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Cedar Rapids council picks Conlon to develop new 136-room hotel near New Bohemia

Council also takes action on Hawkeye Downs redevelopment plan, new housing development, new company headquarters
By: Richard Pratt|September 25, 2024
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    • Marriott Aloft New Bohemia new hotel

    A rendering of the planned Marriott Aloft hotel at the intersection of Second Street and 12th Avenue SE in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS

    Conlon Construction has been selected as the developer of a new 136-room hotel near the New Bohemia neighborhood in southeast Cedar Rapids.

    The Cedar Rapids City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve Conlon’s proposal to develop the property at the intersection of 2nd Street and 12th Avenue SE, just northwest of the African American Museum of Iowa.

    The property has traditionally been known as Lot 44, a parking lot, but…

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