Keene, NH – The steel is erected and the wood framing is underway for Keene’s newest hotel, a 65,795sf Courtyard by Marriott located in Railroad Square. Pro Con Inc of Manchester is the design builder for the $8.1 million project, which is located one block from Keene’s downtown business district. Schleicher &Stebbins Hotels of Manchester, NH and Oleo Corporation of Ludlow, VT are the owners and Colwen Management of Nashua, N.H. will manage the hotel. Laconia Savings Bank is providing the financing.
Pro Con Inc and the hotel owners are intending and pursuing to make the Courtyard by Marriott LEED certified from the US Green Building Council. Pro Con Inc is using regional & recycled materials in construction and is incorporating environmentally beneficial strategies in the hotel’s development and daily operations. The Courtyard by Marriott will be Keene’s first environmentally friendly “Green” hotel.
The five-story hotel will offer 100 guestrooms, including four suites. Plans include a bistro and lounge area, 2,100sf of flexible meeting space, a business center, guest market and an indoor pool and fitness room. Pro Con Inc is on schedule for a May 2010 completion date for the new hotel.
