Tag: hospitality
PROCON Starts Work on Residence Inn by Marriott
Natick, MA – Construction is underway on a five-story, 98,940sf Residence Inn by Marriott in Natick. Design-build firm PROCON of Manchester, N.H., is the architect and construction manager. National Development of Newton, Mass., and XSS Hotels of Manchester, N.H., partnered on the hotel. The future Residence Inn is part of the Avenu, a premier 62+ Active Adult […]
Hilton Garden Inn Boston Breaks Ground
Boston – Callahan Construction Managers and Claremont Companies recently broke ground on the Hilton Garden Inn Boston Brookline. The upcoming 175-room hotel is ideally located near the Longwood Medical area and the bustling Fenway neighborhood. The project was designed by Cambridge Seven Associates. Amenities are set to include fitness center, pool, restaurant, and business lounge. The […]
Mohegan Sun Phase 2 Expansion Complete
Uncasville, CT – The second phase of a major expansion to Mohegan Sun, the Earth Expo & Convention Center, recently opened for business. When Mohegan Sun embarked on the multiphased expansion to its Uncasville resort and casino campus, it engaged A/Z Corporation to manage the $210 million program. The first phase encompassed the […]
Experience Based Design in Hospitality and Retail
by Paul Van Kauwenberg Like it or not, Millennials are projected to take over the Baby Boomers as the largest living adult generation in 2019. Millennials value experiences over everything and can’t wait to tell people about it – sharing the good and unfortunately the bad! In the hospitality and retail world, clearly the pressure […]
Boston Marriott Cambridge Fitness Center Completed
Cambridge, MA – S3 Design recently announced the completion of the Boston Marriott Cambridge Fitness Center at 50 Broadway in Cambridge. In an effort to increase use and motivation for the fitness-minded traveler, the firm combined the existing small exercise room with the existing pool located on the fourth floor. By filling in the pool, […]
Guest Room Design: What’s the New Normal?
by Harry Wheeler Today’s hotel guests are traveling lighter, smarter, and spending less time in their guest rooms. They crave convenience, ease, flexibility, and demand 24×7 access to technology — influencing nearly every aspect of guest room design. They want unique and customized design options with a sense of personality and,a seamless end-to-end hotel experience. […]
Boston Hotel Gets New Facade
Boston – This spring, a 12-story, 163-room boutique hotel in downtown Boston got a new face by combining contemporary materials with historic details. With one-third of the building being an addition, the new façade became critical in creating an identity for the new hotel and restaurant, while blending with the existing historic building on Devonshire […]
Holiday Inn Express Nears Completion
Designed and Constructed by PROCON Chelsea, MA – Construction is nearing completion on the Holiday Inn Express located on Broadway in downtown Chelsea. Allen & Major Associates, Inc. (A&M) has partnered with the development team of XSS Hotels and PROCON designer and construction manager to provide full-site design, engineering survey, permitting, and landscape architectural services for […]
Elkus Manfredi to Design Boston Law Office
Boston – Law firm Mintz Levin recently announced it is undertaking a comprehensive new design for its offices at One Financial Center, where it has extended its lease in the building for 15 years. Suffolk Construction is the general contractor, and Colliers International will manage the project. Elkus Manfredi will draw upon its cross-industry design approach, […]
Caesars Forum Breaks Ground in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV – Caesars Entertainment Corporation broke ground on its newest development, Caesars Forum, a $375 million, 550,000sf conference center in Las Vegas. Within walking distance to more than 20,000 Caesars Entertainment hotel rooms, connected to 5,000 Caesars Entertainment hotel rooms and adjacent to the LINQ Promenade retail district, this state-of-the-art and LEED silver […]
