Hyatt Regency McCormick Place expanding

A $110 million, multi-phase renovation has begun at Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago. Phase one is underway with construction of a new 460-room tower, expected to be complete mid-2013. The second phase will begin in the spring with the redesign of the hotel’s coffee shop and seating area. Phase three starts at the end of the year and includes expansion and renovation of the main lobby and renovation of the hotel’s 800-room tower. The 25,000-sq.-ft. Hyatt Conference Center will also be redesigned, including a redevelopment of the 4,000-sq-ft. Prairie Center and the addition of three boardrooms and a business center. If additional meeting space is needed, the adjacent McCormick Place Convention Center provides 600,000 square feet of event space.