that last one put a hurt on me

]]> By: jpizzow http://www.columbusunderground.com/hilton-ground-breaking-tuedowntown-hilton-hotel-breaks-ground-today/comment-page-2#comment-101109 jpizzow Wed, 22 Sep 2010 21:06:26 +0000 http://www.columbusunderground.com/?p=11906#comment-101109 Anybody know what the holdup is on the hotel. I would have thought it would under construction by now. Anybody know what the holdup is on the hotel. I would have thought it would under construction by now.

]]> By: KyleXC828 http://www.columbusunderground.com/hilton-ground-breaking-tuedowntown-hilton-hotel-breaks-ground-today/comment-page-2#comment-100806 KyleXC828 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:23:15 +0000 http://www.columbusunderground.com/?p=11906#comment-100806 It's a great idea that the convention center to add a new hotel right next to it, so when we hold our next huge conventions such as the Arnold Classic, maybe we will topple previous attendance records. It’s a great idea that the convention center to add a new hotel right next to it, so when we hold our next huge conventions such as the Arnold Classic, maybe we will topple previous attendance records.

]]> By: jpizzow http://www.columbusunderground.com/hilton-ground-breaking-tuedowntown-hilton-hotel-breaks-ground-today/comment-page-2#comment-100578 jpizzow Thu, 12 Aug 2010 03:16:04 +0000 http://www.columbusunderground.com/?p=11906#comment-100578 Yea, was at Char-Bar Saturday night and saw the box of dirt was still there. Seriously? The county usually is pretty quick at starting projects. I just want to see some cranes. The sooner that gap on High St. is filled the better. Yea, was at Char-Bar Saturday night and saw the box of dirt was still there. Seriously? The county usually is pretty quick at starting projects. I just want to see some cranes. The sooner that gap on High St. is filled the better.

]]> By: ehill27 http://www.columbusunderground.com/hilton-ground-breaking-tuedowntown-hilton-hotel-breaks-ground-today/comment-page-2#comment-100508 ehill27 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 23:21:32 +0000 http://www.columbusunderground.com/?p=11906#comment-100508 I see that the ground breaking was just ceremonial.  Any idea when they plan to start construction? I see that the ground breaking was just ceremonial.  Any idea when they plan to start construction?

]]> By: gk http://www.columbusunderground.com/hilton-ground-breaking-tuedowntown-hilton-hotel-breaks-ground-today/comment-page-2#comment-100233 gk Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:42:19 +0000 http://www.columbusunderground.com/?p=11906#comment-100233 More uninspiring architecture for downtown Columbus.  Very 80's. It looks like it belongs next to the Student Union at OSU. More uninspiring architecture for downtown Columbus.  Very 80′s. It looks like it belongs next to the Student Union at OSU.

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