McPier has awarded Marriott with a contract to operate the Gensler-designed McCormick Place mega-hotel, reports The Tribune. Marriott beat out Hilton, Hyatt, and others for rights to the 1,200-room project, adjacent to McCormick Place. The Marriott Marquis— the hotelier's "convention" brand—will become the centerpiece of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's virtually-unstoppable hotel/arena complex when it opens in late 2016. The TIF-happy, controversial plan has approvals in the bag and land acquisition is rolling along. [Trib, previously]
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