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Cappelli & Bland Showcase Hotel Designs and Health Club Topping New Garage
Posted on Friday, February 14 @ 00:17:38 EST by jfbailey
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WPCNR THE CAPPELLI NEWS. By John F. Bailey. February 13, 2003: Louis Cappelli took the wraps off detailed first rushes of his plans for a hotel and office complex on Main Street between Church and Court Streets Thursday evening and received enthusiastic response from the Common Council. The "Super Developer" brought back the design impresario for his City Center, Fred Bland, of Beyer, Blinder Belle of New York to present the designs for the 35 story hotel and 30 story office building in the distinct and eloquent Bland style.
ANOTHER BLOCKBUSTER FROM BLAND: The Fred Bland design for the 35-story Starwood Westin Hotel and Condominium complex presented to the Common Council Thursday night. Louis Cappelli plans a block long restaurant on the Main Street streetscape, 6 stories(192 rooms) of hotel above, and 29 stories of luxury condominiums bigger and more luxurious than rentals being built at his City Center.The building behind the hotel-condoplex is an office building Cappelli said would not be built on speculation. He is hoping for a single tenant corporate tenant to lease it before he starts the office portion of project.
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THE VIEW LOOKING SOUTH FROM CHATTERON HILL ACROSS HAMILTON AVENUE: In the foreground is the office building, that will be highlighted by a glass atrium entrance and foyer allowing clear views through the lobby towards the hotel fronting Main Street. Four floors of parking garage for 900 cars will be built below street level and four above. Parking will be for 1,430 cars and serve both the hotel and office tenant.
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HOTEL-CONDOPLEX IN THE CENTER OF THE CITY: A three dimensional model shows how the new "Cappelli Bland Hotel" will fit into the city scape. You are looking from the Southwest to the Northeast. Diagonally across from the two miniature white models of the hotel/condoplex is the City Center. The two City Center residential towers are at the right of your picture.
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THE NEW CITY SKYLINE, LOOKING WEST DOWN MAIN STREET: The two City Center residential towers are shown to the left on this miniature model of White Plains. The "Cappelli Bland Hotel" and Office Plex are the white models to the right fronting Main Street.
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HEY, WHAT IF WE ADD A HEALTH CLUB TO THE TOP OF THE GARAGE? That's what Louis Cappelli asked the Council Thursday evening, and the council was enthusiastic. The health club or recreation related facility, perhaps even a bowling alley, as suggested by one member of the Council. only about 1/4 to 1/3 of the top of the garage would be used for the health facility, which would rise 20 more feet above the top level of the garage Cappelli said. The view is looking across at the garage from the Conroy Place entrance to the City Center.
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Mr. Cappelli prefaced the main event with a new idea for topping off the City Center garage, building a health facility on the top floor of the garage, using his partial air rights he has purchased from the city. He reported the City Center is chugging along with a target date to open October 15, with the City Center Garage targeted for mid-August. He noted that three major retailers were considering his vacant second floor of retail at the City Center.
THE VIEW OF CONROY PLACE FROM THE STEPS OF CITY HALL, showing the new health facility of the City Center Garage at center of the picture. The tall structure slightly to the right of center is the South Cappelli Tower on Matine Avenue. To the right in the foreground is the North Cappelli residential tower, to the left is the rendering for the envisioned Corner Nook/Deli/Main Street Bookstore property.
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