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Channelside advisory committee reports hotel deal, park plans and Twigg Street completion timetable
Summary
The Channelside Advisory Committee updated the CRA board on parks, environmental work, Twigg Street infrastructure and a proposed dual-brand Marriott hotel at 111 North Meridian after mediation halted a planned climate‑control storage facility.
Andy Scaglione, chair of the Channelside Advisory Committee, told the CRA board that staff and the committee are advancing several projects in the Channelside District, including design work for Washington Street Park renovations, procurement of environmental services for a Brownsville site and a neighborhood park planned at 810 Channelside Drive.
Scaglione said Phase C1 of the Channelside infrastructure program — Twigg Street — is due for completion by May. He also said two remaining street phases (Phase E1 north of Twelfth Street and Phase D at Whiting Street) are scheduled over the next two years.
Scaglione said a developer dispute and subsequent mediation over 111 North Meridian resulted in a change of use away from a proposed climate‑control mini‑storage facility. “They're selling the property for a Marriott, dual hotel, which will be a Moxy with a rooftop and an adjoining AC hotel. That'll be 300 rooms, 13 stories,” he said, calling the change “very, very exciting” because the site will add “heads and beds” rather than low‑employment storage use.
The committee also discussed irrigation and landscaping improvements, and Scaglione said the district has less than 2 percent of the green area recommended by an Urban Land Institute study; he urged continued land purchases to expand parks.
Why it matters: the Channelside area is in active redevelopment. The shift from a storage facility to a hotel increases expected visitor capacity and changes projected economic and land‑use impacts. The committee urged continued strategic acquisition of small parcels to expand green space.
Board discussion: board members asked about whether the CAC report could be delivered less frequently; Scaglione said CACs vary and some appear monthly while others present regular updates. Several members urged keeping the presentations in person because they valued direct neighborhood engagement.
Ending: staff said appraisals and negotiations on several small parcels are ongoing; the committee will continue to refine park plans and complete the Twigg Street phase by May.
