https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/dow...3dc99c086c.html

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Downtown Michigan City is poised to land an eight-story boutique hotel with a rooftop pool and upscale restaurant

Economic Development Corporation Michigan City Executive Director Clarence Hulse said developers were planning a massive $150 million downtown project that would include the hotel and condos on West Michigan Boulevard by city hall.

"It will be a high-end boutique hotel with about 140 condos," he said. "A high-end restaurant will be attached. We're excited."

Developers plan to bring initial plans to the Michigan City Redevelopment Commission next month so it could start getting all the required city approvals, he said.


"It will be a well-known chain with 10 locations," he said. "This will be their first location in a market like this."

The developer is from out-of-town and was interested in a Michigan City hotel because of the draw of the lakefront, Indiana Dunes National Park and other attractions, Hulse said. The developer would partner with a Chicagoland restaurant group, which would likely determine the concept for the restaurant after a market study, he said.

"It will be a unique luxury boutique hotel," he said. "We're fortunate it will be a unique project."

Hulse said the it would be an art-themed, ecofriendly hotel prominently displaying art.