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Austin, Texas Tells J.W. Marriott Developer, White Lodging, it Violated $3.8 Million Incentive Deal
June 15, 2013
June 15, 2013 --The developer building a J.W. Marriott in downtown Austin has broken its economic incentive agreement with the city and should forfeit $3.8 million, according to the city staff. White Lodging, the developer, has refused to cooperate with a city investigation into whether construction workers have been paid less than required in the agreement, according to a letter sent Friday evening from Assistant City Manager Anthony Snipes. "White Lodging has failed to provide the information necessary to document its compliance of payment of prevailing wage rates to construction workers on the site," the letter reads. With the const
Sayre Mansion in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Joins Historic Hotels of America
June 15, 2013
June 15--Bethlehem's Sayre Mansion has joined Historic Hotels of America, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The mansion is one of more than 240 hotels and resorts in the country that is recognized by Historic Hotels of America for preserving and maintaining its historic integrity, architecture and ambience. Other Lehigh Valley members include the Hotel Bethlehem and the Glasbern Inn in Weisenberg Township. To be selected for membership, a hotel must be at least 50 years old, listed in or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, or recognized locally as having historic significance. "We're proud to
Culinary Supporters Picket on Las Vegas Strip in Effort to Shame the Cosmopolitan
June 15, 2013
June 15--A sea of red-shirted picketers collectively looked up from Las Vegas Boulevard and shook their fingers at the Cosmopolitan. "Shame on you!" they yelled. "Shame on you!" Marking the third major demonstration this year, hundreds of Culinary Union members blocked a lane of traffic on Las Vegas Boulevard Friday night, waving pickets and chanting in front of the Cosmopolitan. Despite triple-digit temperatures, the members gathered in the sweltering heat to support some 2,000 Culinary workers who have been clocking into the Strip resort for two years without a contract. "It don't matter how hot it is," said Luz Solis, a 45-year-old h
New Courtyard Miami Beach Oceanfront Tower Slated for Completion August 2013
BuildCentral, Inc. | June 14, 2013
Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Added/Updated 136 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database Chicago, IL. June 17, 2013 - Hotel-Online and BuildCentral have added or updated 136 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: Main Street Mixed-Use Development (Royal Oak, MI) LaQuinta (East Syracuse, NY) Coconut Creek Hot
Chris McCord Plans to Bring Back Circa 1984 Wolf Hotel in Ellinwood, Kansas
June 14, 2013
June 14, 2013--ELLINWOOD -- His parents thought he was crazy, Chris McCord says matter-of-factly. But there is no questioning the 26-year-old's commitment as he walked across the wood floors of Ellinwood's historic, 120-year-old Wolf Hotel, talking passionately about the building's past and future, no matter how daunting the task might seem. He gestures his vision as he leads a tour of the 5,000-square-foot structure built by wealthy entrepreneur John Wolf in 1894. It once was a resting place for cowboys and businessmen alike and, but it hasn't seen much for overnight visitors for more than 40 years. The past 35 years it has been an an
Construction of $350 Million Fairmont Hotel to Start in Austin, Texas in November 2013
June 14, 2013
A Mid 2016 Opening is Planned June 14, 2013 --The developer of the 50-story, $350 million Fairmont hotel planned for downtown Austin said Friday that the project will break ground in November at Red River Street and East Cesar Chavez. Developer Doug Manchester, president of Manchester Texas Financial Group, released new details Friday about the project. He also released a new market study highlighting how much convention business Austin is losing annually because it doesn't have enough hotel rooms downtown, an issue local convention officials and other experts have talked about for years. With 90,000 square feet of convention and meeti
Wynn Unveils New Model of Everett, Massachusetts Casino Project Including a 550-room Hotel
June 13, 2013
June 13--A small army of volunteers has been out door knocking and holding signs in support of a $1.2 billion Wynn casino in Everett as the Las Vegas gaming titan continued its full-court press by unveiling a scale model of the proposed waterfront resort. "The support we've gotten from the people of Everett has been extraordinary," said Wynn Las Vegas president and chief operating officer Gamal Aziz. "I've seen a major push for Wynn to have the opportunity to build this resort here." Aziz and Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria stood side-by-side as a scale model of the gleaming, bronze waterfront tower was unveiled today. The intricate model,
Pasadena, California Negotiating to Convert Historic, Circa 1921, YWCA into 150-room Boutique Hotel
June 13, 2013
June 13, 2013 --Pasadena officials are negotiating a proposal to convert the city's long-vacant former YWCA building into a 150-room boutique hotel, the city has announced. Completed in 1921 and listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the three-story building near Pasadena City Hall was designed by Julia Morgan, believed to be America's first independently practicing female architect. Morgan also designed Hearst Castle and the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner building. The city invoked eminent domain to acquire the former YWCA from a Hong Kong investor for $8.3 million in April 2012 after it stood vacant on the corner of Marengo