Convention Center Is Go!
1 07 2009This week the DC Council voted to expanded public financing for the 1000+ room Marriott Marquis across from the Convention Center. The first of two necessary votes would commit $272M in public money to the project, which is up from the $187M subsidy originally approved. Looks like they have overcome the little hurdle earlier this month and should be able to get started by this Fall.
[Photo: Benoit6]
[…] week marked the beginning of remarks in the legal case against building the new convention center hotel (pictured below). The DC Superior Court is hearing claims that DC chose Marriott in violation of […]