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Work Continues on Hyatt Place in Amherst, New York as Judge Rejects Request to Stop
July 3, 2013
July 08, 2013--Work on the Hyatt Place hotel in Amherst will continue after a state judge turned away a request by neighbors to stop the project. State Supreme Court Justice Paula L. Feroleto late Tuesday denied a request for a temporary restraining order made by nearby residents who oppose the project. Neighbors said they filed the request after seeing Iskalo Development in recent days begin tree-clearing and other site work near Main Street and the I-290. They oppose the project on the grounds that the six-story hotel will alter the character of the surrounding residential neighborhood, and multiple legal challenges are working their
New 175-room Marriott Rising from the Rubble in Haiti Getting a $26.5 million Boost
July 3, 2013
July 03--A new Marriott hotel rising from the rubble in Haiti is getting a $26.5 million financial boost. The International Financial Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, announced Wednesday that it will provide the financing toward the hotel's ongoing construction. The 175-room hotel is being built near downtown Port-au-Prince in the Turgeau neighborhood. Marriott International and telecom giant Digicel broke ground on the hotel last year, and it is expected to open in 2015. It will be among several new luxury hotels in Haiti after the devastating Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake. Spain's Occidental Hotels & Resort and U.S.-based
The Newly Renovated La Quinta Inn & Suites Opens in Boise, Idaho
July 2, 2013
July 02--A newly renovated La Quinta Inn & Suites -- Boise Towne Square will open in Boise. Located at 7965 W. Emerald St., the hotel had previously been an AmeriTel In before it was purchased by Western State Lodging & Management in December. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. La Quintas are also located in Meridian and Caldwell. The renovated hotel is four stories tall and has 124 rooms, 19 suites and a meeting space for 80 people.
A 106-room Home2 Suites is Planned for North Bellingham, Washington
July 2, 2013
July 03, 2013 --BELLINGHAM -- Plans are in the works for another hotel in north Bellingham. Last week, building plans were submitted to the city for a 106-room, four-story, extended-stay hotel called Home2 Suites By Hilton. The hotel is slated to be built at 805 Home Lane, right off of Northwest Avenue near Chambers Chevrolet Cadillac. It's also near where two other hotels are currently under construction. The plan is to start construction in August and take eight to 10 months to complete, said Dustan Williams, CEO of Erck Hotels, which is based in Missoula, Mont. Erck Hotels has been developing lodging properties for more than 20 year
Developer R. Scott Tibbetts Plans 160-room Hotel and Marina for Tarpon Pointe in Brandenton, Florida
July 1, 2013
July 02, 2013--BRADENTON -- Developer R. Scott Tibbetts has a new vision for redeveloping a chunk of land along the Manatee River that features a six-story waterfront hotel. An internal City of Bradenton staff memo acquired by the Herald reveals plans to turn the Tarpon Pointe Grill and Tiki Bar and Manatee Landings Marina lands into a commercial development. And it is possible that a hearing in front of the City Council may not be needed to approve the plans. Tibbetts and his team plan for a 160-room hotel, plus, according to the memo: 11,500-square-foot retail space 1,500-square-foot retail kiosks 6,000-square-foot ships store 6
Maryland’s City-Owned Hilton Baltimore Under Review as City Tries to Improve Finances
June 30, 2013
June 30, 2013--All options are on the table, including a sale, as Baltimore officials review ways to improve the finances of the city's money-losing convention center hotel -- and brace for the likelihood of tapping the city's general fund to cover debt payments next year. The city hired an investment advisory firm to look into all aspects of the 757-room Hilton Baltimore, from operations to the debt structure, said Harry E. Black, director of the city's Department of Finance. The hotel itself is performing better than most of the city's private hotels, based on occupancy and room rates. It's generating enough business to more than cov
Architect Named for SBE Hotel Development in Seattle
BuildCentral | June 29, 2013
Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 139 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database Chicago, IL. July 1, 2013 - Hotel-Online and BuildCentral have added or updated 139 hotel projects in the last two weeks to Hotel Construction, a nationwide database of hotel construction projects, openings, and key decision makers (Owner/Developers, Architects and Contractors). These proposed hotels are still in the planning stages. Now is the perfect time to have your product drawn into plans, or offer construction services: Greenwich Street Hotel (New York, NY) Convention Center Hotel (Jackson, MS) Element by Westin Hotel (
City Planners Approve Fairfield Inn & Suites Project for Santa Cruz, California
June 29, 2013
June 29--SANTA CRUZ -- The city Planning Commission on Thursday approved a Mission Street hotel that was approved four years earlier, but never built. The panel gave its blessing to build the hotel, a Fairfield Inn & Suites, at 2956 Mission St. Ahead of the meeting, City planner Ryan Bane had recommended approval, saying the revised project is well-designed, consistent with coastal and zoning plans and compatible with surrounding industrial uses on the Westside. At 60 percent occupancy and rates of $110 per night, the hotel would generate $200,000 in room taxes per year, according to Bane. Occupancy at city hotels averaged 61 per