HRI Properties, New Orleans, is restoring and converting the long-vacant King Edward Hotel in downtown Jackson, Miss., into a 186-room Hilton Garden Inn that will also include 64 apartment units, 187 on-site parking spaces, and 2,910 sf of retail space. The hotel and apartment project represents an $82 million investment jointly developed by HRI, Jackson developer David Watkins, and New Orleans Saints running back Deuce McAllister, who grew up near Jackson. HRI has developed two Hilton-brand hotels in New Orleans, one in Shreveport, La., and another under construction in Richmond, Va.
King Edward Hotel conversion aims to revitalize downtown Jackson
This article first appeared in the 200808
issue of BD+C.