$25 Million Renovation of St. Louis' Union Station Begins
May 22, 2013 - Paric Corp. has begun a $25 million renovation of St. Louis' landmark Union Station, now a hotel, meeting, restaurant, entertainment and retail center.
Lodging Hospitality Management will update all 539 guest rooms in the DoubleTree hotel, plus the exhibition and grand halls. The renovation will add about 50,000 square feet of meeting space, doubling the size of hotel's current meeting facilities. The project is planned to be completed next spring. Architect is the Lawrence Group.
Paric, one of the largest St. Louis-based companies, pairs construction management and negotiated general construction. Organized in 1979, Paric specializes in historic renovations; hospitality, industrial and institutional facilities; office interiors; senior living and healthcare facilities. More information about Paric is at www.paric.com.
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