JW Marriott
Description
Category 3 plan approved to renovate the hotel tower and add a third-floor ballroom, with a redesigned stone-and-metal lower facade.
Impact summary
Major downtown investment activating the Fourth and Liberty area with hotel guests and events.
Applicant
- Name
- Louisville, Tower Properties LLC
- Address
- 401 S 4th StSee this on the map
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 1
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · Development Review Committee
Last discussed Jun 17, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
Development Review Committee — June 17, 2026
Category 3 plan converting the former Fifth Third tower into a 414-room hotel with a third-floor ballroom and new stone-and-metal facade.
Downtown Development Review Overlay Committee — May 13, 2026
Renovation of the existing office tower into a 414-room JW Marriott hotel, with a three-story portico-coach lobby addition on the east parking lot, new podium base, rooftop terrace, and outdoor seating on West Liberty Street.
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