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Philadelphia to Get Probably the Coolest-Looking Hotel Building Ever

Ok, so it's no Death Star Hotel but this is kinda amazing. The Illadelph blog has the breaking news on a crazy new hotel to be built in Center City.

Called The Unknot Tower, the Winka Dubbeldam-designed building is a architectural wonder. We can't describe it so we just have to rely on these renderings from the Illadelph.

But don't judge a book by its cover or a building by its design. There's good stuff inside too. The 27-story building will be located on 12th and Chestnut street which desperately needs a cool hotel and will have retail space, residences and according to Foobooz, a L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon restaurant.

As for the hotel bit, it will have 145 rooms and will be managed by GHM Hotels which currently has 14 luxury properties around the world but only one in the U.S. and that's the Setai. So this will be a swank hotel indeed. And we wouldn't expect anything less. You think they'd put a Best Western in this architectural greatness?

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The Stephen Starr Philadelphia Story

It's common knowledge that restaurateur Stephen Starr has been sniffing around Philadelphia for some big-time hospitality industry opportunities.

Whether it be opening his own boutique hotel or just getting in on some ground-floor restaurant at an already well-established hotel, Starr is looking to beef up his hotel presence in the City of Brotherly Love.

Already Starr has done a bang-up job of getting his restaurant company inserted into big hotels like W Philly and Ft. Lauderdale (and possibly South Beach).

More importantly he's signed a letter of intent to take over the Sofitel Philadelphia's restaurant, lobby bar and lounge.

Now Illadelph Blog has done some analysis of Stephen Starr's presence in the city and it's all good.

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