Western Front Hotel rendering courtesy Cornestone Hospitality.
Developer Creative Boutique Hotels (CBH) held a groundbreaking ceremony this month for the 33-room Western Front Hotel in downtown St. Paul.
The $7.3 million boutique hotel is expected to open by summer 2017.
Creative Boutique Hotels is a Virginia-based partnership focused on the development of boutique hotels in small markets.
The hotel will be developed utilizing the former Willis and Dye buildings. In addition to guest rooms it will include a restaurant and music venue; rooftop dining; a rooftop bar and outdoor entertainment spaces.