A hotel for Harrisburg's tallest office tower
Harristown Development will convert part of 333 Market Street in Harrisburg into a Courtyard by Marriott. The hotel is the largest single project in the first phase of the Harrisburg Works for All of Us plan. Governor Josh Shapiro announced the plan at 333 Market Street on 28 September 2026.
The tower holds 22 stories and reaches 341 feet. It is the tallest building in Harrisburg. The hotel will take the ground-floor lobby and the fourth through tenth floors.
State offices filled part of the address for about two decades. The Commonwealth declined to renew that lease in March 2026. A state liquor store, a television station's Harrisburg hub and a sneaker store have also occupied the building.
The funding stack behind the conversion
The first phase of the plan carries $64 million in public and private commitments. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is putting in $22.7 million of that total. The Department of Community and Economic Development release of 28 September states the figure.
One line in that release names the hotel. The Commonwealth is directing $11 million in Redevelopment Capital Assistance Program funding to the Harristown Development conversion of 333 Market Street from office space to a Marriott hotel.
Harristown estimates the project at $32 million. The Hotel Online copy of the announcement rounds the state's share to $23 million in recent state funding. The Commonwealth's own release reads $22.7 million.
The other Commonwealth grants reach separate downtown projects. The list includes $2.25 million for the Riverfront Park corridor, $2.25 million for the Broad Street Market rebuild, $1 million for a community center at Eden Village, $1 million for a revolving loan fund with CREDC, and $1 million for bicycle lanes on Walnut Street.
Two room counts from two parties
The Hotel Online copy of the announcement reports a 138-room hotel. Shaner's own blog post of 29 September 2026 describes a 130-room Courtyard by Marriott. No document reconciles the two figures.
Shaner's post adds one status line. The company states the hotel is awaiting final approval from Marriott International.
The brand approval step sits between the announcement and a signed franchise. The Commonwealth release names the project a Marriott hotel. The news report names the brand as Courtyard by Marriott.
The operator and the asset
Harristown is partnering with Shaner Hotel Group. Shaner brought the Hilton to North Second Street 35 years ago. The group runs hotels in Lower Swatara Township, Mechanicsburg, Derry Township, Lebanon and State College, and is headquartered in State College.
Brad Jones, Harristown's president and chief executive, called the address his company's biggest challenge. "This property here, 333 Market St., will be our biggest challenge," Jones said. "The governor and his team have laid out a plan for us to get there."
Plato Ghinos, Shaner's president, framed the project as a footprint expansion. "This is a natural for us to expand our footprint and to bring great hospitality to Harrisburg. We need it," Ghinos said.
Shaner's post names Lance Shaner, chairman and chief executive, Derrick Skillings, chief investment officer, and Ghinos as the company's team at the announcement. They appeared with Jones and the governor.
The demand case and the neighbors
Ghinos named the demand he expects the hotel to capture. Overnight visitors reach the region for car shows, concerts and Hersheypark, he said.
"So people are coming, but they aren't staying downtown. We are giving them a reason," he said. "Together with the Hilton, it's a great combination to bring more people to stay over and spend money here."
Two large hotels already trade in the city. Those are the Hilton Harrisburg and the Crowne Plaza. The Courtyard would become the third.
The building carries a parking garage with space for more than 1,000 vehicles. The hotel also sits next to the Harrisburg Transportation Center.
Harristown already holds approval for 90 apartments on the building's upper floors. Construction on those apartments has not started.
Timing and approvals
The hotel is expected to open in fall 2028. Jones said the land development plan was due before the Harrisburg City Planning Commission on 7 October. WGAL reported the commission approved the conversion at that meeting.
The Commonwealth developed the plan over nine months with public input. The Pennsylvania Downtown Center and Project for Public Spaces surveyed 4,000 respondents over five months, ran 15 focus groups, six public workshops, 30 community conversations and 25 one-on-one interviews. More than 4,400 Harrisburg residents supplied input.
The hotel adds rooms to the downtown supply in 2028. The room count, the brand approval and the construction start date remain open.