Category: construction
Starwood Capital’s 1 Hotel Comes to Washington, DC
It really hasn’t been a secret that Starwood Capital was building a 1 Hotel in Washington – for one it is listed on 1 Hotel’s website (www.1hotels.com) as a future location for the brand. It has been known for a while that the 1 Hotel was going to be located on the West End of [...]
Hyatt Andaz in Austin TX Announced!
Hyatt has finally taken the wraps off of their new Andaz brand with the announcement of Andaz Austin, which will be located in Austin’s new East End development. This is one of the first Andaz’s with officially announced location, estimated opening dates (2010), and architectural renderings. When Andaz was initially announced in April of 2007, [...]
W Harlem, or Aloft Harlem?
For the past few months there have been many rumors about a W or an Aloft being built at 2300 Frederick Douglas Blvd in Harlem, NY. For those who are not familiar with the modern Harlem, NY – a W or Aloft is not completely out of left field – Harlem has definitely come around [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Asbury Park, NJ’s Renaissance
Even if you are not from New Jersey, or even the East Coast – there is a good possibility that you have heard of Asbury Park, NJ.. You may be familiar with it as the “Birthplace” of Bruce Springsteen (actually, he was born and grew up in Freehold, NJ, but he was first noticed at [...]
Progress of W Hoboken & W New York Downtown
A number of years ago I spent a night at the W Hotel Times Square, located in New York City – ever since that night, I have had the utmost respect, fondness, and love of the W Hotel brand. Before I even stayed at that W, I always thought Starwood Hotels & Resorts was an [...]
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