2024-05-03T14:58:59-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150166740/former-longaberger-the-big-basket-building-to-reopen-as-luxury-hotel Alexander Walter 2019-10-25T15:02:00-04:00 >2020-05-28T01:01:04-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b7/b78ed10dda4ae8279e70e38c59dd011e.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The former Longaberger basket building on the eastern edge of Newark will be open for business again, although it will be a place to spend the night instead of work in an office. In a couple years, the seven-story basket building will open as a luxury hotel with 150 rooms, a restaurant and indoor pool.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Formerly the quirky headquarters of The Longaberger Company in Newark, Ohio, the building has been sitting empty since 2016 and was eventually sold to developers in late 2017 (<a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150043523/longaberger-the-big-basket-building-sold-to-developer-reconstruction-announced" target="_blank">previously on Archinect</a>).</p> <p>Cleveland-based Sandvick Architects will be designing the landmark's transformation into a luxury hotel.<br></p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150043523/longaberger-the-big-basket-building-sold-to-developer-reconstruction-announced Alexander Walter 2018-01-04T20:00:00-05:00 >2021-10-12T01:42:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/wb/wb2hb9h4t760eh00.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The Longaberger basket building has been sold. The iconic seven-story office building at 1500 E. Main St. in Newark has been sold to Coon Restoration of Louisville, which is near Canton. The developer has an eye toward converting the building and its 21-acre site to a new use, the company said in a release.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Developer Steve Coon, the landmark building's new owner, hasn't revealed specific details about his redevelopment plans for the property but announced Cleveland-based Sandvick Architects as the designers for the job.&nbsp;</p>