6-story hotel planned for downtown Ann Arbor

An Ann Arbor developer is proposing a 110-room hotel with ground-floor retail space in a new 91,000-square-foot building in the citys downtown.

First Martin Corp., a developer of office, retail and residential space, has submitted site plans for the development, located at 116-120 W. Huron St., between South Ashley and South Main streets, to the city for review.

Construction costs and timelines were not immediately available Thursday. First Martin had not yet responded to messages seeking comment.

The 0.48-acre site is currently home to the Greyhound Bus Depot and the Ann Arbor Convention and Visitors Bureau, according to a site plan cover letter posted to the citys website. The existing buildings would be removed and the businesses would relocate.

Retail frontage would be along Huron while the entrance for core hotel functions would be along Ashley.

In addition to about 6,000 square feet of retail and possible restaurant or bar space, the first floor would also include the hotel lobby, meeting rooms, office space, an exercise room, patio, pool and kitchen and laundry space. The top five floors would be for hotel rooms, which would be studio and one- and two-bedroom units.

The site is adjacent to an 800-car parking structure at the corner of Ashley and Ann streets, according to the cover letter. There is also surface parking northeast of the site and on the south side of Huron Street, the letter says.

Architects on the project are Fairfax, Va.-based Zivic & Hurdle Architects PC and Ann Arbor-based Hobbs & Black Architects. Ann Arbor-based Midwestern Consulting LLC is the project engineer, surveyor and landscape architect.

The city planning department is reviewing the site plans.

Kirk Pinho: (313) 446-0412, kpinho@crain.com. Twitter: @kirkpinhoCDB

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6-story hotel planned for downtown Ann Arbor