Lawrenceville officials, along with Northpointe Hospitality Management, will officially break ground on the city’s new Lawrence Hotel and parking deck at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec 12 at 155 South Chestnut St.

The Lawrenceville Hotel will be a full-service boutique hotel with 120 rooms, a 5,000-square-foot conference center, retail space, restaurant and bar. The adjacent parking deck will add 380 parking spaces to the downtown area.

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