The developers of a proposed 160-room hotel on the site of Tacoma’s old Columbia-Heidelberg Brewery say they’re redesigning the hotel after its preliminary design failed to impress historic preservationists on a city board.
Han Kim, principal at Seattle’s Hotel Concepts, said Monday that he’s hired Albany, Ore., architect Don Johnson to modify the initial design to [...]
The ugly side of San Diego’s condominium downturn is on display along Fifth Avenue.
The bones of what was supposed to be Atmosphere, nearly 80 “luxury live/work units for a life well-designed,†sit open to public view. Naked steel rods and yawning holes are in the earth. The wood and chain-link fence around the site [...]
Interstate Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: IHR), one of the nation’s largest independent hotel management companies, today announced that it has been selected to manage the EuroSuites luxury condo-hotel in the Doral area of Miami, Florida. The nearly completed 368-suite property is being developed by Concalpro Group Corporation and asset managed by EuroSuites Hospitality Group, both [...]
Condominiums and apartments saw the largest single year of growth in more than a decade in 2006.
The number of apartments and condos in Richland and Lexington counties exploded, with 2,799 new units compared with 781 the previous year — the greatest amount of activity since 1984, according to the Central Midlands Council of Governments.
And this [...]
Hotel buyouts are proving a bonanza for mutual funds which snapped up Hilton, Marriott and other hotel stocks after the September 11, 2001, attacks.
Private-equity firm Blackstone Group’s (BX.N) $20 billion bid for Hilton Hotels Corp. (HLT.N) on Tuesday sparked a 27 percent rise in shares of the second-biggest U.S. hotel chain over Thursday and Friday, [...]
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. announces today that The Westin Roco Ki Beach & Golf Resort is on schedule to open in May 2008. Destined to become one of the world’s most spectacular luxury properties, the 337-room resort will be located directly on a dedicated four-mile stretch of white sand beach in Punta [...]
New condominium buildings — they’re not just for downtown, Belltown, Capitol Hill and Ballard anymore.
Developers say commercial areas in many Seattle neighborhoods could see more condos in coming years — a prediction that worries some residents.
Sapphire, in Greenwood, and Fini, in Phinney Ridge, are two of the fastest-selling new condominium buildings. They offer new homes [...]
Whistler Blackcomb, a mountain resort already renowned for daring innovation, has announced its boldest move yet with the construction of the Peak to Peak Gondola, for completion December 2008. The two mountains will be united by a gondola that will set world records for length and height while providing an unmatched experience for winter and [...]
For the young budget traveler, there are approximately 2500 hostel beds on Manhattan’s Upper West Side*, but now 350 of those beds offer a hip experience to go along with a utilitarian place to sleep. Hank Freid’s Broadway Hotel & Hostel (www.Broadwayhotelnyc.com), located at the corner of Broadway and 101st Street, have undergone renovations and [...]
Step aside Great Bear Rainforest, the backcountry of the Purcell Mountains is the site of B.C.’s next big showdown over wilderness preservation. Up in our eastern frontier, the helicopters carry wealthy skiers rather than logs, and the small towns worry about growing too much rather than fading away.
There was a great hue and cry here [...]
OwnerRelations Technology has completed integration of its Owner Accounting and Owner Relations Web site solution with roomMaster 2000, a premier property management system developed and distributed by InnQuest Software.
“This is a great system for us to be working with,” said Frank Franchini, president of Owner Relations Technology. “InnQuest Software’s support has been excellent, and the [...]
Columbia Equity Trust, Inc. announced that its stockholders approved the merger of Columbia with and into an affiliate of the Commingled Pension Trust Fund (Special Situation Property) of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. at the special meeting of stockholders held today. On February 20, 2007, Columbia issued a press release announcing prorated dividends for the period [...]
