An historic downtown hotel, which had been vacant for years, was restored as a 54-room business-class hotel. Originally constructed in 1929, the seven-story building had been acquired by the City of Bryan and then sold to a developer selected through an RFP process. Funding for the public/private project involved the City of Bryan, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and a local bank, as well as federal tax credits for historic properties. The National Development Council worked with the City to oversee the project.