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Historic Hotel Durant, Reborn as Graduate Berkeley Joins BENCHMARK Gemstone Collection
AJ Capital Partners | July 25, 2017
The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, July 2017…BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, announces the addition of Graduate Berkeley to its Gemstone Collection. Formerly the historic Hotel Durant, the property has been revitalized and renamed Graduate Berkeley following an extensive renovation. Graduate Berkeley pays homage to the historic building's roots and UC Berkeley founder, Henry Durant, through its distinct design and revitalization of Henry's, the hotel's restaurant and bar. A dynamic and expanding new boutique hotel brand, Graduate Hotels was founded in 2014 by AJ Capital Partners to create distinctive, approachable hote...
AJ Capital Partners Acquires Iconic Hotel Durant in Berkeley, California
AJ Capital Partners | September 9, 2015
Berkeley, Ca. – AJ Capital Partners announced today that it has acquired the iconic Hotel Durant in Berkeley, California. The historic hotel is located next to the University of California at Berkeley ("Cal") and is the closest hotel to California Memorial Stadium and the storied Greek Theater. In 2016, the Hotel Durant will become part of the Graduate Hotel collection. Created for travelers who seek memory-making journeys, Graduate Hotels are part of a well-curated, thoughtfully crafted collection of hotels that reside in the most dynamic university towns across the country. Every property celebrates and commemorates the optimistic e...