Deal reached to renovate Trade Winds motel
![The venerable Tradewinds Motor Inn at Third Ave. and Lincoln will be renovated by the Howard Johnson chain with an eye toward preserving the 1960s architecture. (Jesse Tinsley / SR)](https://thumb.spokesman.com/uO6q6eDqVn9RLDznlEJuDvMVKgE=/600x0/media.spokesman.com/graphics/2018/07/sr-loader.png)
The vacant Trade Winds Motor Inn will undergo a $3 million renovation this year and reopen as a Howard Johnson Hotel.
The announcement comes after the initial news of the plans broke in May.
A deal has been struck to sell the motel, which sits at the terminus of the westbound Lincoln Street exit off of Interstate 90.
New owner David Malik said a contractor has been selected. The restored hotel will have 60 rooms and retain its mid-century modern look.
The deal was brokered by NAI Black Commercial associate Mark Pinch.