The Ally Charlotte Center project along Stonewall Street in Charlotte North Carolina will include a 381-room JW Marriott, expected to open spring 2021. White Lodging is developing the hotel, which will be the first location in the Carolinas for the brand. The hotel’s amenities include a full-service luxury spa, a co-working lounge, and an outdoor terrace with a swimming pool and bar. It also will have 22,000 square feet of meeting and event space, two ballrooms and nearly 7,000 square feet of additional breakout space. The Ally Charlotte Center development, by Crescent Communities, also includes a 26-story office tower anchored by Ally Financial and 25,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. Crescent and general contractor Brasfield & Gorrie celebrated the topping out of the building in July, which marks the completion of vertical construction.
The 3.5-acre property, once home to the now-demolished Goodyear auto shop, is surrounded by construction, including the nearby 10-acre Legacy Union project, developed Lincoln Harris. The JW Marriott Hotel is being design by HKS Inc.  For more information on this and other upcoming hotel construction and renovation projects in the planning, design, pre-construction and construction phase including who is involved and their contact information and Preferred Vendor Directory please visit: HotelProjectLeads.com and subscribe today.


Construction is to beging on the new TownePlace Suites by Mariott in Tehachapi California. The hotel, to be managed by Hotel Equities, will be located on Magellan Drive and is part of a planned business park about one block from the Adventist Health hospital. It is expected to open in summer 2021. The hotel will include studios and one-bedroom suites. On-site food options will include outdoor grills, a 24-hour market and coffee service. Amenities include an indoor swimming pool, fitness center, meeting space, free Wi-Fi and more.  Ajay Anand is managing partner of H2H Group is the developer and owner of the hotel.   For more information on this and other upcoming hotel construction and renovation projects in the planning, design, pre-construction and construction phase including who is involved and their contact information and Preferred Vendor Directory please visit: HotelProjectLeads.com and subscribe today.


Omni Resorts and Hotels and PC Construction will complete a $20 million renovation to the Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. The project, which was designed by Bull Stockwell Allen and includes a 60,000-square-foot, four-story, 69-room hotel addition, complete with a guest lounge, public restrooms and a poolside grille, to the resort’s current 200-rooms. PC Construction will also complete a conference center kitchen upgrade and extensive roof improvements featuring a new rooftop bar, patio, and restrooms and landscaping. Completion is scheduled for December 2020.  For more information on this and other upcoming hotel construction and renovation projects in the planning, design, pre-construction and construction phase including who is involved and their contact information and Preferred Vendor Directory please visit: HotelProjectLeads.com and subscribe today.


Seattle’s Fairmont Olympic Hotel will start a renovation of the lobby, meeting spaces, and food & beverage outlets in the first half of 2020. The hotel will remain open for business during the renovation, which will begin in January and is expected to be completed by summer. The hotel’s General Manager is Markus Treppenhauer. The lobby renovations will include the addition of a central bar, which will transition service throughout the periods of the day. It will start the day as a coffee bar, transitioning to afternoon tea and later hand-crafted cocktails.   The hotel will also refresh its event spaces with design upgrades, new lighting, and modern function space technology. The hotel has over 28,000 square feet of function space.  For more information on this and other upcoming hotel construction and renovation projects in the planning, design, pre-construction and construction phase including who is involved and their contact information and Preferred Vendor Directory please visit: HotelProjectLeads.com and subscribe today.


Clearview Mall owners in Metairie Louisiana are redeveloping the property transforming it into an event and retail center that includes one million square feet of residential, hotel, retail, grocery, office, and entertainment space. The extensive renovation will include the construction of a hotel with a rooftop pool, 260 apartments and an outdoor event space. Thomas Richards is managing partner of Richards Clearview LLC which owns the property. DDG Architects is designing the project. Groundbreaking is scheduled to take place in the summer of 2020.  For more information on this and other upcoming hotel construction and renovation projects in the planning, design, pre-construction and construction phase including who is involved and their contact information and Preferred Vendor Directory please visit: HotelProjectLeads.com and subscribe today.


Drury Hotels Co. plans to build its largest property to date near Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando. The company expects the 604-room Drury Plaza Hotel Orlando Lake Buena Vista to open in spring 2021 and to fully open by year-end 2021. The hotel will include more than 12,000 square feet of meeting space, a pool, a splash pad, a poolside cantina bar and grill, a grab-and-go marketplace, a kitchen-and-bar concept, a business center and a fitness center. The hotel, located in the Disney Springs Resort Area, will be able to be booked as part of a Walt Disney World Resort vacation package. The property will offer transportation to and from the theme parks, as well as to other surrounding attractions. Chuck Drury is president/CEO of Drury Hotels. The new Drury Hotel general manager is Mike Weihs, and Melissa Linkugel director of sales. The company expects the property will employ 150 full- and part-time employees once open.  For more information on this and other upcoming hotel construction and renovation projects in the planning, design, pre-construction and construction phase including who is involved and their contact information and Preferred Vendor Directory please visit: HotelProjectLeads.com and subscribe today.


T2 Hospitality is planning a new hotel in the Dallas Uptown district. T2 Hospitality has acquired the block at Cedar Springs Road and Olive Street near the Crescent complex where the company plans to build a 19-story, 230-room luxury hotel. T2 Hospitality’s proposed hotel project is designed by Dallas architect HKS and SWA Group. The development would include a pocket park at the corner and will be served by four levels of underground parking.  For more information on this and other upcoming hotel construction and renovation projects in the planning, design, pre-construction and construction phase including who is involved and their contact information and Preferred Vendor Directory please visit: HotelProjectLeads.com and subscribe today.


JSC Properties is proposing to redevelop a large portion of land in the neighboring Market District in Des Moines Iowa that could include residential, office, hotel, and retail and entertainment venues. JSC Properties will present its plans to the Des Moines City Council at a work session Monday morning. Later Monday, the Des Moines City Council will vote to receive and file the proposal, and direct staff to negotiate details on the sale and purchase of six blocks of city-owned property in the Market District. Jim Cownie is owner of JSC Properties. The Market District consists of 260 acres south of the East Village. It’s largely industrial spaces and warehouses, but several new offices and apartment buildings have been built in recent years.  For more information on this and other upcoming hotel construction and renovation projects in the planning, design, pre-construction and construction phase including who is involved and their contact information and Preferred Vendor Directory please visit: HotelProjectLeads.com and subscribe today.


Hotel Ownership Group NewcrestImage plans to renovate the 148-room SpringHill Suites by Marriott hotel in Dallas’ West End historic district. The 10-story, 23-year-old hotel is located at 1907 North Lamar Street near Ross Avenue. The project will include a complete redo of the property. Mehul Patel is the chairman and CEO of NewcrestImage.  NewcrestImage owns and manages 32 hotels in 10 states. The company has 18 additional hotels under construction or in the development pipeline nationwide.  For more information on this and other upcoming hotel construction and renovation projects in the planning, design, pre-construction and construction phase including who is involved and their contact information and Preferred Vendor Directory please visit: HotelProjectLeads.com and subscribe today.


A new hotel is planned for Troy Ohio. Construction on a new Home2 Suites by Hilton location recently broke ground. The extended-stay hotel, located at 1805 Towne Park Drive, is being built for $4.5 million. The hotel is being developed and managed by Florence, Kentucky based Seva Hospitality whose co-founder is Ravi Narsinghani. The hotel is expected to open July 2020. The hotel will span 61,859 square feet and have four stories, with a total of 95 rooms. The general contractor is Alpha Construction, based in Winesburg, Ohio. Home2 Suites will have a breakfast area with free continental breakfast and a fitness facility. The breakfast area will transform into a work and leisure area available for use throughout the day.  For more information on this and other upcoming hotel construction and renovation projects in the planning, design, pre-construction and construction phase including who is involved and their contact information and Preferred Vendor Directory please visit: HotelProjectLeads.com and subscribe today.