NILES, Ohio
The Cafaro Co., owners of the Eastwood Mall here, have announced that preliminary discussions are under way to build an 85,000-square-foot, four-story, 100-suite, nationally branded hotel at the mall, and an adjacent 24,000-square-foot banquet and conference center.
“This is large enough that we could accommodate up to 1,000 people,” said Joe Bell, director of corporate communications for Cafaro. “It really is something that other facilities nearby just don’t have.” The city of Niles is in the Youngstown area, near the border of Ohio and Pennsylvania.
The Trumbull County Convention & Visitors Bureau said there are between 1,700 and 1,900 hotel rooms in the county and that the hotel, in conjunction with the conference center, will be a much needed addition. The facility has an anticipated opening of early 2013.
Eastwood Mall is considered the largest shopping center in America, according to the Directory of Major Malls. In addition to the enclosed mall that features about 130 tenants, the Eastwood complex includes five centers with 14 anchor stores, 20 theater screens, more than 30 eateries, an Expo Center, a hotel and a minor-league baseball stadium.
