By Eric Curl
July 1, 2022 – With a new name and new floral-themed mural, a former Homewood Suites on White Bluff Road is on its way to serving Savannah’s residents rather than visitors.
A site plan was recently submitted to convert the 102-room hotel into an 102-unit apartment building, following the city’s vote to rezone the site for residential use in January. The planned modifications are minor and include ADA improvements and safety upgrades, and the apartments are being advertised as available starting in September.
Unfortunately, the unit rates are not quite as low as the developer indicated they would be during the city council meeting. Now dubbed The Spoke, 1-bedroom units at the apartment complex start at $1,134, as of July 1, while 2-bedroom units start at $1,774. At the city council meeting, the developer’s representative told the mayor and alderman rents for a one bedroom were expected to be in the $900-$1,000 range, while 2 bedrooms would be up to $1,300.
The developer indicated they may do a similar conversion with the extended stay Residences Inn next door, however, such conversions are not practical for most hotels. Such extended stay lodging facilities are more easily converted into apartments since they already include amenities such as a kitchen.
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