Monday, March 17, 2008

Operations Update

Ops Team is pleased to report that Sarah Moseley has been hired as the Director of Sales. She has combined hotel experience most recently at Springhill Suites by Marriott (Waterford,CT), but also at The Chanler in Newport, RI and Ritz Carlton Palm Beach.

Development Update

The main roof is complete and the roofing contractor is working on the pool building.
Insulation and drywall has started on the third floor.
Electrical work is nearly completed on the third floor.

Exterior 03/14/08

Photo - Exterior 03/14/08

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Development Update

Construction continues at a rapid pace. The building is now weather tight.

Major purchasing has started, including furniture, the property management system, and fitness equipment to name a few.

Recent change orders have been approved for window upgrades, roofing upgrades and roof line changes. Even with these changes, we believe the contingency is still quite sufficient.

Operations Update

Melissa Schlauder, our new General Manager, started this week. She was in Portland on Monday going through orientation material and getting a project update from our team.

We have secured about 1,100 sqft of temporary office space to house the hotel operations team. Melissa expects to move in this week.