News for the Hospitality Executive |
WASHINGTON, Pa., February
24, 2010—Officials of Concord Hospitality Enterprises, one of the
nation’s
top-ranked hotel developer/owner/operators, today announced the company
recently
broke ground on the124-suite, LEED-design Courtyard by Marriott
Washington Meadow
hotel in Washington, Pa., a Pittsburgh suburb.
The property is slated to open in early summer 2011. Braun &
Steidl Architects are the
architects/designers, and McCay Contracting is the general contractor.
“We pioneered the first LEED-design Courtyard prototype in nearby Settlers Ridge, Pa., which opened last year and has been a tremendous success,” said Mark G. Laport, president and CEO of Concord Hospitality. “This project has the same characteristics. We have added a number of new innovations to the LEED-design concept, which will save some 30 percent in related costs, enough to pay back the investment in approximately five years.” LEED-design improvements include:
About Concord Hospitality Concord Hospitality Enterprises Company, an award-winning hotel management and development company based in Raleigh, N.C., manages over 75 hotels offering more than 10,000 guest rooms in 21 states and two Canadian provinces. The company operates hotels and resorts under such well-known industry elite brands as Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Starwood, IHG and Choice Hotels, as well as select independent boutique hotels. Formed in 1985, Concord recently was listed as one of the nation’s top management companies in the nation by independent sources, and recently won Marriott’s elite Partnership Circle award for the eighth time. Concord properties are some of the most awarded hotels in the country, having won nearly 100 top honors since its inception in the past two years alone, including Marriott’s Hotel of the Year and Developer of the Year awards. For more information, visit www.concordhotels.com. |
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