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The proposal was presented to the planning board last night, a month after another developer aired plans for a seven-story hotel and convention center closer to the site of the access road. The two proposed hotels would be the third and fourth ones within a one-mile corridor of South River Road. The other two are Hampton Inn and Suites and Country Inn and Suites by Carlson.
Greg Kirsch, the president of Astoria Properties, LLC, the proponent for the project, is confident there will be demand for more hotel and office space.
"The fact that it is so close to the 293-Everett Turnpike interchange to the north and the future airport access road and the Everett Turnpike interchange to the south I think will lead to a consistent growth in this area as a primary focus of commercial development," Kirsch said. "We see this as the next wave of 21st century commercial development in the Manchester area." Kirsch has spoken with a number of hotel chains and franchises, but he said none has committed. He said it is too early to line up possible tenants. Kirsch will submit a formal plan to the town in the next four to eight weeks. After two to four months of review with the planning board, construction could begin next spring.
