Groundbreaking has occurred on a project that will bring a new hotel and apartments to downtown Owatonna, renovate an historic restaurant, move a current bagel shop and change the look of the streets. Several current buildings will be demolished. Downtown roads will be affected on a rolling basis.
Owatonna Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism (OACCT) president Brad Meier said, A big transformation for downtown.huge projects all at the same time. You ve got the city doing the streetscape, hotel project - a Marriott Courtyard, restaurant renovation in the former Jerry s (Supper Club) building. That will be a renovation, not a tear down. And then you ve got an apartment building going up right across the street on Pearl.