Aloft Hotel - McAllen Convention Center

[Minion]

Project Name:
Aloft Hotel
Project Number:
TABS2022023604
Facility Name:
Aloft Hotel
Location Address:
501 S Ware Road
TX 78501
Location County:
Hidalgo
Start Date:
10/3/2022
Completion Date:
3/1/2024
Estimated Cost:
$10,000,000
Type of Work:
New Construction
Type of Funds:
This project is privately funded, on private land for private use.
Scope of Work:
Construction of a new hotel building
Square Footage:
76,524 ft 2

[vyzee]

Passed by a sign announcing yesterday. For a good picture in your head, it’s gonna be located next to the Home2 suites by the convention center.

[miles]

Jul 14, 2022 13:37:50 GMT -6 vyzee said:

Passed by a sign announcing yesterday. For a good picture in your head, it’s gonna be located next to the Home2 suites by the convention center.

Remember when they couldn't get ANY hotel to build there?? good times. lol

[mrpib]

I wonder if they ever tried again as of recently to get a huge hotel like an Omni. They tried at the beginning but obviously that wasn't going to happen. They just went with a bunch of little larger than normal hotels around the convention center plan.

[vyzee]

Jul 15, 2022 20:55:56 GMT -6 mrpib said:

I wonder if they ever tried again as of recently to get a huge hotel like an Omni. They tried at the beginning but obviously that wasn't going to happen. They just went with a bunch of little larger than normal hotels around the convention center plan.

They do have 2 plots of land that have never been built on that could be saved for such a hotel (though I know they plan to keep one of them empty for large events/festivals that want to set up there). There's all that land behind the convention center as well, but who knows honestly.

[Granola]

Ground broken for ‘trendy,’ boutique-style hotel in McAllen Convention Center area

McALLEN — The sounds of laughter and excitement stretched across the field Thursday morning here in the convention center district in McAllen. A field that would soon be home to a new five-story hotel that marks continued growth in the area.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held marking the beginning of construction for the Aloft Hotel, which will be the city’s first Marriott brand. The McAllen Chamber of Commerce said the new hotel will feature 135 rooms, swimming pool, a bar and grab-and-go breakfast concepts.

The new hotel to be located at 501 S. Ware Road in McAllen will be the third and as of now final hotel in the convention center area, District 2 McAllen City Commissioner Joaquin “J.J.” Zamora said, adding that the new hotel is being built by Ruby Red Hospitality. Construction of the hotel will be by Alamo System Industries LLC.

“There is no point having a convention center if you don’t have hotel rooms within walking distance,” Zamora said. “We were missing out on a lot of events because we didn’t have the hotel space.”

With the addition of the new hotel, city officials are optimistic for the future of the convention center district as they continue to add new business to the area. Zamora hopes the hotel will promote an increase in tourist visitation, and looks forward to a healthy competition between Aloft and the two Hilton hotels in the area, Embassy Suites by Hilton and Home2 Suites.

Aloft’s arrival also comes during a pivotal time for the city after the COVID-19 pandemic led to the need for hotel accommodations for out of state nurses who came to the region to assist overburdened hospitals.

“In the recent years partly because of COVID and governmental contracts we experienced a very healthy occupancy rate in the city,” Zamora said, adding that the severe impact COVID-19 had on the region led to an overwhelming number of hospitalizations and the need for more nursing staff.

That need led to a rise in hotel occupancy since the nurses from outside the area needed a place to stay. Zamora anticipates Aloft only adding to that.

“This is going to be a very happening central centerpiece for our city. Of course, with Oval Park which seems to be a very important attraction for our citizens … of course, it’s very attractive, aesthetically pleasing, a lot of trees, a lot of green space,” Zamora said, adding that he hopes attractions at the McAllen Convention Center will continue to attract companies like Alof to McAllen.

“We want to make McAllen second to none,” he added.

In a statement Wednesday, Hershal Patel, manager of Ruby Red Hospitality, expressed his excitement for Aloft Hotel’s arrival in the Valley.

“We are very impressed with Aloft’s convergence of boutique-style detail to an energetic and trendy hotel concept, and we’re especially excited to bring this concept to McAllen. This is also the first Aloft hotel in the Rio Grande Valley,” Patel said.

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