Hotel proposed for southern area of downtown

Another hotel has been proposed for downtown Minneapolis.

This time, it's a 210-room Hampton Inn & Suites slated for Eighth St. N. and First Av. S.

Minneapolis-based ESG Architects will present preliminary plans to the Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association on Tuesday night. Mortenson Development is the developer on the project.

Details are scant at this point. A Mortenson spokesman says the number of rooms could change, and he declined to release how much the project will cost.