JW Marriott Indianapolis explained

JW Marriott Indianapolis
Location:Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates:39.7667°N -86.1682°W
Status:Open
Completion Date:2011[1]
Opened:[2]
Building Type:Hotel
Roof:376feet
Floor Count:34
Elevator Count:38
Cost:$450 million for Marriott Complex[3]
Floor Area:2535418square feet
Architect:HOK Chicago (Design Architect and AOR Hotel Tower) and CSO Architects (AOR Podium)
Structural Engineer:Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Main Contractor:Hunt Construction Group
Developer:White Properties
Owner:White Lodging
Management:White Lodging

JW Marriott Indianapolis is a hotel in downtown Indianapolis, adjacent to the Indiana Convention Center. The new JW Marriott Indianapolis is part of the $450 million Marriott Place, consisting of five Marriott hotels all connected to the Indiana Convention Center. The City of Indianapolis contributed $48 million to the project.[4] The hotel is 34 floors and 376feet tall, making it the 7th-tallest building in Indianapolis and tallest hotel in Indiana.[3] [5] [6] The facility also has a 950 space underground parking garage.[3] It is the largest JW Marriott hotel in the United States based on its 1,013 guest rooms and is owned and managed by White Lodging.

Facilities

The JW Marriott has 637 double rooms, 343 "lavish king rooms", and 25 luxury suites. The hotel features 54 meeting rooms with a total of 104,000 square feet, three restaurants, and the largest ballroom of any hotel in the Midwest and also one of the largest Marriott ballrooms in the world.[7] The JW Marriott Indianapolis has three restaurants.[8]

According to the Indianapolis Business Journal, the JW Marriott Indianapolis has 600 full-time employees. As of 2023, three dining options were located in the hotel, including High Velocity, Osteria Pronto (OP) Italian, and Starbucks.[9]

Window displays

Since its opening in 2011, the JW Marriott Indianapolis has displayed numerous "jumbo" graphics on its east-facing concave curtain wall. Indianapolis-based Sport Graphics is the exclusive partner for the displays, which have included the Vince Lombardi Trophy (commemorating Super Bowl XLVI), an NCAA bracket (commemorating the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game), and the Borg-Warner Trophy (commemorating the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500).[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: JW Marriott Indianapolis Downtown. The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. 28 March 2017.
  2. News: Kightlinger . Cathy . Marriott kickoff is a super start . The Indianapolis Star . Gannett Company . February 13, 2011 . May 1, 2022 . G6 . subscription.
  3. News: A work in progress. 2008-10-05. Indianapolis Star.
  4. News: Lodging for Growth. Lodging Hospitality. September 2007. Penton Publishing. 15 September 2007.
  5. Web site: JW Marriott Indianapolis. https://web.archive.org/web/20070216203040/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=jwmarriotthotel-indianapolis-in-usa556. dead. February 16, 2007. 2008-06-30. Emporis.com.
  6. Web site: Work Set To Begin On $425 Million Indy Hotel. 2008-06-30. WRTV. https://web.archive.org/web/20080613093358/http://www.theindychannel.com/news/16424129/detail.html. 2008-06-13. dead.
  7. Web site: JW Marriott Indianapolis Website. Marriott.com.
  8. Web site: About JW Indy. 2011-02-10. jwindy.com.
  9. Web site: Largest Indianapolis-Area Hotels. Indianapolis Business Journal. November 15, 2020.
  10. News: Lindquist. David. Borg-Warner Trophy to rise over Downtown. April 27, 2016. The Indianapolis Star. April 18, 2016.