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Work on the W Hotel Minneapolis Grinding Along

We've stayed in our share of hotels fashioned out of historic buildings. Usually, we're appreciating the free WiFi too much to actually notice. But the new W Hotel Minneapolis might be a bit different.

It's inside the landmark Foshay Building, and workers have already uncovered and refurbished an arcade ceiling in the main entryway. Upstairs, offices are being gutted and turned into rooms. The boardroom used by the building's former owner, Wilbur Foshay, will be a new bar and restaurant, with original mahogany paneling and casement windows intact.

By the time the work is finished--and who knows when that'll be--investors will have dumped $75 million into the project, five times what they paid for the actual building. Right now, the opening date is set for July 28, 2008.

Related Stories:
· Foshay's Rebirth [Star-Tribune]
· W Hotel Coming to Minneapolis [HotelChatter]