Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide’s Aloft brand has started development of a new property as part of a re-use project in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas in the US.

The new Aloft Little Rock Downtown is scheduled to open in early 2016 and will be owned by the Chi Hotel Group.

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Aloft Little Rock Downtown will be housed in the 12-storey Boyle Building, which earlier functioned as the State National Bank Building in 1909, along with a retail space including a restaurant and coffee shop in the ground floor.

Aloft Hotels senior vice president Brian McGuinness said that Aloft Little Rock Downtown will bring modern design, a vibrant social atmosphere and innovative technology to Main Street.

"Aloft will soon reach 100 hotels, fueled by strong momentum across the globe," McGuinness added.

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Developed as part of a mixed-use development, the project is part of the city’s Capitol-Main Historic District renewal plan, which is expected to increase the value of Boyle Building on Capitol and Main Streets.

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"Aloft is increasingly sought after for adaptive re-use projects, which have helped drive the brand’s growth in markets across North America."

The 140-room hotel, which will represent the first Starwood hotel in Little Rock, will be located close to the Arkansas State Capitol Building, Clinton Presidential Library as well as restaurants, bars, galleries and shops in the popular River Market district.

The property is said to offer easy access to Robinson Center Music Hall, Statehouse Convention Centre, Verizon Arena and Dickey Stephens Park.

Amenities at the hotel will include a rooftop pool and deck offering downtown views, an all-day fitness centre and 4,000ft² of flexible meeting space suitable for both business meetings and social gatherings.

The new hotel is one of the brand’s many adaptive re-use projects, following the Aloft Orlando Downtown, Aloft Tulsa Downtown, Aloft Miami-Brickell, Aloft New Orleans Downtown and Aloft Dallas Downtown, in addition to two more new projects planned for 2014.

Starwood America development senior vice president Allison Reid said, "Aloft is increasingly sought after for adaptive re-use projects, which have helped drive the brand’s growth in markets across North America."