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Buddy Holly Depot District contemporary warehouse studio apartment
Available by the month... no 15% hotel tax!
Contemporary, urban loft studio apartment fills
the open and airy industrial structure that once housed an office supply warehouse.
Manhattan living in Downtown Lubbock...
...just blocks from the Depot District convenient to Lubbock Medical Centers and close proximity to Texas Tech campus.
All this & an extremely cool Warehouse decor make this loft the "Primo" corporate apartment in Lubbock
Why spend $89-$150 per night for a nice Lubbock hotel when you can have a large (1250 sq ft) one bedroom with loft downtown studio apartment with all the comforts of home? Plus the Buddy Holly Depot District, all the amenities and lifestyle.
Business Travelers
Corporate 1 bedroom with loft fully furnished and equipped apartment
Business travel can be an exciting and challenging aspect of anyone's career, but planning and coordinating it can also be a stressful, daunting task. Achieving corporate objectives in today's business climate consumes tremendous amounts of time, energy and takes the dedication of a large number of people. We understand the demands of business travel and long-term project assignments and employee relocation.
Get away from the boring "cookie cutter" apartments and enjoy your stay in Lubbock in a cool warehouse studio near the vibrant and historic Buddy Holly Depot District for only slightly more expense.
Depot Entertainment District
The Depot District is the dynamic heart, the entertainment center of Lubbock’s reemerging Downtown scene. The Depot is the heartbeat of the Lubbock nightlife. You can find a wide array of themed venues offering live music every weekend. Whether you visit all locations or you have a favorite, you’ll have a fun-filled music weekend, Texas-style.
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Downtown Lubbock Warehouse Loft
Corporate Apartment
Lubbock close to landing Holly rights deal
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Lubbock could commit thousands of dollars and land once proposed for a new visitors center to continue using the name of its legendary native son.
A contract the City Council will consider Monday allows the continued use of the city-operated Buddy Holly Center downtown for another 20 years in exchange for licensing fees, royalties and the construction of a new park on a dirt lot across from the center.
Councilman Paul Beane, who negotiated the contract with the Holly estate over the last several months, said the rest of the council welcomed the terms he described during a Thursday executive session, though at least one official was not yet sold Friday on the deal.
Beane expected smooth passage at Monday's meeting.
"To the person, they were delighted," he said.
Jonathan Faber, the attorney representing the Holly estate,
did not return calls for comment.
The use of Buddy Holly's name in his hometown had led to past legal fights and bad memories. Battles over the singer's image ended a music festival and angered residents.
Property and publicity rights in Texas tied to the name were set to expire in early February on the 50th anniversary of the rocker's death. But federal trademarks, some less than a year old, continue to protect the use of Holly's name.
The nine-page contract commits $20,000 by early March to the 20-year license, as well as royalties and the development of a park in honor of Holly and his widow, Maria Elena Holly, on property the city purchased for $1.3 million two years ago.
Other costs remain less specific. Maria Holly would receive an appearance fee if she chose to participate in any local ceremonies, as well as upgraded airfare and hotel accommodations. And Lubbock would need separate agreements to hold a Buddy Holly music festival or to invite impersonators to perform at the center, according to the terms of the contract.
"I think it's a fantastic deal for the city," Councilman John Leonard said. "The name is still relevant, everything about him, it's still relevant, and for $83 a month, I think it's a heck of a good deal for the city." By committing the half-block property at Crickets Avenue and 19th Street, the contract may also finish visitors center plans that have long roiled City Hall politics.
Lubbock has looked to spend as much as $6.7 million in hotel/motel tax revenue to construct a new visitors center in the Depot District. Texas restricts how the city can spend such revenue to projects like the visitors center.
The city committed $900,000 to make improvements to the Buddy Holly Center during the last budget session, and through the new contract would also commit to move the Buddy Holly statue and the West Texas Walk of Fame to an empty city lot across from the museum.
Councilmen reached for comment Friday favored adding visitor amenities into the Buddy Holly Center.
Lubbock could add visitor center resources to the center, as well as new signs along Interstate 27, to bring new traffic to the museum, Mayor Pro Tem Jim Gilbreath said.
"I think that if a visitors center is located there, then it will serve a dual purpose," Gilbreath said. "I think it's a good idea." Councilwoman Linda DeLeon was not yet convinced. She had received the contract Friday but had not had time to review it, she said.
She did not believe she had the votes to oppose the contract. Including Maria Elena Holly's name in the proposed plaza angered residents she had heard from on Friday, DeLeon said.
The idea to combine the visitors center with the Buddy Holly Center also had a past, she said - it was shot down under a previous council due to a lack of bathrooms and to protect valuable artwork in the center."T hey forget, very quickly, why we moved away from that," DeLeon said.
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Pioneer Hotel
LUBBOCK (Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)
March 31, 2009
– McDougal Properties is investing $10 million to preserve a bit of local history while bringing new life to an old building in downtown Lubbock.
The 11-story Pioneer Hotel, which opened as The Lubbock Hotel 83 years ago, is being renovated and turned into condominiums.
McDougal eventually plans to build three three-bedroom units, 20 two-bedroom units and four one-bedroom units ranging from 900 sf to a 2,800-sf penthouse.
The renovation has turned up a few surprises, including the discovery of original ornament artwork that had previously been covered. Workers also found that every one of the Pioneer's 550 windows had been custom built, each a little different from the others.
Mike McDougal, president of McDougal Properties, said phase one of the project will be completed by Dec. 31, followed by phase two, which will involve individual build-outs of each condo unit.
Downtown Lubbock Warehouse Loft Corporate Apartment
Lubbock Medical Centers and close proximity to
Texas Tech campus
Lubbock Depot District Entertainment District
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Buddy's Backyard
Buddy Holly Museum
Having Buddy Holly for a native son has drawn rock 'n' roll pilgrims from around the world to Lubbock, Tex. At the Buddy Holly Center, which is the anchor for the town's revitalized Depot District, you'll find the singer's Fender Stratocaster and other memorabilia, including his trademark black glasses. (A giant model of them stands outside the center.) While you're there, check out the Texas Musicians Hall of Fame, located in the same complex.
