City, County Loaning Money to Developer for Downtown Hotel and Conference Center

Originally Published Augusr 30, 2025
Frederick News-Post

By Nolan Wilkinson

The city of Frederick and Frederick County are loaning $4.5 million to the developer of the planned Downtown Hotel and Conference Center after City Council members unanimously approved the loan in their Aug. 21 meeting.

The loan includes $2 million from the city and $2.5 million from the county.

The money is set to be used to refinance the debt the developer accrued in acquiring the property, according to city documents.

To read the article in its entirety: https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/continuing_coverage/downtown_hotel/city-county-loaning-money-to-developer-for-downtown-hotel-and-conference-center/article_b2088a1c-602b-516e-9b6d-87c987c69776.html

$7.5M Earmarked for Downtown Hotel Project Clears Final Hurdle

Originally Published July 16, 2025
Frederick News-Post

By Cameron Adams

The Maryland Board of Public Works has approved a $7.5 million capital grant that was earmarked for the Downtown Frederick Hotel and Conference Center project.

Carter Elliott IV, press secretary for Gov. Wes Moore, said in an interview on Wednesday that this was the final stamp of approval for the project funding through a mechanism that had been included in the budget for fiscal year 2026.

To read the article in its entirety: https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/continuing_coverage/downtown_hotel/7-5m-earmarked-for-downtown-hotel-project-clears-final-hurdle/article_7d044188-d243-58b1-8209-bef5e2ad7708.html

Downtown Hotel Project Clears Another Hurdle, Developer Eyes Fall Groundbreaking

Originally Published July 11, 2025
Frederick News-Post

By Cameron Adams

The developer of a planned hotel and conference center in downtown Frederick has completed its acquisition of land for the project and is now looking to break ground in the fall.

The Frederick Downtown Hotel and Conference Center at Carroll Creek is a planned 208-room Marriott-branded hotel on South Carroll Street between East Patrick Street and Carroll Creek.

The developer, Plamondon Hospitality Partners, is expected to pay $73.54 million of the $102 million for the project, according to city records.

To read the article in its entirety:

https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/continuing_coverage/downtown_hotel/downtown-hotel-project-clears-another-hurdle-developer-eyes-fall-groundbreaking/article_302fa0be-c061-5c3b-a1ae-cc3fc80b65fb.html

Downtown Hotel's Lighting Plan Approved by Historic Preservation Commission

Originally Published January 24, 2025
Frederick News-Post

By Cameron Adams

The city of Frederick’s Historic Preservation Commission on Thursday unanimously approved a lighting plan for the downtown hotel and conference center project.

All other elements of the design of the Frederick Conference Center Hotel at Carroll Creek — a 208-room Marriott-branded hotel — were approved during a Nov. 14 HPC meeting.

To read the article in its entirety: https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/economy_and_business/real_estate_and_development/downtown-hotels-lighting-plan-approved-by-historic-preservation-commission/article_4f9c3e89-f878-5386-8670-cd203f671766.html

City's Planning Commission Critiques Plans for Hotel Project

Originally Published June 18, 2024
Frederick News-Post

By Ryan Marshall rmarshall@newspost.com

Excerpt: Several members of Frederick’s Planning Commission are unhappy with the architectural plans for a hotel and conference center planned along Carroll Creek in the city’s downtown.

Commission chairwoman Joan Strawson and member Ron Beattie expressed their reservations during a workshop discussion on the project Monday.

To read the article in its entirety: https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/economy_and_business/employment/citys-planning-commission-critiques-plans-for-hotel-project/article_cbc3bed8-630c-564c-80f6-a1cff0c5ce83.html

Release of the New Full-Service Hotel & Conference Center Impact Study

The downtown hotel team comprised of the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce, The City of Frederick Department of Economic Development, Frederick County Office of Economic Development, Downtown Frederick Partnership and Visit Frederick are enthusiastic about the results of the updated economic impact study and the ongoing discussions between the City and County about this critical project. To view the report in its entirety on the Chamber of Commerce website, click the link below.

https://frederickchamberinsights.com/2020/03/12/release-of-the-hunden-strategic-partners-full-service-hotel-conference-center-impact-study/