Dave's Blog: 09/01/2010

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Bear - DE

Current Listings Nice Country Inns and Suites conversion opportunity

Marilyn Cox| 770.916.0300 | marilyn.cox@hunterhotels.net

Ramapo-NY

Ramapo, state preserve 425 acres in Torne Valley | LoHud.com | The Journal News: "supervisor also wants a hotel built in the Torne Valley"

Alan Simon, Esq. Director of Planning and Zoning Administration (845) 357-5100 x280 SimonA@ramapo-ny.gov

Indianapolis - IN

Downtown tax district reaps windfall | Indianapolis Business Journal | IBJ.com: "proposed development that includes a gym and hotel near Eli Lilly and Co"

Division of Planning

City-County Building 200 E. Washington St. Suite 1821 Indianapolis, IN 46204

Tel: (317) 327-5155

I Couldn't Resist :-)

Russian Company Orbital Technologies To Place Space Hotel By 2016 | Asia Bizz: "Space Hotel into space by the year 2016"- Galaxy Inn and Suites perhaps?

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Denver - CO

Peracon Excellent Park Inn candidate!

About Park Inn

http://www.parkinn.com/about/story

Birmingham - AL

Big plans for Trinity Medical Center's U.S. 280 hospital in Birmingham | al.com: "two new nearby medical office buildings, a retail center and a full-service hotel" Perhaps a Country Inn and Suites would be more practical ??

Daniel Corp.

Wichita - KS

City unveils downtown master plan - KSN TV, Kansas News and Weather: "400 more hotel rooms"

: (316) 268-4421 : (316) 268-4390 : MAPD

John Schlegel Director of Planning

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Cape Code- MA

Davenport wants to raze four resorts | CapeCodOnline.com: "Blue Water Resort is one of four properties the Davenport Companies is planning to demolish to build modern hotels"

DAVENPORT COMPANIES 20 North Main Street South Yarmouth, MA 02664 800-822-3422 508-398-2293 Fax: 508-394-6765

Bloomington - MN

MOA to get Radisson Blu hotel - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal Significant news from the sister company!

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Small Business Financial Assistance

Small Business Financial Assistance Given the recent changes to the SBA program , I thought I would repost the link to their site for quick reference. It can also be found in the useful links section for future references as well. Dave

University of Louisville plans research park adjacent to Belknap Campus | courier-journal.com | The Courier-Journal

University of Louisville plans research park adjacent to Belknap Campus | courier-journal.com | The Courier-Journal: "site will include nine research and development buildings, as well as five incubator and research support offices." A new hotel, residence facilities, retail space and streetimprovements also are part of the plan

East Lansing - MI

The State News : Medical marijuana hearing to be set: "rezoning of an area to be used for a proposed hotel, pharmacy and bank development"

Caddis Development

4520 North Grand River Avenue Lansing, MI 48906 Tel (517) 703.2132

Tulsa - OK

Council set to vote on old City Hall contract | Tulsa World: "City Hall building and convert it into a 200-room hotel"

Economic Development Department City of Tulsa 175 East 2nd Street Tulsa, OK 74103 (918) 576-5568

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Owners & Developers Roundtable Video

Hotel Business Magazine, hotelbusiness.com | The Newspaper For Lodging Decision Makers

Where's the parking?

Old Oil Rig Turned Into Scuba Divers' Dream Hotel : TreeHugger

Friday, September 17, 2010

Mesa - AZ

Mesa, Cubs zero in on Riverview as Waveyard scales back - East Valley Tribune - Arizona Local News: Mesa: cubs, chicago cubs, ricketts, riverview, waveyard: "considering Riverview Park in the city’s northwest corner for the team’s new spring training complex"

Chris Brady City Manager City of Mesa PO Box 1466 Mesa, AZ 85211-1466

480-644-2066

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Boston - MA

The Heights - Landmark Theater to be Razed home to a “limited service” hotel with approximately 150 rooms

Boston Development Group

P: (617) 332-6400 F: (617) 527-4176

bdg@bdg1.com

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Irving - TX

Irving is getting a big mixed-use project | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Dallas Business News: "project will have residential, a hotel, restaurant and retail."

Terry Montesi

Trademark Properties

Fort Worth, Texas 76102

Phone: 817.870.1122 t 7th Street

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San Juan Capistrano - CA

San Juan hotel plan moves ahead | city, hotel, parking - News - The Orange County Register: "mixed-use development including a 124-room hotel,"

Planning Services	Development Services	(949)443-6331

Planning Services

Development Services

(949)443-6331

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Bellevue - NE

Ex-Bellevue Days Inn property to be sold - Omaha.com: "a plan to redevelop the property into a 125-room hotel"

Chris Shewchuk Planning Director 210 West Mission Ave Bellevue, NE 68005 Tel: (402) 293-3032

Revere - MA

New T project, hope for Revere waterfront - The Boston Globe: "ocean-facing private development that would bring a 100-room hotel and 902 residential units"

Thomas G. Ambrosino, Mayor (781) 286-8110

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Kilgore - TX Conversion Opportunity?

Feds to guarantee loan on Hampton Inn

Amanda Nobles

903.983.3522

anobles@kilgore-edc.com

Brighton -MA

Closed Circle Cinema on Brighton, Brookline line could be replaced with 150-unit hotel, retail space - Brookline, Massachusetts - Brookline TAB

would knock down the closed movie theater, at 399 Chestnut Hill Ave., and replace it with a 150-room hotel

Economic Development

Kara Brewton ... 617-730-2468

Friday, September 10, 2010

Hotels Lure Investors

Hotels Lure Investors as Lodging Surpasses U.S. Offices, Retail - Bloomberg: "Hotel purchases are increasing faster than deals for office buildings, shopping centers or any other type of U.S. commercial property"