TUSCALOOSA, Ala.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and Chance Partners announced a new-build Hotel Indigo hotel has officially broken ground at Riverfront Village located in downtown Tuscaloosa, Ala.
The Hotel Indigo Tuscaloosa Downtown will join the new mixed-use community, Riverfront Village, along Tuscaloosa’s Black Warrior River. The property will be Tuscaloosa’s first riverfront hotel, the city’s first LEED-certified hotel and the state of Alabama’s first Hotel Indigo hotel.
“We are thrilled about the addition of the Hotel Indigo Tuscaloosa Downtown to Riverfront Village and our partnership with the city,” said Judd Bobilin, CEO and president of Chance Partners. “The local flavor and unique offer of the Hotel Indigo brand will fit perfectly with the walkable, mixed-use community we’ve developed in Downtown Tuscaloosa’s Riverfront Entertainment District.”
The Hotel Indigo Tuscaloosa Downtown hotel, expected to open in winter 2016, will be located at 120 Greensboro Avenue. The 91-room property will have approximately 1,000 square feet of executive meeting space, a fitness center, a business center and a 2,500 square foot outdoor terrace with scenic views of the Black Warrior River and the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater.
Every Hotel Indigo property is uniquely designed to reflect the culture, character and history of its surrounding neighborhood. This Downtown Tuscaloosa location will have a unique neighborhood story that will be woven throughout the guest experience, from the seasonal and locally sourced food and drinks served in a stylish environment at the restaurant and rooftop deck and tapas bar, to the art, photography and architecture incorporated into the hotel’s design.
Guest rooms will feature plush bedding, hard-surface flooring with area rugs, and spa-inspired bathrooms. The hotel will include the brand’s Neighborhood Guide, an innovative touchscreen display that connects guests to each other, to local neighborhood mainstays, and to Hotel Indigo locations around the world. Hotel team members, many of whom are locals themselves, will share their favorite hidden gems with guests looking to explore and discover the neighborhood.
Spearheaded by developer Chance Partners, the $60 million Riverfront Village is a 7.5-acre mixed-use development of 192 luxury apartments, more than 27,000-square-feet of retail space.
The hotel is individually owned and franchised, and will be managed by Interstate Hotels & Resorts.
