scape,” said Ed Grose, executive direc- Halfway between Independence Hall and with cutting-edge industrial style. This
tor, Greater Philadelphia Hotel Logan Square, the newly opened Four 7,500 square foot event space is capable
Association. “We also expect a several Points by Sheraton is a 92-room hotel of accommodating 160 for a sit-down
hundred-room anchor property to be built featuring high-speed Internet, meeting dinner or 300 for a reception. Part of its
in the vicinity of the convention center.” space and a penthouse-level ballroom. uniqueness is that it was once a first-run
movie theater.
Kimpton Hotel and Restaurant Group Inc. Future projects in the city include a $320
has converted the Architect’s Building, a million project by Intercontinental Hotels Fun, hip, trendy, and eclectic, this space
24-story Art Deco structure, into the to be named “The Vine,” which will fea- consists of two primary areas with dis-
Hotel Palomar by Kimpton. The new ture 250 hotel rooms as well as apart- tinct personalities. The first is modern,
property is one of the city’s first highly ments and a handful of condos on its featuring exposed, glazed brick, and
stylized, cosmopolitan boutique hotels - a upper floors. It will have 18,000 square floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking
$92 million project that opened in feet of meeting space, an upscale restau- Chestnut Street. The other is elegant and
October 2009 with 234 rooms. Located rant, and a full-service spa. historic, consisting of the theater’s origi-
on Rittenhouse Square, the hotel is also nal auditorium with a domed ceiling, pin
Kimpton’s first to receive LEED Kimpton Hotel and Restaurant Group Inc. spot lighting, and beautiful drapery. The
(Leadership in Energy and Environmental also announced plans recently to develop Chestnut Club’s flexibility allows for a lot
Design) certification from the U.S. Green a $98 million, 250-room boutique of creative freedom by planners, as they
Building Council and it is Philadelphia’s Monaco Hotel to be built on the lot to the can bring in their own caterer, decor, flo-
first LEED certified hotel. Square 1682, west of the soon-to-be renovated Boyd ral arrangements and more to create an
named for the year William Penn laid out Theatre. event that is exactly as they want it.
all of the squares in Philadelphia, will
open as the hotel’s chef-driven restau- Known by some as Philadelphia’s first The Please Touch Museum, the
rant. world-class skyscraper, the American Children’s Museum of Philadelphia, was
Commerce Center will feature a yet-to- originally founded in 1976. After an $88
Also set to open in fall 2009 is the Le be-named hotel consisting of 252 units million restoration of the National Historic
Méridien Hotel. It will offer five floors of spread over 26 floors. When completed, Landmark at Memorial Hall, the Please
four-star accommodations, a 90-seat it will be the tallest building in the city, and Touch Museum was renovated and
restaurant - with a 40-seat bar and will include retail shopping, two roof gar- expanded in 2008.
lounge at the lobby level - plus a state-of- dens, and underground parking. The
the-art business center, high-tech confer- building is also expected to be LEED-cer- The museum, which is housed in the last
ence rooms, and a grand ballroom. The tified. major building remaining from the 1876
202-room hotel will feature a central atri- Centennial Exhibition, offers interactive,
um courtyard boasting a skylight at the The Chestnut Club at Arcadia Theatre is a hands-on learning opportunities for kids,
crown of its 75-foot ceiling. new venue that pairs classic architecture families and groups. New exhibits, old
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