http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-09-05T06:46:29Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hampshire%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/28/23410/2569 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/dreammaritime.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Is what you see above: A) another nautical building sticking off the back of the Maritime Hotel? &nbsp;B) a homeless shelter? Or is it C) <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/vikram%20chatwal"><b>Vikram Chatwal's</b></a> $70 million dollar chunk of the Meatpacking District?<p> As is only proper in the business of building New York hotels, ALL THREE crazy statements are very true. The property at 346 West 17th Street, formerly The Covenant House homeless shelter, was purchased by Vikram's father's company <b>Hampshire Hotels</b> late last year. <p>Looking like The Maritime in drydock, the <b>Downtown Dream</b> so far has a gutted interior, a fully painted mud-grey exterior and construction that appears to be moving right along...for now. <p>According to Vikram's company website, his Downtown Dream is JetSetCD 2008-04-29T14:00:01-05:00 40.742293 -74.003428 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/