‘Transit village’ options explored for 96h St. projects

BROOMFIELD — A 96th Street interchange developer is in discussions with Hilton and Marriott hotel executives to start building two new hotels next to U.S. 36 soon — possibly starting this summer.

Developer Rod Jones, executive vice president of the Midland Group, the St. Louis-based development company working on the project, declined to discuss how many rooms might be built.

The hotels, along with two “upscale” restaurants also in the Midland plan, the new FlatIrons Crossing mall and links to the growing Interlocken business park are all part of a “semi-urban…