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UK: The Malhotra Group is planning a £35 million 120-bedroom hotel in Newcastle.
The company aims to create a luxury hotel with a rooftop swimming pool, nightclub, restaurants and retail outlets. The new development will join the Grey Street boutique hotel, in the Malhotra portfolio. It recently reopened after a £1.2 million refurbishment.
The hotel will be a conversion of several buildings buildings in the Grainger Town area. To be designed by Space Architects, it will stretch from Grey Street down to its junction with Mosley Street and across to the lower part of Cloth Market, according to the Newcastle Chronicle.
Meenu Malhotra, group chairman of Malhotra Group, said: “As owners of the Grey Street hotel we are well aware of the importance of ensuring that any development in this area celebrates its history and we believe this new hotel will be a huge asset, not just to Grey Street but to the city as a whole. It’s a very ambitious scheme, and we will work very closely the city planners and conservations department in respecting all aspects of the historic architecture to ensure these landmark buildings are brought back to their former glory.”
If approved, the hotel is set to open in 2020.
