A veteran Washington, D.C., developer has raised financing for a speculative office building project near Ford’s Theater with a $44.5 million construction loan and $9 million obtained through a federal program that allots visas to foreigners who invest in U.S. development projects.
Douglas Development Corp. has already started building the 93,000 square foot tower at 1000 F Street. The building is considered speculative because Douglas is moving ahead with very little preleasing.
Hilton Worldwide today announced the launch of Canopy by Hilton, a new hotel brand that redefines the lifestyle category around the mindset of today’s leisure and business travelers. Christopher J. Nassetta, president and CEO of Hilton Worldwide, unveiled the Canopy by Hilton concept to nearly 1,900 owners and development representatives at Hilton Worldwide’s Global Partnership Conference in Orlando, Florida.
When the Athia family arrived in Washington, D.C., during the 1990s, they gained entrée to the local motel industry through connections from their native India. What began for them as front desk check-ins and the cleaning of motel rooms in suburban Maryland has grown into Baywood Hotels, a successful family-run hospitality development firm that has completed more than 70 hotels nationwide.
The Marriott Marquis in Washington, DC, the city’s soon-to-be-largest hotel, has officially started accepting applications for hourly employees as of Thursday, February 20. Opening on May 1, over the course of the year Marriott Marquis Washington, DC will provide hundreds of job opportunities, in housekeeping and front office, culinary, restaurants, engineering, loss prevention, and more.
The contest will name the best convention city based partly on an online vote, which will be open to the public through March 10. The cities were selected based on four criteria: the convention center itself, the city’s offerings, the proximity of hotels and restaurants to the convention space and travel ease, convenience and costs.