Downtown Marriott project on schedule

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - The massive hotel complex going up downtown has a new name. Developers are calling the 4-hotel project, plus the existing downtown Marriott the "Marriott Place Indianapolis."

24-Hour News 8 took a hard-hat tour of the work Friday morning.

A luxury J.W. Marriot anchors the new complex. A courtyard, Fairfield, and Springhill suites are part of it, too.

"We're forging ahead. We're ahead of schedule. We're doing great. It's been a tremendous partnership between the public and private sector. We're using almost all local labor and contractors to get it done," said Cory Chambers, Director of Marketing & Sales.

Developers said they are on track for an on-time opening with three of the hotels welcoming guests this time next year. The larger J.W. Marriott is set to open in two years.

Coming up tonight on News 8 at 5 p.m., we'll show you more of the work and see whether the economy has put a pinch on the project at all.