Hotel, Housing Planned for Main Street in Royal Oak

The former Fresard dealership site on N. Main Street in Royal Oak has ben sold, and developers are looking at the site for a nine-story hotel, five-story apartment building, and a restaurant, possibly a Ballantine steakhouse, according to the Royal Oak Tribune.

Plans show the hotel and apartment buildings lining Main. The name Hotel Indigo, which is a chain of boutique hotels, is on the awning. More than 30 Hotel Indigos have opened since 2004 and about 10 more are under construction.