Tag: hospitality
Boston’s Revolution Hotel Completes Renovation
Boston – Kaplan Construction, a WBE general contractor and construction management firm, announced it has completed renovations for the Revolution Hotel, converting a former hostel into an urban boutique hotel located at 40 Berkeley St. in Boston. Designed by Prellwitz Chilinski Associates, Inc. of Cambridge, the hotel was built within the existing walls of one […]
R.I. Commerce Corporation Approves Hotel
Providence, RI – The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation has approved a package of tax incentives for a $55.2 million hotel proposed for the I-195 Redevelopment District. The new 6,300sf, seven story Aloft brand hotel – as part of the Wexford Innovation Complex – will provide 169 guestrooms. The developer is CV Properties. This district development looks to open up […]
PROCON Constructs Dual-Branded Hotel
Chelsea, MA – PROCON, of Manchester, N.H., has started work on the Fairfield Inn by Marriott, located at 200 Maple Street in Chelsea. The 26,000sf building is an addition to the existing Residence Inn. Upon completion, the structure will become a dual-branded hotel totaling 200 guest rooms. The completed hotel will stand at the junction of […]
Partly Sunny with a Chance of Headwinds: 2019 A/E/C Forecast, Boston
by Laureen Poulakis New England’s longest-lasting growth run continues and 2019 will be a year of uncertainty. What are the disruptors this year? A/E/C Construction and Labor – Thought to be baked into Boston’s market in 2018, construction costs are expected to continue trending upward and supplier margins will pressurize further due to trade wars […]
NY Investment Firm Acquires Three Boston Hotels
Boston – AWH Partners, LLC, Maddd Equities, LLC and Joy Construction Corporation announced the purchase of three Holiday Inn hotels in the Boston suburbs, Holiday Inn & Suites Boston-Peabody, Holiday Inn & Suites Marlborough and Holiday Inn Boston-Dedham Hotel and Conference Center in an off-market transaction. Spire Hospitality, AWH’s full-service hospitality management company, is now […]
PROCON Finishes Boston Logan Airport Holiday Inn
Chelsea, MA – The 64,000sf Holiday Inn Boston Logan Airport celebrated its grand opening recently with a ribbon-cutting event. It was the first new Holiday Inn located in the Greater Boston area in over 20 years. XSS Hotels of Manchester, N.H., developed the property, and PROCON, also based in Manchester, was the designer and builder. […]
How Office Lobby Design is Catering to the Future of Work
by Larry Grossman Do you remember the last office lobby you visited? Chances are you don’t. For years, office lobby design has traditionally centered on creating a polished, professional space focused on purpose and function. Fast forward to today where mobile technology allows us to work virtually anywhere, where impromptu, and even planned meetings, can […]
New Fairfield Inn for Kingstown, R.I.
Designed by DiPrete Engineering Kingstown, RI – Construction of a new $19 million, 100-room hotel located in South Kingstown is moving along smoothly. The new four‐story Fairfield Inn by Marriott will be a business- and tourist-friendly hotel serving southern Rhode Island. Southern Rhode Island Hospitality, LLC teamed with DiPrete Engineering, who led the design team […]
Callahan Breaks Ground for Claremont Hilton Garden Inn
Brookline, MA – Callahan Construction Managers and Claremont Companies recently broke ground on the Hilton Garden Inn Boston Brookline. The upcoming 174-room hotel is located at 700 Brookline Avenue, near the Longwood Medical area and the bustling Fenway neighborhood. The project, designed by the architectural firm Cambridge Seven Associates and engineered by Stantec, is set to […]
JCJ Expands into Vegas
Las Vegas, NV – JCJ Architecture, an architecture, planning and interior design firm, has announced its expansion into the Las Vegas market. The firm, which has been in operation since 1936, has led hundreds of gaming and hospitality projects across the U.S. and internationally. JCJ’s new location, strategically located in the “entertainment capital of the world,” […]
