Richfield-based Weis Builders recently pulled a permit for a 10-story SpringHill Suites hotel to be constructed on this surface parking site at 472 Jackson St. in St. Paul. (Staff photo: Bill Klotz)

Downtown St. Paul hotel market heats up

A Wisconsin-based developer and project team are quietly poised to begin construction of a 10-story, 186-room SpringHill Suites hotel.