{"id":193885,"date":"2026-05-16T01:47:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T01:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/193885\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T01:47:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T01:47:37","slug":"local-leaders-say-hotel-expected-to-be-built-in-downtown-pittsburgh-will-bring-boost-to-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/193885\/","title":{"rendered":"Local leaders say hotel expected to be built in Downtown Pittsburgh will bring boost to area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 A new hotel is planned for a site adjacent to the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">We spoke with County Executive Sara Innamorato and state Senator Wayne Fontana today about the new hotel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Both emphasized what a giant economic boost it\u2019s going to be for the city and the county.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019ll be a great economic development project for Downtown, union jobs, more rooms, more tourism, bringing more,\u201d Innamorato said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The new Loews Hotel will have 500 rooms and will also have a restaurant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The governor\u2019s office is estimating a $418 million investment with 1200 union construction jobs and 400 permanent union jobs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">A hotel connected to the convention center has been under discussion for two years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s exciting after almost two years of negotiating and going back and forth with Loews that we have a letter of intent,\u201d Fontana said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">State officials announced they do plan to fast-track the project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">While an exact timeline hasn\u2019t been released just yet, Senator Fontana said they\u2019re hoping to see a groundbreaking at the end of this year, with the new hotel open for business in 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PITTSBURGH \u2014 A new hotel is planned for a site adjacent to the David L. 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