Archive for September, 2007
W Hotel Phoenix – Cancelled – For Now…
Well, its been confirmed – according to an article in the Arizona Republic – the W Hotel Phoenix is dead.. At least for now. The hotel was proposed to be built by Sun’s Legacy Partners which is owned by the Phoenix Sun’s owner Robert Sarver, as part of a mixed use development which would contain [...]
Implosion Date and Time of former Sand’s Casino Hotel Confirmed
UPDATE 10-16-07: FAQ of Sands Casino Implosion Last week Pinnacle Entertainment sent out a press release giving the date and time of the Sand’s Casino implosion. Pinnacle Atlantic City today announced that the implosion of the legendary Sands Casino Hotel will be held on Thursday, October 18, 2007 at 9:30 p.m. (rain or shine). The [...]
Future W Hotel Locations
I came across a pretty complete list of W Hotel Locations – existing, under construction and planned hotels. This list also contains information such as who the architect was, who the designer was, if the hotel was a conversion or new build, and the year the hotel was opened. The document is noticeably out of [...]
Starwood’s aloft and element in Lexington Massachusetts
One of the first (if not the first) aloft and element hotels that are scheduled to open in Spring 2008 are the Starwood owned and managed aloft & element Lexington, MA. Don’t worry - its not going to be a one building containing both brands – its going to be two separate buildings, two separate [...]
Atlantic City Gets It’s First Boutique Hotel – The Chelsea!
UPDATED: 9/21/10 - Go here for information on the Ritz-Carlton Atlantic City featured in HBO’s Boardwalk Empire? UPDATED: 9/10/07 – I was contacted by LaForce + Stevens, the PR agency for the developer and was told that the name of the development will be ”The Chelsea” and NOT The Chelsea House, I have updated this post to reflect that. [...]
Morgan Stanley Building a Ultra-Luxury Casino in Atlantic City
Major investment firms such as Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse as well as other investment/hedge funds are starting to invest in industries outside of the financial industry. Real Estate for one, has become one of the most popular forms of investment by these firms, look at Blackstone, earlier this year they made the largest [...]
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