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that would help the building match other buildings downtown. The former office building would have 140 hotel rooms and 39 condominiums, also adding 35,300 square feet of parking. Glenn Wilcox and John McKibbon were partners in the project. The
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article said "the opening of such a modern, imposing edifice was a source of pride for many in
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