West End-based firm will invest $125 million in eight-state portfolio
Developers converting a long-empty downtown building into an InterContinental brand
In what will likely be a another pitched battle for a tall SoBro building, developer seeks a zone change so its building can exceed the height limit in the area south of Broadway
UPDATED 4:46 p.m. 7/13/06 Planning commission approved the zone change with conditions
"Specific plan" zoning would be in lieu of a sky-plane exposure variance through the Metro Board of Zoning Appeals
Occupancy and rates rise again to exceed national average and fuel the desires of hotel developers
Developer may still have steps to take before $250 million hotel-condo-office project can begin construction