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Starwood Capital Opens Second Postcard Inn Hotel Location
Starwood Capital has quietly opened a second location of their Postcard Inn hotel brand.
Perfect Example of the Media Taking A Comment Out of Context
I’m not one to sit and talk about media bias, I hate Fox News, and rarely watch CNN or any other 24/7 news network because I cant stand how news organizations always blow issues out of proportion, or report on an issue totally out of context if the truth. Sometimes they just look for stuff [...]
First Picture & Info on Starwood Capital & Tribeca Associates 53rd Street Hotel Project
After looking at Tribeca Associates website for information on their new hotel project with Starwood Capital, I came across a picture and some basic information on this large project.
Insights into Shopping Center Department Store Leases – And Apple’s Impact On Them
As the Apple Stores located in malls throughout America grow in popularity, the scales of power are starting to tip in their direction and away from the anchor stores.
The Meadowland’s Xanadu Getting New Name and Developer
One of the biggest developments on the East coast that was caught up in the recession is Xanadu located in the Meadowlands, adjacent to the Giants Stadium and the New Jersey Turnpike. First planned almost 10 years ago, it was finally built, but never finished. It’s a huge monstrosity that takes up over 2.4 million [...]
CerXus Makes Mistake By Rejecting Starwood Property Trust Takeover Attempt
Starwood Property Trust put another company on the map this week – Crexus Investment Corporation – by making an unsolicited bid to purchase the entire company at a 20% premium to their current stock price. What did Crexus’ board decide to do? Reject it. Why would they do that? What company would not want to [...]
Caesars Centurion Tower Changing to Nobu Hotel
Caesars Palace in Las Vegas announced today they are converting their old and unloved Centurion Tower into a boutique hotel called Nobu Hotel, based on the famous Nobu Restaurant that has a number of locations around the world. It’s going to be the first property from Nobu Hospitality (owned by Nobu Restaurant Group) with the [...]
Starwood Capital Buys 1414 Ave of the Americas for Hotel Conversion
In the last few hours my email inbox has been bombarded with news that Barry Sternlicht’s Starwood Capital has purchased 1414 Ave of the Americas in Manhattan for a conversion into a hotel. This is pretty exciting news because its one of the first purchases that Starwood has made in years on a property to [...]
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