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perspectives

places

philadelphia

Photo by DON RIDDLE

By JoAnn Greco

AT LIBERTY
New development in the City of Brotherly
Love melds the past and the present

Following a long overdue loosening of union
rules that has made the convention center
substantially more user friendly, Philadelphia is
already enjoying an uptick in its meetings and
conventions business. Meanwhile, according to
Visit Philadelphia, the city's leisure marketing
arm, downtown hotel occupancy reached a
record high of 77.4 percent last year, and adding
to its 11,000 rooms are some 2,000 rooms in the
pipeline, along with a run of renovated classics.
"Right now, there are not enough large
hotels to support the convention center," says
Jeff Cohen, executive vice president and COO

of Vine Street Matthews, the developer behind
a highly anticipated 755-room property in the
city's central business district scheduled for
mid-2018 that will combine two Starwood Hotels
& Resorts' brands, W and Element. "We're
strong believers in the economic possibility of
Center City and want to play a part in making it
happen."
George Gudgeon, senior vice president of
Watermark Capital Partners, the investment
team for the Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia's owner
Carey Watermark Investors (in a joint venture
with Philadelphia Hospitality Partners), is
similarly bullish. "What really enticed us about
Philadelphia was where it's going," he says.
"Nearly $5 billion has been invested in or is
planned for Center City, with something like 30
new mixed-use projects. That activity is going
to generate increased demand and create an
unmatched dynamism."

1. Located in a
Palladian-style former
bank building, original
marble pillars and walls
in the Ritz-Carlton
Philadelphia's lobby are
set off by neutral tones
and crystal glass panels.

The largest of those projects is the $1 billionplus Comcast Innovation and Technology
Center designed by UK-based Foster + Partners
with interiors by Gensler in collaboration with
Daroff Design. Opening in 2018, it will include
a 200-room reincarnation of the city's Four
Seasons Philadelphia Hotel, which closed
its 1980s flagship last year in preparation for
the relocation. Other big hotel developments
include a 150-key, 125-condo SLS Lux Hotel &
Residences designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox,
and a sister property, the 76-room, 83-apartment
Hyde Hotel & Residences (a brand developed in

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Hospitality Design - September 2016
Online Toc
From the Editor
Behind the Design
People
Perspectives
Sketchbook
Places: Philadelphia
Brand Identity: Kimpton
Interview: Rakel Cohen
5 Questions for Loh Lik Peng
Products
Profile: Deborah Lloyd
Trends: Custom Art
Lighting
Textiles
Surfaces
Special Feature: The Challenge of Creativity
Projects
The Asbury
Mar Adentro
Four Seasons Hotel Casa Medina
Hotel Saint George
Valencia Lounge Hostel
Hilton Wenchang
Ad Index
Back Space
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Hospitality Design - September 2016 - Behind the Design
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Hospitality Design - September 2016 - Interview: Rakel Cohen
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Hospitality Design - September 2016 - 5 Questions for Loh Lik Peng
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Hospitality Design - September 2016 - Products
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Hospitality Design - September 2016 - Profile: Deborah Lloyd
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Hospitality Design - September 2016 - Trends: Custom Art
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Hospitality Design - September 2016 - Lighting
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Hospitality Design - September 2016 - Projects
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Hospitality Design - September 2016 - Mar Adentro
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Hospitality Design - September 2016 - Four Seasons Hotel Casa Medina
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Hospitality Design - September 2016 - Hotel Saint George
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Hospitality Design - September 2016 - Valencia Lounge Hostel
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Hospitality Design - September 2016 - Hilton Wenchang
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