The proposal from developer JCap Real Estate would replace the Essen Haus German restaurant and other buildings nearby with housing, a hotel and parking.
The proposal for a hotel and housing would raze the Essen Haus, preserve the Hotel Ruby Marie, and incorporate the facades of the Come Back In and J.B. Drives Store
JCap Real Estate is proposing a six-story, 100-room hotel along East Wilson Street and an eight-story residential building with about 150 units on South Blair Street.