A Hilton-branded hotel is slated to occupy the former Union Trust office building constructed in Stamford’s downtown in the 1920s.
Stamford developer F.D. Rich Company earlier this year submitted a plan to the Zoning Board to convert the office building, at 300 Main St., into a 149-room hotel that will operate under the Curio by Hilton flag.
Plans include building two more stories atop a 1984 addition to the building, which currently has more than 100,000 square feet of office space and a 147-space parking garage.
The project’s “signature feature” entails turning the two-story banking hall into a restaurant/bar and lobby and reactivating intact bank vault doors, the document stated.
The planned hotel, which has yet to be named, will also include 1,500 square feet of meeting space and amenities for guests that may include a rooftop pool.
The site occupies 27,405 square feet of space at the corner of Main and Summer streets.
“The proposed conversion will enrich the Downtown, meet the growing demand for unique hotel accommodations and ensure the Union Trust Building remains an integral component of the City’s streetscape and skyline well into the future,” the document said.
F. D. Rich bought the high vacancy office building last spring for $7 million.
F.D. Rich could not be reached for comment on the project
