The city is contributing $16 million to the $144 million cost ofthe project. The per-room development cost equates to $205,714, alofty figure, considering many non-convention hotels were built for$50,000 per room only five years ago.

Also going up is a $20-million Courtyard by Marriott, a$19-million Residence Inn, and a Hilton Garden and Hampton Inn atan estimated cost of $32 million.

Charlotte's leaders are aggressively pushing new hotelconstruction to handle the area's $2.8-billion-a-year tourismindustry. The metropolitan area has lost several large conventiondates over the years because it could not house the visitors,according to the Charlotte Convention & Visitors Bureau.

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