Also included are new retail, office, and apartments, a Courtyard by Marriott to serve Grand Wayne Convention Center and Embassy Theatre patrons, and an adjoining park with amphitheater and fountain.
The retail portion of the project is valued at $6 million and covers 24,000 square feet (2,200 m2) at the ground level of The Harrison along West Jefferson Boulevard.
Currently, a Three Rivers Federal Credit Union and Indianapolis-based Los Patios Mexican Restaurant occupy space on the lower level.
A 250-room Courtyard by Marriott is situated at the corner of West Jefferson Boulevard and South Harrison Street.
On Thursday, December 18, 2008, construction workers punctured a natural gas line with dirt-moving equipment, causing an isolated fire that burned for over an hour.