Construction started last week on the Marriott Springhill Suites on Washington Road in the heart of the main business district in Mt. Lebanon. At seven stories, the hotel will be the area's largest structure. It will feature three levels of on-site parking and in its location in front of the T, have easy access to the light rail.
Kratsa Properties acquired the former North Parking Lot space (adjacent to Howard Hanna Real Estate office) from
Mt. Lebanon Parking Authority and proposed the Springhill Suites location. The project will give the South Hills area a welcome addition to its sparse selection of hotels, says Eric Milliron, manager of commercial districts in Mt. Lebanon.
Although news of the hotel was met with reactions both good and bad, the hotel will bring vitality to Mt. Lebanon, says Milliron.
Springhill Suites will not have on-site restaurant or shops, but it will bring more investment to the Mt. Lebanon area, he says, with hotel guests shopping and eating in the area.
Steve Denenberg, owner of
Create A Frame/Handworks Gallery, says he's excited for the new business it will bring. "It was definitely a deciding factor in moving my shop here," he explains.
The hotel will also further the progress of Mt. Lebanon's transit development around its T Station, Milliron says. "Any time there's a big event, this will be a new option and people can take the light rail," he explains. "It really opens our horizons."
Burt Hill Architecture is currently working on the parking garage area, and construction should be completed by July 2012.
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Writer:
Alex Audia
Source: Eric Milliron, Municipality of Mt. Lebanon
Steve Denenberg, Create A Frame/Handworks Gallery