Hotels
January 29, 2010
Brooklyn Has 40 Hotels in the Pipeline
Twelve new hotels are scheduled to open in Brooklyn this year, and there are another 28 in the works, according to an article this morning in The Brooklyn Eagle. The Eagle got its data from an industry group called Smith Travel Research. Here's how the 40 projects break down:
- In construction: 15 projects, 1,588 rooms.
- In final planning: two projects, 50 rooms.
- In planning: 21 projects, 1,862 rooms.
- In pre-planning: two projects, 305 rooms.
As we reported earlier this week, there's been a hotel building boom in Gowanus of late, and there's going to be four hotels on one block of Duffield Street in Downtown Brooklyn (including the Sheraton and Aloft shown above) when all's said and done. “I can’t think of a better symbol of Brooklyn’s progress than new hotels, which started back in 1998 with the opening of Brooklyn’s first new hotel in nearly 70 years — the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge, which has expanded in the past few years and is doing great business," said Borough Prez Marty Markowitz. The big question is: If you build them, will they come?
40 Hotel Projects in Pipeline for Brooklyn [Brooklyn Eagle]
January 25, 2010
This Will Probably Be The 7th Hotel to Call Gowanus Home
Our memory was clouded a few weeks ago by the excitement surrounding the opening of Gowanus's fourth hotel, the Super 8 on 3rd Avenue and President, and we wrote at the time that there were only two other hotels going up in the neighborhood. Not so: In addition to the builds on 13th Street and Butler Street, there's also a small hotel under construction on Degraw between 3rd and 4th avenues. The project, rendered above on the right, is in the early stages of construction but, unlike a few other planned hotels in the neighborhood, it's clearly not stalled.
Latest Gowanus Hotel Now Open For Business! [Brownstoner]
Behold, the Latest Gowanus Hotel! [Brownstoner] GMAP
Construction Under Way for Gazillionth Gowanus Hotel [Brownstoner]
January 19, 2010
Development Watch: V3 Foundation Underway
We passed by 231 Duffield Street yesterday and noticed that the foundation looked substantially complete. When this is done, the 19-story building should be the closest thing in Brooklyn to a sliver hotel given the small footprint.
Another Hotel for Duffield Street [Brownstoner]
231 Duffield RIP [Brownstoner] GMAP P*Shark DOB
Demolition of 231 Duffield Street Begins [Brownstoner]
January 7, 2010
Development Watch: 13th Street Hotel Getting There
Here's Gowanus Hotel, 2010 model. This one's on 13th Street and 3rd Avenue. The facade has basically been completed since we last checked in on it, in October. It will have 48 units.
Development Watch: 3rd Ave Hotel Trucking Along [Brownstoner]
Development Watch: 13th Street Hotel Sprouting [Brownstoner]
Another Hotel In The Works for Gowanus [Brownstoner] GMAP DOB
January 4, 2010
Latest Gowanus Hotel Now Open For Business!
The Super 8 on 3rd Avenue and President Street finally opened on New Year’s Eve. The hotel has looked complete for a long time now, and a spokesperson for Super 8 at one point said it was supposed to open in May. According to the guy manning the front desk, the hotel’s rates start at $98 a night plus tax. The writeup of the property on the official Super 8 site is here. Evidently, 98 clams buys you free HBO as well as a bed for the night. The rate puts it more or less in line with the other two budget hotels in the area, the Holiday Inn Expresses on Union and Butler. (In fact, it looks to be a touch cheaper.) This is the fourth hotel to call Gowanus home. Work is also underway on two others, one on Douglass and 3rd Ave and the other on 13th Street and 3rd Ave. A few more hotels are planned at other sites in the area, but the real estate bust appears to have stalled them for now.
3rd Avenue Super 8 Actually Opening? [Brownstoner] GMAP
December 11, 2009
Development Watch: 3rd Ave Fairfield Inn Coming Along
Workers are still plugging away at Brooklyn's first Fairfield Inn, which is on 3rd Avenue an Butler. It's not visible in the photo above, but some of the windows have been glassed. A rendering of what the 135-room property is supposed to look like is here.
Development Watch: 3rd Avenue Fairfield Inn [Brownstoner] GMAP
December 8, 2009
StreetLevel: 3rd Avenue Super 8 Actually Opening?
Last week big Super 8 signage went up on the hotel-to-be at President and 3rd Avenue. The building has looked complete for the better part of a year, and back in May a Super 8 rep said its opening was imminent. Perhaps the new signs mean it will actually be in business at some point soon, though the property is still not listed on Super 8's website. When it does open it'll be the fourth Gowanus-area hotel in operation. Two others are under construction and there are four additional sites nearby where hotels are planned but construction is either stalled or hasn't begun.
Gowanus Super 8 Opening Soon [Brownstoner] GMAP
December 4, 2009
Brooklyn B&B's on the (Sorta) Cheap
This is pretty cool: Brokelyn has put together a list of the best Bed & Breakfasts in the borough; given the blog's skin-flinty focus, only places that charge less than $150 a night were in the running. A few highlights include Loralei on Argyle Road and Carroll Gardens' Inn on Second. Check out the complete list and let us know if you think they've left anything out.
November 10, 2009
Stimulus Boost for Downtown Brooklyn Hotel
Last year, the Magna Hospitality Group dropped $10.8 million for the former Pepper & Potter car dealership at the corner of Flatbush and Tillary in Downtown Brooklyn with the plan of erecting a Hampton Inn overlooking the busy intersection. Since then, however, they've been unable to land construction financing. The Times reports that the 117-room hotel project has just gotten a new lease on life in the form of a $20 million tax-free loan courtesy of the federal stimulus program. Four other city projects received another $67 million as well. “There is no significant construction lending taking place right now,” said David Lombino, a spokesman for the city’s Economic Development Corporation. “But for this program, these projects wouldn’t go forward.” To qualify, the developments must break ground by the end of 2010.
Five Development Projects to Receive Stimulus Money [NY Times]
From Cars to Mini-Fridges on Tillary [Brownstoner] GMAP
October 22, 2009
Development Watch: 3rd Ave Hotel Trucking Along
The future hotel on 3rd Avenue and 13th Street has just about reached full height. The project is slated to have 48 units. The developer named on DOB permits here is the same as the person named for the Super-8 on 3rd Avenue and President Street, which has looked complete for several months but has yet to open.
Development Watch: 13th Street Hotel Sprouting [Brownstoner]
Another Hotel In The Works for Gowanus [Brownstoner] GMAP DOB
October 7, 2009
Giddyup! Best Western Preps for New Downtown Location
There are no new building plans filed yet, but demolition has ramped up at the four small buildings at 55-63 Flatbush Avenue Extension where an 80-room Best Western is expected to rise. Frankly, we're surprised they're moving ahead right now but maybe this is what they call a greenshoot.
Two New Hotels Slated for Downtown Brooklyn [Brownstoner]
55 Flatbush Extension: GMAP DOB 57 Flatbush Extension: GMAP DOB
61 Flatbush Extension: GMAP DOB 63 Flatbush Extension: GMAP DOB
September 18, 2009
Seedy Greenpoint Hotel Changes Hands
The legendarily shabby Greenpoint Hotel recently sold, marking the third time in the past decade that the flophouse has had new owners. A company based in the Bronx bought the property and some adjoining parcels for $3.5 million. An article a few years ago in the Times talked about the hotel's history, noting that "the hallways stink of marijuana and urine; the bathrooms - one per floor - are caked in dirt, and hot water is rare." NY Shitty, which has done a bunch of reporting on the establishment, took note of a fire in the building this August. GMAP
Photo from Property Shark
September 3, 2009
Development Watch: 4th Avenue Best Western
Despite a partial Stop Work Order that's been in place since December, the Best Western at the corner of 26th Street and 4th Avenue in Greenwood Heights has risen to six out of an ultimate ten stories. According to the management company's website, the hotel's slated to open next Spring, a prediction that seems a little optimistic to us.
Development Watch: Best Western Hits 4th Avenue [Brownstoner] GMAP P*Shark DOB
August 17, 2009
Gowanus Conversion On Ice
A year ago developer Peter Moore, who has been active in the Hudson Square area of Manhattan, paid $12 million for the large warehouse at 92nd 3rd Street. At the time, Moore said he intended to convert the former home of prayer-card manufacturer Abigail Press into a mixed-use complex with a hotel, office space, and art and production studios. Now, however, like so many other projects, the 3rd Street conversion is on hold. Moore says he's had to "step back from the whole thing" because of a lack of financing. Moore also said the scope of the planned development might change.
Gowanus Sees Major Green With $12M Buy [Brownstoner] GMAP DOB
July 24, 2009
Construction Under Way for Gazillionth Gowanus Hotel
A year ago, it was revealed that a lot on Degraw between 3rd and 4th avenues would one day house a hotel (this is how it's supposed to turn out) but there hasn't been a great deal of action at the site since then. Recently, though, crews have started in on excavation work. For those keeping score at home, there are presently three hotels open in Gowanus; another opening soon on President Street; and, with this build on Degraw, four others in some stage of construction. Aside from that, there are three more planned that may or may not happen.
Behold, the Latest Gowanus Hotel! [Brownstoner] GMAP
Development Watch: 13th Street Hotel Sprouting [Brownstoner]
July 13, 2009
237 Duffield Done This Year? Not Bloody Likely
On Friday, the Duffield St. Underground blog called B.S. on the short NY Post item that day that was primarily about the news of another V3 hotel at 231 Duffield Street but mentioned that the other V3 hotel already underway on the block at 237 Duffield was scheduled to be completed by the end of this year. What's the problem? Well, this photo from last month is the problem. Doesn't exactly look like they're going to complete a 24-story building from this point in six months, does it? GMAP
July 9, 2009
Development Watch: Aloft Topped Out
With yesterday's news of another V3 hotel coming to Duffield Street in Downtown Brooklyn, we thought we'd check back in with the Sheraton and Aloft double-shot being constructed across the street at 222 Duffield Street. Since we posted about it a month ago, the Aloft building appears to have topped out as well as having gotten some more framing along the street-side facade.
Development Watch: Aloft/Sheraton in High Gear [Brownstoner]
Development Watch: Aloft on Duffield [Brownstoner]
Development Watch: Downtown Sheraton/Aloft [Brownstoner]
Development Watch: Aloft Hotel Starts to Take Shape [Brownstoner]
Development Watch: 222 Duffield Keeps on Chugging [Brownstoner]
Development Watch: Sheraton Hotel Fully Aloft [Brownstoner] GMAP
Duffield Doubleshot Halfway There [Brownstoner] P*Shark DOB
Development Watch: Duffield St. Hotels [Brownstoner]
On Duffield Street, Two Stories Down, 23 to Go [Brownstoner]
July 8, 2009
Another Hotel for Duffield Street
We told you about the demolition of 231 Duffield Street, thought to be one of the houses with a connection to the Underground Railroad, back in March. Now, courtesy of the Brooklyn Eagle, we know what's slated to rise on the site: V3 Hotels, which is already putting up a 24-story hotel next door at 237 Duffield, will also build a 19-story hotel at Number 231. The new project, designed by Thomas O'Hara, will have 130 rooms and cost $20 million to build. The V3 hotels are across the street from the Sheraton/Aloft combo across the street. Hotel row!
Downtown Brooklyn To Get Another New Hotel [Brooklyn Eagle]
231 Duffield RIP [Brownstoner] GMAP P*Shark DOB
Demolition of 231 Duffield Street Begins [Brownstoner]
July 1, 2009
Development Watch: 13th Street Hotel Sprouting
Another story has been added to the future hotel on the corner of 13th Street and 3rd Avenue since we last checked in on it in April. There are currently three hotels open in the greater Gowanus area. Meanwhile, a Super 8 on 3rd Avenue and President Street is scheduled to open any day now, and construction is chugging along at a future Fairfield Inn on the corner of Butler Street and 3rd Avenue. As it stands now, then, there are six hotels that are likely to be in business in the neighborhood in the not-too-distant future, plus plans for at least four more—two on President Street, one on Degraw, and one on 3rd Street—that may or may not come to fruition.
Another Hotel In The Works for Gowanus [Brownstoner] GMAP
June 4, 2009
Development Watch: Aloft/Sheraton in High Gear
With the Sheraton hotel all glassed up, the Aloft's been playing catch up but is almost topped out. Based on this rendering, the side-by-side sister hotels are supposed to end up at the same height of 22 stories. Overall, this duo's looking pretty classy as far as most Brooklyn hotels go! Could be worse, right?
Development Watch: Aloft on Duffield [Brownstoner]
Development Watch: Downtown Sheraton/Aloft [Brownstoner]
Development Watch: Aloft Hotel Starts to Take Shape [Brownstoner]
Development Watch: 222 Duffield Keeps on Chugging [Brownstoner]
Development Watch: Sheraton Hotel Fully Aloft [Brownstoner] GMAP
Duffield Doubleshot Halfway There [Brownstoner] P*Shark DOB
Development Watch: Duffield St. Hotels [Brownstoner]
On Duffield Street, Two Stories Down, 23 to Go [Brownstoner]
May 27, 2009
Development Watch: 3rd Avenue Fairfield Inn
The future Fairfield Inn on 3rd Avenue and Butler has risen pretty high since the last time we checked in on it. It also now has what we consider to be the best advertising campaign of any hotel ever. A banner on the building proclaims, "The Excitement of Being...Brooklyn's First Fairfield Inn. Coming Soonish." Excitingish!
Development Watch: SWO at Future Fairfield Inn [Brownstoner] GMAP
Fairfield Inn [Official Site]
May 26, 2009
Gowanus Super 8 Opening Soon
The latest entry into the crowded Gowanus hotel field will be a Super 8 on the corner of President Street and 3rd Avenue. The building's looked fairly complete for awhile now, and according to a rep from Wyndham Hotel Group (Super 8 is a Wyndham brand), it's "tentatively" scheduled to open on June 29th. No word yet on room rates. GMAP
May 5, 2009
Mixed News on Brooklyn Hotels
Sarah Ryley has a story in the current issue of The Real Deal trumpeting the fact that 10,000 hotel rooms in the city are now in some state of suspended development. Though the article is inherently rather Manhattan-centric, there are some newsy nuggets for watchers of the Brooklyn market. Most noteworthy: Foreclosure proceedings have reportedly been initiated at the Cambria Suites project at 75 Schermerhorn Street (above) and two people contracted to work on the project confirmed that it is indefinitely on hold. Over on Flatbush Extension, Best Western claims that it's still on track to build 80 rooms at #55 and Magna says it still wants to do its hotel in the former Pepper & Potter location at #125 but it has yet to land construction financing. At least one project isn't being held up by lack of financing: Sam Chang told TRD that he's going to finish his Comfort Inn in Sunset Park using his own cash.
10,000 Rooms on Ice [The Real Deal]
DOB Green-Lights Cambria Suites Hotel on Schermerhorn [Brownstoner]
Two New Hotels Slated for Downtown Brooklyn [Brownstoner]
From Cars to Mini-Fridges on Tillary [Brownstoner]
April 8, 2009
Another Hotel In The Works for Gowanus
Add another one to the long list of hotels planned for Gowanus: After receiving its building permit in February, a five-story hotel has started to rise at the corner of 3rd Avenue and 13th Street. As of last Sunday, they were up to the second floor. Who's going to stay in all these places?
Gowanus Hotel District Getting Even Bigger [Brownstoner] GMAP P*Shark
Plan for 3rd Ave Hotel Brings Gowanus Total to 7 [Brownstoner] DOB
April 1, 2009
Hotel Le Bushwick On Tap
Despite its drab appearances, Williamsburg's Hotel Le Jolie must be doing well. Or, well enough, at least, to give its developers the confidence to proceed with another similar project in nearby Bushwick. According to a tipster, and confirmed by Department of Buildings filings, the 21,000-square-foot lot at 22 Sumner Avenue is slated to a seven story, 69-room hotel. According to one of the contractors involved, ground should be broken within the next week or two. Good place for a hotel? GMAP P*Shark DOB
Photo by George Spencer
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