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An artist's rendering shows the proposed Charles Hotel on Kalispell's Main Street. (Courtesy of A&E Design)
July 22, 2021
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Huge parking garage out of character for historic Main Street
If you are wondering what in the world is going on with an eight-story parking structure in the middle of historic downtown Kalispell, you are not alone.
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Kalispell moves forward on parking garage and multi-family housing project
Kalispell City Council on Monday authorized allowing city staff to negotiate a developer’s agreement and lease agreement with the Montana Hotel Dev Partners based on their proposal to turn a downtown public lot into a parking garage coupled with retail space and housing.
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Developer proposes 8-story parking garage with housing
Kalispell City Council is showing interest in a concept to add housing to a downtown parking structure, pushing the proposed building to roughly eight stories in height.
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Kalispell parking structure on Council work session agenda
The parking garage is a major component of The Charles Hotel, a boutique hotel planned for downtown. The Montana Hotel Dev Partners, the group behind the connected projects, is asking Council to consider changes to the parking structure component of the plans
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Downtown hotel proposal tops Kalispell agenda
Kalispell City Council on Tuesday will consider several agreements related to the development of a proposed downtown hotel.
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Hotel project mulled at Kalispell council session
A proposed hotel in downtown Kalispell got its first round of public perusal during a Kalispell City Council work session Monday night, with proponents and opponents weighing in on the sizable development project.
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5-story hotel proposed on Main Street in Kalispell
Plans for $47M project include parking structure
Plans for a $47 million five-story hotel and separate parking garage in downtown Kalispell have the potential to change not only the city’s skyline but also the economic stability of Main Street.