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November 25, 2012: update.
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The Shut Eye Hotel in Alexander will be done in 90 days rather than the typical hotel construction period.
The hotel is being built at 205 29th St. N.W. by Banyan Investment Group, a hospitality company, and Proteus On-Demand builders.
The hotel is made up of modular rooms bolted together and wrapped in a steel skin. That’s what makes it so fast to build, but guests will be unable to tell it’s made up of multiple structures, said Chris Cooper, vice president of special projects for Banyan Investment Group.
Cooper also said the hotel structure is engineered to stand up to wind and snow. [Let's hope.]
Even though the hotel is not being built to be temporary, it can be relocated if necessary because of it’s modular design, Cooper said.For newbies: Alexander is about halfway between Williston and Watford City. I posted a photo of a sign announcing a new truck stop just south of Alexander, maybe a year ago.
There certainly is a sense of urgency in the Bakken. This would not happen in Boston.
Interesting, Bruce. I used to stay with the Alexanders in Alexander when i was a mere pup when my father was an MDU lineman/appliance salesman out of Watford City.
ReplyDelete... and I worked for one with summer with MDU linemen as a "gopher." For all I know, I worked with your --- although probably not; I worked with linemen out of Williston.
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