Image | Courtesy of Worcester Conservation Commission, Boehler Engineering
Plans for the hotel call for a four-story building with 122 rooms.
December 5, 2024
Four-story, 122-room hotel proposed for Worcester near Route 146
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Park Silver Development is proposing to construct a four-story, extended-stay hotel on a narrow 2.8-acre property at 277 Providence St.
A Maryland-based firm is proposing to construct an extended-stay, 122-room WoodSpring Suites near Route 146, which if completed could help address what some city and business officials are saying is a hotel shortage in Worcester.
Park Silver Development is proposing to construct a four-story, extended-stay hotel on a narrow 2.8-acre property at 277 Providence St., according to documents filed with the Worcester Conservation Commission ahead of its Dec. 9 meeting.
The site is near the northbound exit of Route 146 onto Millbury Street, directly southeast of the bankHometown branch located at 1001 Millbury St.
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WoodSpring Suites is an extended-stay brand operated by Maryland-based Choice Hotels International with more than 260 locations in the country, according to its website. Extended-stay hotels are designed to offer accommodations to guests for a longer term than other hotels, featuring amenities commonly found in apartments, including kitchens and self-serve laundry.
The property at 277 Providence St. is owned by Depot Associates LLC, a Worcester-based entity managed by Gary Melia of Sutton and Melvyn Glickman of Florida, and was given a tax assessment value of $351,600 for 2025, according to City of Worcester property records.
Boehler Engineering in Southborough is leading the project’s design.
The addition of 122 rooms to Worcester’s hotel stock could help address what some are calling the city’s hotel room shortage.
Both City Manager Eric Batista and Worcester Greater Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Timothy Murray spoke about the shortage during the debate over Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s decision to purchase two hotel properties in the Gateway Park neighborhood of the city.
Eric Casey is the managing editor at Worcester Business Journal, who primarily covers the manufacturing and real estate industries.
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