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First Hospitality Expands Reach with Acquisition of Hostmark Hospitality Group
First Hospitality | September 18, 2023
CHICAGO (September 18, 2023) - First Hospitality, a national hotel management and development company, is pleased to announce an agreement to acquire the majority of the hotel management agreements of Hostmark Hospitality Group, headquartered in Schaumburg, IL. This strategic move significantly expands First Hospitality's geographic presence, augments its collection of restaurants and bars, and promises to bring added benefits to its expanded portfolio, which will include more than 70 hotels nationwide. David Duncan, President and CEO of First Hospitality, stated, "Our alignment with Hostmark Hospitality Group fits well with our strategy o...
First Hospitality to Operate Oklahoma City’s Lively Hotel
First Hospitality | September 1, 2023
The property will join OAK, a new entertainment destination in the heart of Oklahoma City CHICAGO (September 1, 2023) - First Hospitality, national hotel operations and development company, assumed management and operations of the Lively Hotel in Oklahoma City, further advancing the company’s growth into larger urban city destinations. The Lively Hotel, a 132-key boutique hotel, will join OAK, a 20-acre mixed-use development district of restaurants, bars, and retail shops in the heart of Oklahoma City. In addition to 13,500 square feet of retail space, the property also features a bar and restaurant as well as a 2,400 square foot outd...
First Hospitality to Operate Holiday Inn Express Milwaukee West
First Hospitality | May 17, 2023
Chicago (May 17, 2023) - David Duncan, president and CEO of First Hospitality, announces that the national hotel operating and development company has added the Holiday Inn Express Milwaukee West to its growing national management portfolio. “First Hospitality’s considerable experience with the Holiday Inn Express brand of hotels has fostered a deep understanding of properties of this size and structure,” said Duncan. “And as our footp? rint expands, we’re able to easily share both our talent and expertise to maximize profitability and strengthen this hotel’s presence in the market through our team’s tailored approach to se...
Resch Property Group and The Sprigler Company to Develop The Elsby Hotel in New Albany, Indiana
Resch Property Group | May 3, 2023
NEW ALBANY, IN (May 3, 2023) – In Spring 2025, The Elsby Hotel will debut as a full-service, 82-room boutique hotel in the heart of New Albany, IN. Located at 117 East Spring Street in New Albany’s Downtown Historic District, the hotel is an adaptive reuse of the Elsby Building, a 100-plus year-old building that previously housed office space. It was purchased in June 2021 by co-owners Steve Resch, of Resch Property Group and Resch Construction, and Chad Sprigler, of The Sprigler Company, both based in New Albany. With a total development budget of $29 million, renovation and new construction will begin in late Spring 2023. Jacob Resch...
First Hospitality Assumes Management of Hyatt Place Champaign/Urbana
First Hospitality | March 17, 2023
CHICAGO (MARCH 17, 2023) — First Hospitality, a national hotel operating and development company, assumed management and operations of the Hyatt Place Champaign/Urbana in Champaign, IL. First Hospitality will also manage Punch!, a bar and lounge located at the Hyatt Place Champaign/Urbana. “Expanding our Hyatt brand footprint with the addition of the Hyatt Place Champaign/Urbana is a meaningful step in our growth strategy to further diversify our branded portfolio,” said David Duncan, president and CEO. “We also look forward to bringing a fresh energy to Punch! through new offerings and programming that will provide added valu...
First Hospitality Adds Two Hotels to Management Portfolio
First Hospitality | November 18, 2022
CHICAGO (November 18, 2022) — Deepening its portfolio of independent and full-service properties, First Hospitality, a national hotel operations and development company, assumed management of the Inn on Sheridan, a boutique hotel in Zion, IL, on November 1. The company also added the Holiday Inn Express Cincinnati West to its extensive roster of branded hotels. This marks the First Hospitality’s first properties in both markets. “The addition of both properties is a meaningful step in our overall growth strategy, especially as we continue to diversify our branded portfolio and strengthen our footprint in the independent, lifes...
First Hospitality to Oversee and Manage Operations for Three Bear Real Estate Group Hotels
First Hospitality | October 7, 2022
CHICAGO (October 7, 2022) — First Hospitality, national hotel operations and development company, assumed management and operations of Hampton Inn & Suites Kenosha, Homewood Suites by Hilton Milwaukee Downtown, and Candlewood Suites Kenosha. Totaling 277 keys, the three Wisconsin properties are owned by Kenosha-based Bear Real Estate Group. “First Hospitality’s partnership with Bear Real Estate Group in Wisconsin is both exciting and mutually rewarding,” said David Duncan, president and CEO of First Hospitality. “Our approach to strategic cluster selling and revenue management will maximize profitability for these properties, ...
First Hospitality Set to Open Dual-Branded Hilton Hotels in Toledo, Ohio
Hilton Garden Inn | May 5, 2022
TOLEDO, Ohio – As downtown Toledo becomes one of the nation’s best rebound city stories, the brand-new Hiltons at Toledo Downtown are set to open two iconic brands, a Hilton Garden Inn and a Homewood Suites by Hilton, under one roof on April 28. The project will include Napa Kitchen + Bar, a new ground-level full-service restaurant, as well as the more casual gastropub, Café 419. A spectacular duplex 1,000-square-foot Presidential Suite sits atop the Hilton Garden Inn Toledo Downtown, boasting two-story floor-to-ceiling windows and not one, but three balconies from which to enjoy a panorama view of the Maumee River and Downtown Toledo. ...
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