YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Plans are moving forward on the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in downtown Youngstown.

The project will transform the Stambaugh building  at 44 Federal Plaza East into a 133 bed hotel with a restaurant and retail space on the first floor.

The city's design review committee Tuesday approved Phase One of the project for Terra Cotta restoration and historic window replacement.

City leaders say the beauty of the project is that it's a historical restoration and re-use of the existing structure.

The hotel is slated for completion in 2017.