The Woodlands in redevelopment

from today's GlobeSt.

Woodlands Resort Set for $50M Redevelopment
By Amy Wolff Sorter

"THE WOODLANDS, TX-The 440-room Woodlands Resort and Conference Center, which has passed the 30-year-old mark, will undergo renovation. The $50-million project will begin in early 2008, with completion slated for late 2009." ...

"Plans are to move the lobby, registration and concierge desk to the front of guest room buildings Fairway Pines I and II, and the future Fairway Pines III. The property's existing lobby will be used as a check-in area for conference attendees. Meanwhile, a four-level garage with 620 parking spaces will replace the existing Fairway Pines parking lot.

Meanwhile, Fairway Pines III, which will be built next to Fairway Pines I and II, will contain 158 guest rooms. Ten nearby lodges, containing 222 guest rooms, will be demolished, leaving 18 acres zoned for high-density residential use and reducing the total guest room count to 380.

Also on the drawing board is renovation of the Woodlands Dining Room and Glass Menagerie Restaurant, and an upgrade of 60,000 sf of meeting space. The project will be topped off by a 1,000-foot lazy river." ....

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http://www.globest.com/news/1051_1051/houston/166612-1.html