From the Ground Up: Comfort Suites

General contractor: Denali Construction

Architect: H Design Group LLC

Engineer: Mettemeyer Engineering LLC, Colvin Jones Davis LLC and Anderson Engineering Inc.

Size: 54,000 square feet

Estimated cost: $3.1 million, according to Springfield building permit

Lender: none

Estimated completion date: June

Project description: This Drury Properties project is an 87-room hotel near the intersection of Campbell Avenue and James River Freeway. The four-story facility will feature a business center, an indoor pool and spa, a fitness center, a common sitting area, wireless Internet access, and a coffee shop to go along with upscale accommodations. This will be the second Comfort Suites in Springfield; the other is at 1260 E. Independence.

Contact Jeremy Elwood with your From the Ground Up submissions. He may be reached by phone at (417) 831-3238, by fax at (417) 799-0603 or by e-mail.