Orange barrels will remain a fixture of the neighborhood around the North Market and the Greater Columbus Convention Center for the next couple of years, with several long-simmering construction projects preparing to move forward. The eight-story AC by Marriott hotel -- planned for 511 Park St., across from the North Market -- received approval for its overall site plan at this week's Columbus Downtown Commission meeting. Site work already is underway for the 160-room hotel and a surface parking lot, with a parking deck and offices seen as possibilities in a second phase down the road. Read more at Hotel Online News. |