Best Western hotel to open in Chinatown
Best Western Hotels & Resorts will operate its second Philadelphia hotel in an Art Moderne building that previously served as a film-storage facility on the northern edge of Chinatown near 13th and Vine Streets.
Best Western Hotels & Resorts will operate its second Philadelphia hotel in an Art Moderne building that previously served as a film-storage facility on the northern edge of Chinatown near 13th and Vine Streets.
Ed Grose, executive director of the Greater Philadelphia Hotel Association, said Wednesday that owners of the property at 1225 Vine St. told him of the plans. An existing Best Western operates at 255 Chestnut St.
Zoning approvals were granted for a 120-room hotel at the Vine Street property in March 2015, according to city records. The building was acquired by an entity called Lams Investment Group for $3.8 million in May of last year, records showed.
Other nearby hotels owned by affiliates of Lams Investment include the Days Inn Philadelphia Convention Center at 1227 Race St. and Four Points by Sheraton Philadelphia City Center at 1201 Race St., according to property records.
Best Western did not respond to an email seeking comment on the hotel plan.
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