JW Marriott Indianapolis

JW Marriott Indianapolis
JW Marriott Indianapolis
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General information
StatusOpen
TypeHotel
LocationIndianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates39°46′0″N 86°10′05.5″W / 39.76667°N 86.168194°W / 39.76667; -86.168194
Construction startedMay 29, 2008; 15 years ago (May 29, 2008)
Completed2011[1]
OpenedFebruary 4, 2011; 13 years ago (February 4, 2011)[2]
Cost$450 million for Marriott Complex[3]
OwnerWhite Lodging
ManagementWhite Lodging
Height
Roof376 ft (115 m)
Technical details
Floor count34
Floor area2,535,418 sq ft (235,548.0 m2)[1]
Lifts/elevators38[1]
Design and construction
Architect(s)HOK Chicago (Design Architect and AOR Hotel Tower) and CSO Architects (AOR Podium)
DeveloperWhite Properties
Structural engineerMagnusson Klemencic Associates
Main contractorHunt Construction Group

JW Marriott Indianapolis is a hotel in downtown Indianapolis, adjacent to the Indiana Convention Center. The new JW Marriott Indianapolis is part of the $450 million Marriott Place, consisting of five Marriott hotels all connected to the Indiana Convention Center. The City of Indianapolis contributed $48 million to the project.[4] The hotel is 34 floors and 376 feet (115 m) tall, making it the 7th-tallest building in Indianapolis and tallest hotel in Indiana.[3][5][6] The facility also has a 950 space underground parking garage.[3] It is the largest JW Marriott hotel in the United States based on its 1,013 guest rooms and is owned and managed by White Lodging.

Facilities[edit]

The JW Marriott has 637 double rooms, 343 "lavish king rooms", and 25 luxury suites. The hotel features 54 meeting rooms with a total of 104,000 square feet, three restaurants, and the largest ballroom of any hotel in the Midwest and also one of the largest Marriott ballrooms in the world.[7] The JW Marriott Indianapolis has three restaurants.[8]

According to the Indianapolis Business Journal, the JW Marriott Indianapolis has 600 full-time employees. As of 2023, three dining options were located in the hotel, including High Velocity, Osteria Pronto (OP) Italian, and Starbucks.[9]

Window displays[edit]

Since its opening in 2011, the JW Marriott Indianapolis has displayed numerous "jumbo" graphics on its east-facing concave curtain wall. Indianapolis-based Sport Graphics is the exclusive partner for the displays, which have included the Vince Lombardi Trophy (commemorating Super Bowl XLVI), an NCAA bracket (commemorating the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game), and the Borg-Warner Trophy (commemorating the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500).[10]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "JW Marriott Indianapolis Downtown". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  2. ^ Kightlinger, Cathy (February 13, 2011). "Marriott kickoff is a super start". The Indianapolis Star. Gannett Company. p. G6. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "A work in progress". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
  4. ^ "Lodging for Growth". Lodging Hospitality. No. September 2007. Penton Publishing. 15 September 2007.
  5. ^ "JW Marriott Indianapolis". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
  6. ^ "Work Set To Begin On $425 Million Indy Hotel". WRTV. Archived from the original on 2008-06-13. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
  7. ^ "JW Marriott Indianapolis Website". Marriott.com.
  8. ^ "About JW Indy". jwindy.com. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
  9. ^ "Largest Indianapolis-Area Hotels". Indianapolis Business Journal. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  10. ^ Lindquist, David (April 18, 2016). "Borg-Warner Trophy to rise over Downtown". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved April 27, 2016.

External links[edit]

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