Hawkeye Hotels plans to build a Hampton Inn in Cedar Falls
Hawkeye Hotels has filed plans in Cedar Falls for a six-story Hampton Inn at a prominent downtown location, the Corridor Business Journal reported. The Coralville firm is seeking to build the 120- to 130-room facility on a 2.5-acre site at the northwest corner of West First and Main streets, where the Broom Factory Restaurant once stood. Hawkeye President Ravi Patel said the location is attractive because it’s near the core of retail, restaurant and events activities. The building will be similar to the company’s property in Des Moines’ Court Avenue District. Hawkeye has been expanding rapidly in recent years, and acquired its 15th Iowa property last month with the purchase of the Radisson Quad City Plaza in Davenport, according to Midwest Meetings.