| Hyatt Regency New Orleans | |
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| HyattBrokenWindowsIoerror.jpg Broken windows after Hurricane Katrina |
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| General information | |
| Type | Hotel |
| Location | 500 Poydras Plaza New Orleans, LA USA |
| Completed | 1976 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | N/A |
| Roof | 361 feet (110 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 27 |
Hyatt Regency New Orleans, located at 500 Poydras Plaza in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, is a 31-story, 361-foot (110 m)-tall. It has 1,193 guest rooms, including 95 suites. It is part of a complex of connected buildings, which includes the Louisiana Superdome, 1250 Poydras Plaza, Entergy Tower, and the Benson Tower. Originally opened in 1976, it was designed by Welton Becket and Associates.
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The structure received heavy damage during Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 and remained closed for six years afterwards. The previous hotel owners, Chicago-based Strategic Hotels and Resorts Inc., along with other investors announced in early 2006 a plan to redevelop the area around the Superdome (including the adjacent hotel) into a performance art park called the "National Jazz Center". The plan, designed in concept by Pritzker Award-winning architect Thom Mayne, was later abandoned.
Poydras Properties Hotel Holdings acquired the Hyatt from Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc. for $32 million in 2007. [1]
On February 20, 2009, the State Bond Commission approved $225 million in special low-cost bonds to help renovate the Hyatt Regency. [2]
Hyatt issued a statement in August 2010 announcing a redevelopment effort carrying a price tag of $275 million. The redesign of the 31-story building, just next door to the Louisiana Superdome, calls for 200,000 square feet (19,000 m2) of meeting and exhibition space, two restaurants, two bars, and a coffee bar. The hotel reopened on October 19, 2011[3].