Westin Birmingham
The Westin Birmingham is a 9-story, 294-room luxury hotel at 2221 Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North, which anchors the Uptown entertainment district adjoining the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex. The hotel is owned and operated by the BJCC through its pre-existing contract with Starwood Hotels, operator of the adjacent Sheraton Birmingham. The two hotels share a back-office.
The architect for the hotel was Rabun Rasche Rector & Reece of Atlanta in association with Birmingham's NGH Group. At Mayor William Bell's suggestion, the design of the hotel was tweaked to provide more of what he termed a "wow factor". Brasfield & Gorrie was lead contractor, along with minority-owned partners A. G. Gaston Construction and Monumental Construction.
Ground was broken for the hotel on January 24, 2011. Design approval was granted in April of that year. In September, the project was awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) "silver" certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.
The Westin Birmingham opened on February 14, 2013. It features a full-service restaurant, a fitness center (with workout clothing and gear available for rent) and an outdoor heated rooftop pool, along with 7,000 square feet of meeting and banquet facilities.
Restaurants
- 2221 Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North: Casey's Sports Grill (2017–), former location of Todd English P.U.B. (2013–2017)
- Suite B: Santos Coffee
- Dillard's Chophouse (2024–)
References
- Bryant, Joseph D. (May 10, 2010) "Birmingham Mayor William Bell to unveil hotel, retail BJCC plans." The Birmingham News
- Bryant, Joseph D. (June 9, 2010) "Developer shows new sketches of proposed Westin Hotel." The Birmingham News
- Williams, Roy L. (January 5, 2011) "Contractors named for Birmingham entertainment district hotel." The Birmingham News
- Williams, Roy L. (January 23, 2011) "New hotel design adds 'wow' factor to Westin." The Birmingham News
- Tomberline, Michael (April 6, 2011) "Birmingham design panel approves West Hotel and entertainment district project." The Birmingham News
- Tomberlin, Michael (October 23, 2013) "Westin Birmingham earns LEED Silver certification." The Birmingham News
- Thornton, William (April 4, 2024) "A popular Tuscaloosa steakhouse will soon open a new Birmingham location." AL.com
External links
- Westin Birmingham website