Brick Facade Collapses at Historic Building; Damage Occurred During Construction of Watermark Hotel.Business Editors SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2002 The Watermark watermark: see paper. See digital watermark. Hotel, a historic building in downtown San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. currently under construction as an upscale luxury hotel and European-style spa and fitness center, today suffered damages to the exterior facade facing Commerce Street. The brick facade wall collapsed at approximately 8:45 a.m. during construction that encompasses an adaptive restoration of the existing 70,000 square foot, four-story building to a 120,000 square foot, seven-story structure. Construction to the Watermark Hotel also involves a total redevelopment of the L. Frank Saddlery sad·dler·y n. pl. sad·dler·ies 1. Equipment, such as saddles and harnesses, for horses. 2. A shop that sells tack. 3. The craft or business of one that makes or sells tack. building. The wall collapse resulted in non-life threatening injuries to one construction worker and one pedestrian. The injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. persons were transported to University Hospital and Brook Army Medical Center. "The hotel and project team is concerned about the individuals who sustained injuries as a result of the collapse and is also grateful that there were no major injuries or casualties," commented Michael Bazar, future general manager of the Watermark. "Our primary concern is safety, both for our workers and pedestrians. Bricks and mortar A store (shop, supermarket, department store, etc.) in the real world. Contrast with clicks and mortar. are truly secondary." Engineers and contractors are assessing the damage currently and no estimates have been released. The project design team includes HKS HKS Harvard Kennedy School (John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University; Cambridge, MA) HKS Hrvatski Košarkaški Savez (Croatian Basketball Federation) HKS Silver Hake HKS Hong Kong Standard Inc. of Dallas, architect; Lyda Builders, San Antonio, contractor; Hirsch Bedner Associates, Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , interior designer; and Project Control Inc., San Antonio, project manager. The Watermark Hotel is slated to become San Antonio's finest luxury hotel and spa and one of the most spectacular in the southwest, with design elements and levels of service that will attract international attention. Upon completion of construction and the adaptive restoration, the hotel will offer 99 luxury guest rooms and suites ranging in size from 400 to 600 square feet, each featuring high ceilings, marble bathrooms, separate water closets, showers and Jacuzzi baths. Guests will enjoy beautiful views of the world-famous River Walk and San Antonio skyline. The Watermark Hotel will also include 4,500 square feet of meeting space for private events, receptions and corporate meetings and a 17,000 square foot European style spa with 20 treatment rooms. |
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