OVERTON HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER OPENS

LUBBOCK, TEXAS — The Overton Hotel and Conference Center, a 303-room hotel located in Lubbock, has opened. The $66 million project was developed as a public/private partnership between the City of Lubbock, owner/operator 1859 Historic Hotels Ltd. and developer Garfield Traub Development. It totals 15 stories and contains more than 20,000 square feet of meeting space, including an 11,250-square-foot ballroom. Amenities include a business center, a fitness center, a restaurant, a bar and an outdoor pool. The second floor of the hotel also contains a classroom for the Restaurant/Hotel & Institutional Management program at nearby Texas Tech University. The general contractors for the project were Turner Construction Co. and Lee Lewis Contractors. The project architect was DLR Group.