HotelChatter - Tag: Hotel Construction

Washington : Trump DC Will Open Across The Street From The White House

ASchechter — 2012-02-08T08:41:32-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/OldPostOfficeWashington.JPG" class="top">It was announced this morning that, after much consideration, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Trump%20Hotels">Trump</a> will be the one to revive DC's floundering architectural relic, the Old Post Office, by turning it into a 250-room hotel. According to the <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/trump-to-turn-old-post-office-into-luxury-hotel/2012/02/07/gIQAlS9gxQ_story.html">Washington Post</a>, quite a few investors and developers (including <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hilton%20Hotels">Hilton</a>) had their eye on the building, which dates back to the 1890s. Though Trump and his daughter Ivanka have plans to do it up Trump-style (think wall mosaics, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/3/94755/41185/hotels/Trump_Takes_Toronto_in_Typical_Trumponian_Technique">temperature-controlled</a> chocolate labs, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/2/6/74135/25462/hotels/Inside_a_Room_at_Trump_Ocean_Club_in_Panama">Louis Vuitton-inspired</a> wine bars), the planfor now, at leastis actually to preserve the hotel's heritage. "I think the historic facade of the building will be the greatest signage of all," Ivanka told journalists yesterday. Because, as we all

New York: From A Hotel Standpoint, New York Is Pretty Much Done With the Recession

ASchechter — 2012-02-01T09:00:02-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/ManhattanRealEstate.jpg" class="top"> New York, New Yorkso great they named it twice. But, hey, don't just take our word for it (we live here, so we're a little biased). Talk to all the hotel developers who are buying up hotels left and right. Because of them, New York City alone accounted for 20% of hotel transactions across the entire country in 2011, announced <a href="http://therealdeal.com/blog/2012/01/31/nyc-hotel-sales-reach-all-time-high-in-2011/">The Real Deal</a>. In some ways, we <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/25/9576/4907/hotels/What_Recession_120_New_Hotels_Will_Hit_NYC_By_2014">already knew this</a>. Well. We didn't know the exact numbers ($3.5 billion in sales, to be exact), but we did know that there were some major hoteliers sniffing out the next NYC locations for their brands. At a glance: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/11/14/95946/537/hotels/Public_New_York_Will_Go_Public_in_Three_Years">Public New York</a> is on its way, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/19/84439/2159/hotels/To_Secure_The_Future_of_Edition_Hotels_Marriott_s_Putting_Its_Money_Where_Its_Mouth_Is">Edition

London: The Belgraves: Less Than a Week From Opening

juliab — 2012-01-26T16:10:03-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/belgravessign_.jpg" class="top"> With just six days to go till Thompson crosses the pond and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Belgraves,+a+Thompson+Hotel/local/4843">Belgraves</a> opens (finally), we popped round this morning to see how things looked. Would they be on track? Well, from the face of it, yes. The entrance, lobby and restaurant looked finished, down to artwork on the walls and tables laid for dinner. The hotel sign was affixed to the wall. The imposing doorway was in place. It all looked pretty much ready to go on the ground floor. Then we looked up and saw what looked like unfinished rooms through the windows some appeared to have curtains, some not. Will they open with all their rooms on Wednesday? We hope so, but

Miami Beach: Is That Construction Noise Saying Ciao, Cipriani Miami?

MsRebecca — 2012-01-18T09:14:54-05:00

Last summer, we passed by this building--the site of the perpetually-delayed Cipriani Miami--every day. And it was a dead zone. Nothing happening. Which led us to believe the fancy-pants project was dead in the water.

Not so! A Miami tipster sent us this shot snapped this week, along with word that construction was afoot. At last! But. It may not be a Cipriani.

It turns out that the ill-fated Cipriani development was taken over by Argentine hotelier Alan Faena--yes, of the hip Faena Hotel in Buenos Aires. And here's what he has in store for the site...

Hunan Province: On Your Mark, Get Set, Build A Hotel in 15 Days!

ASchechter — 2012-01-09T09:11:00-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/ChineseHotel15Days.jpg" class="top">While other hotels were busy <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/12/28/132314/10/hotels/Making_Last_Minute_Plans_This_New_Year_s_Eve_Here_s_Where_To_Party">throwing circus parties</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/2/8196/44884/hotels/New_Year_s_Eve_at_Marriott_Denver_Tech_Center_Ends_In_Major_Technology_Fail">locking out</a> their guests, this New Year's Eve proved rather productive for one Chinese architecture company, who managed to set a new record for the speediest construction of a hotel the world has ever seen. Fifteen days is all it took for a 30-story hotel to go up near Dongting Lake in Hunan Province, China. And if you don't believe us, just watch this 360-hour <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/modular-design/30-story-hotel-completely-built-and-finished-fifteen-days-amazing-video.html">time lapse video</a> to prove it. The entire operation was led by Broad Sustainable Construction, who used a prefabricated building system to put together an earthquake-resistant 30-story hotel in just over two weeks. How was it possible? By starting with a