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Barry Sternlicht Interviewed by Maria Bartiromo on Mentoring Madness during Global Entrepreneurship Week.

Barry Sternlicht was interviewed by Maria Bartiromo for the Mentoring Madness segment of the Global Entrepreneurship Week, provided a lot of insight into how he started Starwood Capital (broke and unemployed) and what his motivation is for 1 Hotels.

Nov. 16, 2009 | Andrew Calvo | 3 comments | Continued
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1Hotels.com Finally Gets A Refresh

Starwood Capital’s 1Hotel.com website did a light renovation – demonstrating that the brand is not forgotten or canceled.

Oct. 19, 2009 | Andrew Calvo | 0 comments | Continued
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Starwood Looking To Sell Societe Du Louvre Hotels Piece by Piece

Starwood Capital’s sale of the Hotel de Crillon is on rocky ground as the purchaser – JJW Hotels and Resorts looks to be unable to complete the financing of the deal. Starwood Capital also seems to be heading toward selling each property individually so as to get a better return on investment for its investors due to the economy not providing the returns Starwood had once expected.

Sep. 6, 2009 | Andrew Calvo | 0 comments | Continued
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Starwood Capital’s 1 Hotels and Baccarat Brands Expanding First Into China

A story from the South China Morning Post states that Starwood Capital is investing $2 billion over the next 5 years in its 1 Hotel & Baccarat Hotel brands – in China. The story has so many conflicting statements, both within the story and based on news that’s occurred over the past few months.. I’m almost not sure to believe anything in the article!

Jun. 10, 2009 | Andrew Calvo | 0 comments | Continued
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Rumors of 1 Hotels Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated

Further proving that development hasn’t stopped on the 1 Hotel brand – a new flash animation has appeared on the main 1 Hotels website.

May. 13, 2009 | Andrew Calvo | 0 comments | Continued
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1 Hotel Washington Continues On (And Pictures!)

The 1 Hotel Washington DC seems to be the only 1 Hotel that is actually moving forward, although it won’t be open until 2011.

Apr. 12, 2009 | Andrew Calvo | 0 comments | Continued
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Starwood Capital’s SH Group

Starwood Capital created a new company called “SH Group” with the intention to use that as a vehicle to franchise and manage their newly created hotel brands – 1 Hotels, Baccarat Hotels and Crillon.

Feb. 5, 2009 | Andrew Calvo | 2 comments | Continued
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Economy Be Damned. Real “Green” Is Here To Stay

I came across a story today from BusinessTraveller.com, a magazine for Business Travellers thats published in the East. It poses the question: “Will 2009 Be The Year Green Issues Are Forgotten?” I don’t think that will be the case.

Jan. 3, 2009 | Andrew Calvo | 0 comments | Continued
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1 Hotel Washington DC To Have Groundbreaking Soon?

Signs are pointing to a groundbreaking for the 1 Hotel Washington DC.

Dec. 2, 2008 | Andrew Calvo | 0 comments | Continued
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So Maybe Atlanta Isn’t The Luxury Hotel Capital After All

Atlanta’s Buckhead neighborhood may not be the luxury hotel capital it was first expected to be. A lot of hotels which were scheduled to be built or under construction by this time have been cancelled or delayed..

Nov. 13, 2008 | Andrew Calvo | 0 comments | Continued
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Interesting News On Starwood Capital’s W. 57th Street Property

A little over a year ago, I had written a post about Starwood Capital’s speculated purchase of the Steinway Building located on W 57th Street in New York City. The Steinway Building is located right next to the Ritz Cleaners site, which Starwood had purchased previously, at the time it was assumed that Starwood would [...]

Sep. 3, 2008 | Andrew Calvo | 0 comments | Continued
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