Thoughts: Building a Hotel on Davis Square Parking Lot

Here's a tidbit from the Somerville Board of Aldermen's Thursday-night agenda:

The mayor's office has submitted a request asking the Board to "declare the Day/Street Herbert Street parking lot available for disposition as a hotel use."

This is the parking lot behind the Davis Square Post Office that hosts farmers markets on Wednesdays.

Those are all the details we have at the moment, but it raises some interesting questions.

Would a hotel in Davis Square be successful? What would happen with all that parking? Do you think building a hotel in the area is a good idea or a bad idea?

We'll provide some more information after Thursday's Board of Aldermen meeting.