Skanska awarded $150m Marriott Nashville hotel

Scandinavian contractor Skanska has won a $153m contract with JW Marriott to build a 75,000 square metre, 33-storey luxury hotel in Nashville, USA.

The establishment will contain 533 guest rooms and suites, a 250-seat restaurant and a 200-seat rooftop specialty restaurant, as well as a 3,500 square metre ballroom and meeting space. 

The hotel will be located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Eighth Avenue South and Demonbreun Street in the city’s downtown SoBro District.  

Construction started in June 2016 and is due to be completed in June 2018.

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