LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Officials announced plans for a new hotel in downtown Louisville Thursday morning. 

The Hilton Garden Inn will be a part of Clay Commons, stand eight stories, and will have 162 rooms.

Bill Weyland of City Properties Group said Thursday, "The underdeveloped property that we see here at Fourth and Chestnut will have a powerful new corner presence as this eight-story building is completed."

The new facility will also have an open-air rooftop restaurant.  It is scheduled to open in the fall of next year.

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