Keene, NH – Keene’s first environmentally friendly “green” hotel, a 65,795-sf Courtyard by Marriott, is on target to be completed by June 2010. Oleo Corporation of Ludlow, VT and Schleicher & Stebbins Hotels of Manchester, NH are the owners and Colwen Management of Nashua, NH will manage the hotel. Pro Con Inc of Manchester, NH is the design builder for the new hotel which is located in Railroad Square one block from Keene’s downtown business district. Laconia Savings Bank is providing the financing for the $8.1 million project.
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. The LEED program provides independent third party verification that the Keene Courtyard is designed and built using strategies aimed at improving performance across building metrics including; energy savings, water efficiency, improved indoor environmental quality and stewardship of resources. 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 5-story hotel will offer 100 guestrooms, including 4 suites. Plans include a bistro and lounge area, 2100-sf of flexible meeting space, a business center, guest market and an indoor pool and fitness room. In keeping with the historic nature of Railway Square, the hotel will have a brick façade, which is nearly complete.
