Scottish Newspaper Covers Hotel Murano
With the conversion of the Sheraton to the Hotel Murano coming along, we are curious to know the some of the details of the new boutique hotel.
But from Scotland?
The Scottish Sunday Herald wrote about the project because of a Scottish glass artist, Alison Kinnaird, who will be featured in the hotel.
Kinnaird is one of 40 artists with work in the hotel, which cost the developers a total of $5 million. Really? Did we know that already or did the Scots get to hear about it first? We might have to stay there just to see the art. There was also this quote:
A spokeswoman for Hotel Murano said that the development celebrates the area’s history and is for all appreciators of art: “Murano is the birthplace of the glass movement,” she said. “And Tacoma is often referred to as the second birthplace with glass facilities like no other in the US to create glass, and the only museum of glass.”
We found it interesting that there is not a single reference to Chihuly in the entire article. We also wonder where the next sneak peek will come from. Maybe Turkey?
(Thanks, Jake)
Link to the Hotel Murano Tacoma
9 comments
E Erik Hanberg December 28, 2007
According to the article, the market is soft because of 3500 condo units either built or planned … if I might use my trademark question of surprise here … SayWA?
Really? 3,500? I can count the number of big condo projects that I know about on two hands and I just can’t get to 3,500 units in all of them. Where did that number come from?
D Derek staff December 28, 2007
According to a city study that’s now several months old, by 2011, there is estimated to be 2312 TOTAL owner occupied housing units in downtown Tacoma. This includes all the projects permitted up to… like six months ago. We can think of several hundred units that wouldn’t be on the list. Yet, how we got from 2300 total units to 3500 available condos seems a bit… sensational.
J Jake December 28, 2007
I wonder who they are talking to about the retail/office space?
E Erik B. December 28, 2007
I found the article a bit sensational as well. Its a benefit to downtown. The projects are going to be filled much sooner with renters than by buyers and apparently a third of Hanna Heights has been rented already. The new renters are more likely to actually occupy the units and more likely to frequent businesses nearby.
R rich December 28, 2007
gotta love Prium…..hmm..some good home town cookin……hmmm…Pruim, are my heros…..glad to see the Winthrop in their hands……NOT!!!!!!
F Fussy McSquishytuche' December 30, 2007
Hmmm…executive? Apartments? Those are two of my most favorite words. Once i stumbled into the executive restrooms in the Russell building; the porcelin was dipped in gold and the plumbing was all carbon fiber…it was , to say the least, exquisite…never have i sat on such a comfortable throne.
As for Apartments, to be executive they must include only the finest and the most superfluous amenities, like heated door knobs, triple carpeted floors, baby monkey skin drapes, Evian from the tap, milk from the shower head, 100% pure oxygen gardens, and a private underground light rail from the parking garage to every socially acceptable location in the downtown corridor (which is pretty much el goucho and the museum for now).
I cant wait, the rent will have to be astronomical, of course, to keep out the riff raff, of course.
R rich December 30, 2007
milk from the shower head? is that so you can eat breakfest while taking a shower?
M Mofo from the Hood December 30, 2007
You know what makes an item hot?…put the word executive in front of it.
Executive Mofo from the Executive Hood
R rich December 31, 2007
pure marketing….there’s still going to be “Executive” Apartments there I’m sure where 2-3 college students occupy one place….oh, sorry, 2-3 “Executives” in one place……making some noise and having parties……oh, sorry, having Business meetings until 2am…..which is fine, that’s apartment life for you…and frankly, maybe next time Prium will do a better job at researching their market place before they commit to 20 million different projects…….I wonder how their financials are doing………