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OTO Appoints Leadership Team for Soon-to-Open Hyatt Place in Panama City Beach, Florida
OTO Development | July 11, 2022
SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA (July 11, 2022) — The soon-to-open Hyatt Place Panama City Beach/Beachfront has recruited an executive leadership team with a dynamic depth and breadth of hospitality experience. OTO Development, part of The Johnson Group, is developing and will manage the new, on-the-sand hotel in the heart of the Florida Panhandle. Tyler Davies is General Manager of Hyatt Place Panama City Beach/Beachfront and Diana C. Canas is Director of Sales. Frank Hughes is Director of Food & Beverage for the onsite Coconut Charlie’s Beach Bar & Grill, the third location of OTO’s proprietary coastal restaurant concept. ...
Reimagined 184-Key Lumina on Wrightsville Beach Makes Its Debut
OTO Development | June 22, 2022
SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA (Tuesday, June 21, 2022) — OTO Development has repositioned an oceanfront property along the North Carolina coast as Lumina on Wrightsville Beach, a Holiday Inn Resort. OTO, which is part of The Johnson Group, acquired the Holiday Inn Resort Wilmington E-Wrightsville Beach in December 2020 and completed its transition to Lumina on Wrightsville Beach on Tuesday, June 21. The new name draws on the storied history of an iconic pavilion constructed in 1905 to showcase the wonder of electricity while beckoning people out to the beach. Built by a pioneering utility company at the final stop of its electric trolle...
OTO Development Introduces Homewood Suites Myrtle Beach Oceanfront Following Conversion
OTO Development | April 29, 2022
SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA (April 29, 2022) — OTO Development has converted an independent on-the-sand property in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, to the Homewood Suites by Hilton brand. OTO, which is part of The Johnson Group, acquired South Bay Inn & Suites in May 2021 and completed its transition to Homewood Suites Myrtle Beach Oceanfront on April 24. The rebranding follows a soft renovation to the relatively new hotel and a reimagining of the onsite restaurant and pool bar into Coconut Charlie’s, the company’s proprietary concept for beachfront food and beverage spaces. “This repositioning combines the power of Hilton...
OTO Development Rebrands DoubleTree Cocoa Beach as Hilton Garden Inn
OTO Development | April 21, 2022
SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA (Thursday, April 21, 2022) — The “newest” hotel in Cocoa Beach, Florida, enjoys a long history of welcoming visitors to the Space Coast. The city’s DoubleTree by Hilton — originally built in 1987 and extensively renovated in June 2021 — is rebranding as Hilton Garden Inn Cocoa Beach Oceanfront. The transition, official as of April 20, 2022, has been in the works since OTO Development acquired the property last September. South Carolina-based OTO, which is part of The Johnson Group, develops, owns and operates approximately 65 hotels across the country. “Like many travelers, we love the Hilton...
OTO Development Acquires 150-Room DoubleTree by Hilton Cocoa Beach
OTO Development | September 10, 2021
SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA (Friday, September 10, 2021) — OTO Development has added DoubleTree by Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront to its growing portfolio. South Carolina-based OTO Development, which is part of The Johnson Group, acquired the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cocoa Beach, Florida, from Pandey Hotel Group of New Zealand. The transaction — brokered by Paul Weimer, Christian Charre, Jennifer Jin and Andrew Pastorino, all of CBRE Hotels — closed on Thursday, September 9. This Space Coast hotel is the sixth oceanfront property OTO has purchased since Q4 2018. “We got our feet wet a few years ago in Key West, where we discov...
OTO Development Taps Company, Industry Veteran Ted Fleurimond as General Manager of Hyatt Place National Harbor
Hyatt Place National Harbor | June 2, 2020
OXON HILL, MD – Hotelier OTO Development has announced the selection of Ted Fleurimond as the general manager of the company’s Hyatt Place National Harbor hotel, which is expected to open later this year. “The Hyatt Place National Harbor is an exciting project for us, and we are equally excited to have an experienced and talented general manager to see us through opening and beyond,” said Corry Oakes, president and CEO of OTO Development. “Ted has been a terrific team member who has delivered outstanding results for a long time and we’re happy to have him moving to the new property.” Fleurimond has more than 20 years’ ex...
OTO Development Acquires Howard Johnson by Wyndham St. Pete Beach Resort Hotel
OTO Development | December 11, 2019
SPARTANBURG, SC (December 11, 2019) – OTO Development has jumped into the seaside hotel market in St. Pete Beach by purchasing the Howard Johnson by Wyndham St. Pete Beach FL Resort Hotel. The purchase was finalized on December 5 between the Reagan Family Trust and OTO Development. “We are continually surveying the market in key travel destinations for opportunities to expand our portfolio,” said Corry Oakes, CEO of OTO Development. “We are excited to have this St. Pete Beach property as part of our family and getting started on renovations to improve the guest experience.” Preston Reid, previously a senior director with JLL, ...
