AmericInn building in Humboldt
The former Hydrobikes location (known locally as the UBC corner) at 13th Street and 3rd Avenue North will be the home to the new Humboldt AmericInn Hotel and Suite. Site preparation is beginning and developers hope to have the building completed in time for an early summer opening. Humboldt Independent photo.
By Kent Thompson
Humboldt will be getting a new 41-room, two-story AmericInn Hotel and Suite at the intersection of 13th Street South (Highway 169) and 3rd Avenue North.
The location was one of four potential sites identified during a potential investor meeting last December in Humboldt.
Dirt work has begun at the site and it is hoped that the new business can be open prior to Memorial Day and the anticipated 2017 travel and wedding season.
An investor group of 25 people, most from the local area, formed a Limited Liability Corporation. The investor group asked not to be publically identified, but are contributing to the overall project in a very significant way.
According to Humboldt County Economic Development Director Alissa O’Connor, the total project is expected to be just under $4 million, with investor equity of an estimated $1.2 million.
“They have an agreement with a lending institutional and private financing in place to start the project,” O’Connor said.
O’Connor said the 25-member investor group will own and operate the franchise and will likely hire a hotel management services company for the day-to-day operations.
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