Newark officials have announced plans for a 150-room hotel to be built downtown next to the Prudential Center arena.
Officials said Thursday that the Courtyard by Marriott will begin construction later this year and should be completed sometime in 2012.
It will be the first new hotel in downtown Newark in nearly 40 years.
The building will be physically attached to the Prudential Center, which is home to the NHL’s New Jersey Devils and the Seton Hall men’s basketball team.
It will be built by Tucker Development Corp. and will include 15,000 square feet of retail space.
The 18,000-seat arena opened in 2007.
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