OTO Development has begun work on the Hilton Garden Inn at 22nd and M Streets, in DC's West End neighborhood. The project had been on hold for years as a previous team sought to put a fashionable "1 Hotel" on the site, but failed to get the project off the ground. Turner Construction, the general contractor on the project, began site work last week.
OTO, based in Spartanburg, SC, is one of the three developers partnering to build the West End Hilton, along with newly-formed partnership including Starwood Capital Group and Perseus Realty, LLC, a partnership that brought the financing needed to start construction. Shalom Baranes of Georgetown is architectural firm designing the terracotta and brick, 10-story, 237-room hotel, which will feature a second-floor, landscaped courtyard, meeting rooms, a rooftop garden and pool and a green roof.
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| West End Hilton Garden Inn, Washington, DC |
In 2011, developers sought permission to modify the site plans and instead of a boutique eco-luxury creation, they announced plans for a Hilton Garden Inn (a brand categorized as upscale mid-priced) with 237 rooms, along with Shalom Baranes and OTO Development as a third development partner. Although neighbors complained about the "fanny pack crowd that would frequent the hotel, the choice proved easier to finance.
The hotel will also feature a ground-floor restaurant and bar with indoor-outdoor seating opening onto the street on the corner of 22nd and M, and is the beginning of Hilton's play into more urban areas.
Washington D.C. real estate development news
4 comments:
The neighbors actually complained about the "fanny pack crowd"?! Hilarious. The bigger question is how the West End needs another hotel, period, of any price range. Certainly isn't the breath of fresh air the new-yet-already-stale West End needs.
it's not the west end, it's "georgetown" as many real estate agents and hotels have chosen to dub this location. "westin georgetown, park hyatt georgetown and fairmount georgetown" are all over a google search and most of the hotel sites.
the west end is a dump. Huge, banal buildings. Ironically, Shalome will finally look contextual!
Looks like a great alternative to the older & higher end hotels to me. Fresh, nice, but still somewhat affordable.
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