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TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2006
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Workers remove debris from West House on Aug. 18,
just after its demolition. A group of preservationists
fought to keep the quaint house, which was built in
1935 and sat nearby the Hanes Art Center. UNC administrators
axed West House to clear space for the Arts Common.
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Luxe hotel nears completion
Meets mixed reception with locals
BY ERIC SHEPHERD MARTIN
ASSISTANT CITY EDITOR
Summer is over, and the marble
floors, hand-carved ceilings and
in-ceiling speakers have all been
installed at The Franklin Hotel at
311 W. Franklin St.
But unpainted walls, unfinished
bathrooms and the boarded-up
rooftop atrium skylight show that
Chapel Hill’s newest luxury hotel
will not open by late summer, as
originally planned.
“Structurally it’s a lot further
along from where it was at the
beginning of summer,” said Melissa
Crane, director of sales and mar
keting for The Franklin.
Once complete, the five story hotel
will have 67 rooms, each with high-
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definition LCD TVs, electronic door
bells, electronic do-not-disturb signs
and private terraces that overlook
Chapel Hill's downtown district
The hotel will be the second one
in the downtown area, but the only
one on West Franklin Street. The
Carolina Inn sits at the corner of
Cameron Avenue and Pittsboro
Street.
Management has made a few
changes since last April, when they
said the hotel was near completion.
Residents now will be able to
choose from a luxurious “pillow
menu,” and Jacuzzis originally
planned for the presidential and
executive suite rooms have been
replaced by showers featuring six
body sprays and three head nozzles.
“These are very popular for wed
ding nights,” Crane said.
Also, the bar found in the first
floor lobby now has an official
name— Roberts at The Franklin.
The hotel is drawing an array of
reactions from Chapel Hill locals.
Ethan Clauset, board chairman
of Internationalist Books, located
at 405 W. Franklin St., said he’s
worried that the hotel might even
tually raise the property rent for
surrounding businesses.
“In the long run, I worry about
(my) whole building being torn
down,” Clauset said.
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The large windows in one of the meeting rooms in The Franklin Hotel
will offer guests a unique panoramic view of West Franklin Street.
resident of adjacent Kenan Street,
expressed similar concerns.
“I don’t think it’s absolutely nec
essary to have another high-end
hotel like the Carolina Inn,” Walter
said. “It’s an eyesore.”
Other shops welcomed their new
neighbor ntore openly.
“I’ll be glad to have another
strong business on the block,
because it brings more business to
us,” said Andrew Neal, co-owner of
Chapel Hill Comics, located across
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the street from the hotel.
Jamil Kadoura, owner of
Mediterranean Deli and Catering
on West Franklin Street, said that he
thinks the Franklin Hotel will “com
plete” Chapel Hill’s downtown and
that he appreciates that the hotel will
not host a restaurant inside.
“Not having food and beverage
is obviously to (my) restaurant’s
advantage,” Kadoura said.
The hotel will be hiring for all
positions in three weeks, said gen
eral manager Michael Donaldson.
Donaldson also said the grand
opening will be held sometime in
mid-October but not before Oct.
8, the date of the annual Festifall
event.
“By Sept. 24 to (Oct.) 1, you’ll
be able to see the building without
construction,” he said.
The hotel is one of many new
projects starting to crop up down
town.
The condominiums at Rosemary
Village are nearly sold-out, and a
proposal for Shortbread Lofts, also
on Rosemary Street, is on the table.
Anew “green” development has
been proposed for the west end of
Rosemary Street, near Carrboro.
And Chapel Hill also is in the
process of planning multi-use devel
opments for parking lots 2 and 5 on
Franklin and Rosemary streets.
Contact the City Editor
at citydesk@unc.edu.