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Hilton Downtown Cleveland Hotel or Global Center Could Expand

Hilton Hotel or Global Center could expand, according to architectural request

By Karen Farkas, cleveland.com expansion
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The possible expansion site is 300 feet by 85 feet at the corner of Ontario Street and St. Clair Avenue, said SMG spokesman Dave Johnson. It includes a 135-by-60-foot concrete pad.

“This area could accommodate an expansion of the GCHI floor plates, provide at-street retail opportunities, provide the site for an expansion tower for the Hilton Hotel, and/or provide additional meeting and administrative space within the complex,” states the request for qualifications. Read More

Cleveland’s Ritz-Carlton launches major renovation; new GM wants hotel to be best in the Midwest

ritzcarltonclevSusan Glaser, The Plain DealerBy Susan Glaser, The Plain Dealer 
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Leave it to a newcomer to set the bar this high.

New general manager Yael Ron, who arrived in Cleveland just two months ago, predicts the Ritz-Carlton, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, will become the top-rated hotel in the Midwest.

But first: a long overdue, top-to-bottom renovation of what has long been considered the most opulent of Cleveland accommodations.  Read More