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Getting to Know the Thompson Hotels Co-Owners

We've been chronicling every move of Thompson Hotels here recently so we weren't surprised by yesterday's article in the NYT Square Feet section on all the newest hotels popping up under this name. We've pretty much got all their newest hotels expected openings marked down on our calendars. (Just to be safe, we bought calendars up to 2012.)

However, we did get to learn a little bit about the other co-owners of the brand aside from party boy Jason Pomeranc and the most eligible NYC bachelor Stephen Brandman.

So here they are from left to right:

· Michael Pomeranc: 50, described as "mild-mannered." But will scream if you call them a boutique hotel chain. Prefers the term small luxury hotel group.

· Jason Pomeranc: 36, may have been having a bad hair day. Was also a lawyer and "did a stint in finance" in a previous lifetime.

· Larry Pomeranc: 53, oldest and shortest brother. Admits that they got into luxury hotel biz unexpectedly.

· Stephen Brandman: 43, dares to be different by posing sideways. Is responsible for operation end of things. Hates "over-sized red lampshades."

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Downtown Manhattan Hotels Are All About the Nightlife

The NY Sun has an article today about the ever-growing (already established?) trend of hotels serving as more of a nightlife outlet than an actual place to rest your heads.

"Before, it was basically an amenity," nightlife impresario Steven Kamali said. "Now it's becoming like London. The social scene is gravitating toward hotel restaurants, bars, and lounges."

Aside from creating a vibrant social life within the hotel, having nightlife options like restaurants, bars and lounges also help the hotel pay their hefty rents. So expect the 33 upcoming hotels for NYC to have some kind of nightclub/bar/lounge/restaurant or all of the above.

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