After news that bar Bellocq and restaurant Tivoli & Lee were closing, we learned it’s because The Hotel Modern had been sold. According to a press release, the buyer is Iowa City, Iowa-based hotel group Hawkeye Hotels, who will renovate and reopen the space as an InterContinental branded hotel.
Ravi Patel, president of Hawkeye Hotels, said in an email that there have been no dates set for the branding switch-over, but the group will continue to operate the hotel until renovation plans are finalized.
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