by Alissa Ponchione | Aug 6, 2013 | News
The Trump Organization finalized its agreement with the U.S. General Services Administration to transform the Old Post Office Building in Washington, DC, into a $200 million luxury hotel. Trump says that it will preserve the historic structure’s architectural...
by Alissa Ponchione | Aug 6, 2013 | News
To celebrate actress Lake Bell’s writing and directorial debut, Raydoor, Inc. is giving away 40 tickets to In a World…, opening August 9 at Sunshine Cinema in New York City. In a nod to her brother Luke Siegel, Raydoor’s founder and...
by Alissa Ponchione | Aug 6, 2013 | Projects
With the Seven Mile Beach in the background of the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman, the design team of Atlanta-based Johnson Studio already had obvious inspiration for the renovation of the hotel’s multiple F&B venues. But the challenge was not only breathing new...
by Alissa Ponchione | Aug 5, 2013 | News
Hard Rock Hotel Ibiza in Spain will open May 2014 as the brand’s first European hotel. Hard Rock International will transform two existing hotels-united by a revamped lobby and dining, retail, and entertainment venues-into a 480-key property that will blend...
by Alissa Ponchione | Aug 5, 2013 | News
The Pomeranc brothers are selling Thompson Hotels’ stake in Commune Hotels & Resorts to John Pritzker and his private-equity firm, Geolo Capital. Pritzer and the Pomerancs formed Commune in 2011 as a joint venture that brought together the Joie de Vivre and...