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STARKVILLE \u2014\u00a0 A new luxury hotel and entertainment area that will be within walking distance of the Mississippi State<\/a> football, basketball and baseball stadiums is coming to Starkville<\/a><\/p>\n The Crossroads District, headlined by a 122-room Marriott Tribute Portfolio hotel called Hotel Madelon, will be constructed along University Drive in between campus and the Cotton District, according to an announcement on Aug. 20.<\/p>\n Also included is an entertainment district with restaurants and retail shops, a relocated Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, a pedestrian bridge over Highway 12 that connects to campus, an innovation and research hub and a 700-space parking garage.<\/p>\n Construction of the hotel will be the first phase, with groundbreaking scheduled for October. It\u2019s expected to be completed in the summer of 2027.\u00a0<\/p>\n The cost of the project was not revealed.\u00a0<\/p>\n The hotel will have a full-service restaurant and rooftop bar that overlooks campus.<\/p>\n Mississippi State athletics broadcaster Neil Price<\/a> narrated a short video posted to social media that gave a tour of the Crossroads District.<\/p>\n “This ambitious project will honor and continue the legacy of the leaders and visionaries who have shaped Starkville and Mississippi State University into the place that we love,” Price said in the video.<\/p>\n The news comes as two other infrastructure projects are ongoing in Starkville. Highway 182 is currently being redone east of North Long Street. Downtown Starkville also recently began construction for a revitalization project.<\/p>\n On campus, Mississippi State opened Azalea Hall, a new residence hall, on Aug. 8. A $60 million project was also announced in May to construct an indoor football practice facility<\/a> with groundbreaking in 2027.<\/p>\n