Batson-Cook Construction has broken ground for Renaissance Hotel, a new luxury hotel scheduled to open in March 2017 at the Gateway Convention Center in College Park near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

The seven-story, 136,000-square-foot hotel will feature 204 rooms and a conference center with ballrooms and meeting rooms.  Other amenities include a restaurant, full-service bar and studio, and fitness center.  An additional 187 parking spaces will be added to an existing parking deck at the site.  The project will cost $34.4 million to construct.

“We are excited to begin work on our first project with Grove Street Partners, the developers of the hotel,” said Dave Schoendorf, vice-president of Batson-Cook. Grove Street Partners is a real estate development, management and leasing company which focuses primarily on office, industrial and hospitality properties.

Architect for the project is Rule Joy Trammell and Rubio of Atlanta. Mechanical, electrical and plumbing services are being provided by McKenney’s, Inc., Excel Electrical Technologies, and Stasco Plumbing, respectively.  At the peak of construction, more than 200 workers will be on site.