Houston will soon have its first “W."
The HoustonFirst Board of Directors voted 10-3 on Thursday afternoon in favor of bringing the W Hotel to downtown Houston. However, HoustonFirst Chairman David Mincberg voted against the move.
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The approval gave the green light for construction of the hotel that will be on top of the George R Brown Convention Center parking garage.
Al Kashani, the developer of the project, told Channel 2 Investigates that the privately-funded project costs $130 million, bringing in 308 more hotel rooms into the downtown area.
The hotel will also receive $43 million in incentives.
The W Hotel is a luxury brand hotel owned by Marriott International. They opened their first location at New York City in 1998. There are 53 W Hotels that operate domestically and internationally, including two in Texas. You can find one in Austin and another in Dallas.