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The '''Pickwick Hotel and Conference Center''' is an 8-story 63-room full service hotel and conference center located mostly within the [[Medical Arts Building]] at 1023 [[20th Street South]] near [[5 Points South]].
'''The Hotel Highland at Five Points South''' is an 8-story, 63-room full service hotel and conference center located mostly within the [[Medical Arts Building]] at 1023 [[20th Street South]] in [[Five Points South]].


Adjacent to the hotel itself is a conference center and retail development called [[Pickwick Plaza]]. Both developments, which are named for the former [[Pickwick Club]], were created in the 1980s by cardiac surgeon [[Donald Kahn]].
== History ==
The Medical Arts Building was converted into '''Pickwick Hotel and Conference Center''' along with an adjacent conference center and retail development called [[Pickwick Plaza]] in the 1980s. Both developments were named for the former [[Pickwick Club]], which had opened nearby the same year as the Medical Arts Building, and headed by cardiac surgeon [[Donald Kahn]].


In November [[2006]] Atlanta developers Long & Cox Properties Inc. announced plans to purchase the hotel and embark on a $7 million overhaul which would transform the property into a high-end boutique hotel and martini bar. They have selected Denver, Colorado-based Richfield Hospitality to operate the hotel.
In November [[2006]] Atlanta developers Long & Cox Properties Inc. announced plans to purchase the hotel and embark on a estimated $7 million overhaul which would transform the property into a high-end boutique hotel and martini bar. They selected Denver, Colorado-based Richfield Hospitality Services to operate the hotel.


According to the developers’ website, the hotel will temporarily close beginning in January 2007 for the renovations to commence. When complete, it will be reopened as the '''Hotel Highland at Five Points South''' in March 2007. [http://lcproperties.com/current.html]
The Pickwick Hotel was closed in January [[2007]]. It quietly reopened in early July as The Hotel Highland.  A formal grand opening is expected in the fall.
 
The hotel includes a martini bar called '''The H Martini Bar'''.


==References==
==References==
* Nicholson, Gilbert (August 23, 2002) " 'Pickwick Club' provided name for hotel, retail plaza." ''Birmingham Business Journal''.
* Nicholson, Gilbert (August 23, 2002). " 'Pickwick Club' provided name for hotel, retail plaza." ''Birmingham Business Journal''.
* Tomberlin, Michael (November 2, 2006) "Atlanta developers buy Pickwick Hotel." ''Birmingham News''.
* Tomberlin, Michael (November 2, 2006). "Atlanta developers buy Pickwick Hotel." ''The Birmingham News''.
* Kent, Dawn.  (July 24, 2007).  "Former Pickwick gets new name, updated look."  ''The Birmingham News''.


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.pickwickhotel.com/ Pickwick Hotel] website
* [http://www.thehotelhighland.com/ The Hotel Highland] web site
* [http://lcproperties.com/current.html Long and Cox Properties] website
* [http://lcproperties.com/current.html Long and Cox Properties] website



Revision as of 14:39, 26 July 2007

The Hotel Highland at Five Points South is an 8-story, 63-room full service hotel and conference center located mostly within the Medical Arts Building at 1023 20th Street South in Five Points South.

History

The Medical Arts Building was converted into Pickwick Hotel and Conference Center along with an adjacent conference center and retail development called Pickwick Plaza in the 1980s. Both developments were named for the former Pickwick Club, which had opened nearby the same year as the Medical Arts Building, and headed by cardiac surgeon Donald Kahn.

In November 2006 Atlanta developers Long & Cox Properties Inc. announced plans to purchase the hotel and embark on a estimated $7 million overhaul which would transform the property into a high-end boutique hotel and martini bar. They selected Denver, Colorado-based Richfield Hospitality Services to operate the hotel.

The Pickwick Hotel was closed in January 2007. It quietly reopened in early July as The Hotel Highland. A formal grand opening is expected in the fall.

The hotel includes a martini bar called The H Martini Bar.

References

  • Nicholson, Gilbert (August 23, 2002). " 'Pickwick Club' provided name for hotel, retail plaza." Birmingham Business Journal.
  • Tomberlin, Michael (November 2, 2006). "Atlanta developers buy Pickwick Hotel." The Birmingham News.
  • Kent, Dawn. (July 24, 2007). "Former Pickwick gets new name, updated look." The Birmingham News.

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