Lancaster digs in for Marriott

LANCASTER — The City joined InSite Development and Midas Hospitality Thursday morning to celebrate the official groundbreaking of The BLVD Marriott Residence Inn, a 107-room, 78,500-square-foot hotel in the heart of downtown.

The new Marriott property, near the corner of Gadsden Avenue and Lancaster Boulevard, will be the first hotel in the Antelope Valley region situated in a walkable downtown district.