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A major shift for old Radisson

The Theatre District mainstay is being transformed into a luxury hotel

By Katie Johnston

 |  Globe Staff  

  February 15, 2012

The Radisson on Stuart Street is undergoing a radical renovation, morphing from a nondescript chain for business travelers into an independent luxury hotel with steel sculptures in the lobby and CD release parties in the lounge. The new hotel, to be called the Revere, is getting a $27 million makeover from its new owners, Northwood Hospitality, which bought the property in late 2010 from the Boston family that has owned it since it opened as a Howard Johnson 40 years ago.

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