A 100-year-old building in downtown Montgomery is expected to be turned into hotel.
The Montgomery Advertiser reports that the wedge-shaped Bishop-Parker building across from Riverwalk Stadium will be turned into a Springhill Suites hotel. Developers plan to spend $14 million on the project.
Renovation work will start near the end of the year and take about 14 months. One of the developers says the exterior will remain mostly untouched to keep the building's "historic charm" to balance the "modern and urban feel."
Schloss & Kahn Wholesale Grocers built the building was built between 1905 and 1907. Bishop-Parker used the space as a furniture store and warehouse for two decades. The building has about 80,000 square feet of space and ceilings up to 16 to 17 feet high.
Bishop-Parker has vacated the building.