Six Continents Hotels, made up of chains such as Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn, plans to manage its first Inter-Continental hotel in Seattle. Groundbreaking for he luxury hotel, which will be downtown on the corner of 1st and Madison, is expected to take place in early 2003. It is slated to open in the first quarter of 2005. Aspen Murray LLC is developing the 24-story building. It will be the first Inter-Continental in North America to be part of a mixed-use development incorporating condominiums.