The owners of the Soho Brisbane are taking legal action over plans for a 15-storey hotel that would overlook their establishment, Roma Street Parkland and the CBD.
The owners of Spring Hill hotel Soho Brisbane are taking legal action over plans for a 15-storey hotel that would overlook their establishment, Roma Street Parkland and the CBD.
But the owners of the neighbouring Soho argued that the height, scale and form of the new hotel did not suit Spring Hill, would infringe on their land and business, and would cause too much disruption during construction.
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