New hotel high-rise for Brisbane (1st for more than a decade)

Sheikh Mubarak Abdullah Al Mubarak Al Sabah will build the first new hotel in Brisbane in 12 years. Photo: Supplied

The first hotel high-rise in the Brisbane CBD for more than a decade will be approved this afternoon.

Brisbane City Council's planning sub-committee this morning unanimously approved the $90 million, four-star Novotel Hotel for vacant land at 40 Elizabeth Street.

The five-star Marriott Brisbane, which opened 12 years ago, was the last major hotel development in the city.