Best New Construction Within a Tight Space

Photo: Daniel Meigs

Bill Barkley and Alex Marks deftly nailed their vision for downtown’s distinctive new Dream Hotel. Fronting Fourth Avenue with Printers Alley in the back, the multi-building hotel — the former Climax Saloon (specifically, the original steel-stamp façade), the ex-Utopia Hotel and new structures — looks and functions attractively and harmoniously. And within a confined space, no less. Nashville-based architecture firm ESa and Meyer Davis Studio (interior design) of New York delivered creatively. Bonus points for keeping the fire escape and adding the old-school gentleman’s club signage on the Printers Alley face … genius. WILLIAM WILLIAMS

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