Developers begin Convention Center Headquarters Hilton Hotel this spring

Senate Street front and Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse entry at the new Hilton between the State House and the Convention Center Photo courtesy of Windsor/Aughtry

• Eight stories

• 165,000 square feet total

• 222 sleeping rooms

• Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse seating: 250, to include four private dining rooms

• 6,300 square feet of meeting and

banquet space

• 3,900 square feet in the main

ballroom, seating 300 for banquets

• Brick and stone exterior

• Blue granite finished lobby

• Fitness center with aerobics and resistance

• Pool and sun deck

• WiFi and wired throughout

• Business center with secured printing from any room

• Construction this spring

Contributed by John Temple Ligon