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Touchstone Development Gets 1 Year Extension to Build Downtown Everett Marriott

October 24, 2013

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In a 4-1 vote on Wednesday, the Everett City Council granted the Touchstone Development Corporation the option to purchase four three-month extensions to get a proposed Courtyard by Marriott Hotel financed and under construction at the corner of Wall and Colby by October 31st 2014. The city of Everett and Touchstone have been working on […]

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Everett Mayor Says He’s Embarrassed by Downtown Everett Hotel Delays

October 9, 2013

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“This is embarrassing,” said Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson. He was referring to the revelation that Touchstone Corporation will not be breaking ground on a proposed Courtyard by Marriott Hotel at the corner of Colby and Wall in downtown Everett this month. Per an agreement with the city, Touchstone was to start work on the hotel […]

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Hotel Developer Offers Everett $500,000 Guarantee For 10th Permit Extension

November 8, 2012

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For quite some time we’ve been following developments in the City of Everett’s efforts to have a hotel built on city owned property at the corner of Wall Street and Colby Avenue in downtown Everett. The Touchstone Corporation of Seattle has been working with the city of Everett since 2008 to build a Courtyard by […]

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Clock Ticking on Downtown Everett Marriott Hotel Project

November 3, 2012

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Back in February of this year Touchstone corporation of Seattle asked for a 9th extension of their building permit in order to start construction of a 156 room Courtyard by Marriott hotel at the corner of Wall and Colby in downtown Everett. At that time, Joe Polito, development manager for Touchstone explained to the Everett […]

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Downtown Everett Courtyard by Marriott Delayed Again

August 4, 2011

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Proposed Courtyard by Marriott at Colby and Wall Street in downtown Everett Difficult Financial Market Cited by Developer. The Everett City Council received a briefing last night on a request by the Touchstone Corporation to delay construction of a Courtyard by Marriott hotel at Wall and Colby. Since October of 2008, the city and Touchstone […]

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