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SCOTT ENTERPRISES BREAKS GROUND ON NEW HAMPTON INN & SUITES HOTEL AT HARBOR PLACE SITE

ERIE, PA (APRIL 3, 2018) | SCOTT ENTERPRISES HAS BEGUN CONSTRUCTION ON A NEW HAMPTON INN & SUITES HOTEL. THE HOTEL’S CONSTRUCTION WILL BE PART OF THE INITIAL PHASE FOR THE COMPANY’S VISION OF A MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT AMONG ERIE’S BAYFRONT, HARBOR PLACE.

UPON COMPLETION, THE EIGHT-STORY HOTEL WILL HOST 95-100 GUEST ROOMS AND WILL FEATURE A STUNNING ROOFTOP BAR. WORK ON THE NEW HOTEL IS SET TO BEGIN IN MAY, WITH 12-14 MONTHS OF CONSTRUCTION EXPECTED. THE HOTEL WILL BE BUILT ON A 12-ACRE AREA OF LAND NORTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF STATE STREET AND THE BAYFRONT.

SCOTT ENTERPRISES HAS WORKED WITH WEBER MURPHY FOX ARCHITECTS ON THE HOTEL’S DESIGN, AS WELL AS THE OVERALL SITE DESIGN FOR HARBOR PLACE.  SPAULDING-BANKS WILL OVERSEE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FOR THE NEW HOTEL

HARBOR PLACE WILL BE BUILT IN PHASES AND WILL EVENTUALLY INCLUDE A WATERFRONT RESTAURANT, OFFICE SPACE, TWO HOTELS, RETAIL SHOPS, PARKING GARAGES, A SKATING RINK, CONDOMINIUMS AND APARTMENTS. A PLANNED SKYWALK WOULD CONNECT THE COMPLEX TO UPMC HAMOT HOSPITAL, ALLOWING SAFE & EASY PEDESTRIAN ACCESS FROM FRENCH STREET.  SCOTT ENTERPRISES WILL INVEST $150 MILLION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HARBOR PLACE.

FOLLOWING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HAMPTON INN & SUITES, THE HARBOR PLACE PROJECT WILL BEGIN WORK ON PHASE TWO, WHICH INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 90,000 SQUARE FOOT, EIGHT-STORY MIXED-USE OFFICE BUILDING WITH RETAIL SPACE LOCATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR.

“THIS PROJECT WILL BE A GAME-CHANGER FOR THE ERIE COMMUNITY,” EXPLAINS NICK SCOTT SR., PRESIDENT AND OWNER OF SCOTT ENTERPRISES. “THE CREATION OF HARBOR PLACE WILL PROVIDE THE DOWNTOWN & BAYFRONT AREAS WITH A MASSIVE ECONOMIC BOOST THAT WILL CREATE JOBS WHERE ERIE CITIZENS CAN LIVE, WORK & PLAY WHILE BRINGING VISITORS TO OUR BEAUTIFUL BAYFRONT.”