Kimpton coming to PIT?
Jun 5, 2013 | 7:57 am
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Kimpton coming to PIT?
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/...-hotel-690366/
My parents live outside of PIT, and while we sometimes stay with them, I'd love this when we opt to stay in the city!
The James Reed Building Downtown may go from serving the rule of law to offering wake-up calls.
Philadelphia developer PMC Property Group is working with Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants to convert the former Pittsburgh headquarters of the Reed Smith law firm into an upscale hotel, perhaps with as many as 250 rooms.
PMC purchased the nine-story Beaux-Arts style building at 435 Sixth Ave. for $5.5 million in a bankruptcy sale last September. The structure has been vacant since the law firm moved into Three PNC Plaza in 2009.
While the developer is best known in Pittsburgh for converting older buildings into apartments, it is considering a different form of housing for the James Reed Building, partnering with San Francisco-based Kimpton on the hotel plans.
In Pittsburgh, PMC and Kimpton apparently are considering creating a Hotel Monaco, one of the chain's most recognizable brands. If all goes well, it could open sometime next year.
Philadelphia developer PMC Property Group is working with Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants to convert the former Pittsburgh headquarters of the Reed Smith law firm into an upscale hotel, perhaps with as many as 250 rooms.
PMC purchased the nine-story Beaux-Arts style building at 435 Sixth Ave. for $5.5 million in a bankruptcy sale last September. The structure has been vacant since the law firm moved into Three PNC Plaza in 2009.
While the developer is best known in Pittsburgh for converting older buildings into apartments, it is considering a different form of housing for the James Reed Building, partnering with San Francisco-based Kimpton on the hotel plans.
In Pittsburgh, PMC and Kimpton apparently are considering creating a Hotel Monaco, one of the chain's most recognizable brands. If all goes well, it could open sometime next year.
Jun 6, 2013 | 6:19 pm
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Awesome!! Best news of the day. Loved Donovan House last weekend in D.C.
Jun 6, 2013 | 8:49 pm
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I travel to PIT a ton for work and am Kimpton IC. I wish they'd open up in a more interesting neighborhood, though. The Ace Hotel is opening in East Liberty and will probably get my business when it does. Downtown is just a ghost town, straight from a zombie movie, at night...
Sep 19, 2013 | 12:08 pm
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http://www.lifeissuite.com/2013/09/h...burghs-roster/
I can't wait!!!
It might always be sunny in Philadelphia, but if youre looking for the latest and greatest in the worlds of arts, sports, architecture and business, Pittsburgh is where all the heat is at lately. Its one of the great comeback stories in the country: A down-on-its-luck steel town comes roaring back in a style that would make Rocky Balboa jealous, which makes sense when you consider that Sporting News has dubbed Pittsburgh the Best Sports City in America. The city is now a shining example of urban modern renewal with art galleries, restaurants and award-winning stadiums creating an inviting metropolitan landscape second to none. Its also buttoned-up and ready for business, with a thriving high-tech sector and serving as the ZIP code for 10 Fortune 500 companies.
And right in the heart of the Pittsburgh renaissance is yet another reason to come visit: the new Hotel Monaco Pittsburgh. The latest addition to our portfolio in the Northeast, the Hotel Monaco is slated to debut in late 2014 in a nine-story Beaux Arts building from 1903. Mirroring much of the revitalization taking place in the city, the new 247-room hotel with nearly 9,000 square feet of meeting and event space will be a shining example of adaptive reuse. Its situated in the citys buzz-worthy Golden Triangle across from Mellon Square and near the CONSOL Energy Center and USX Tower.
And right in the heart of the Pittsburgh renaissance is yet another reason to come visit: the new Hotel Monaco Pittsburgh. The latest addition to our portfolio in the Northeast, the Hotel Monaco is slated to debut in late 2014 in a nine-story Beaux Arts building from 1903. Mirroring much of the revitalization taking place in the city, the new 247-room hotel with nearly 9,000 square feet of meeting and event space will be a shining example of adaptive reuse. Its situated in the citys buzz-worthy Golden Triangle across from Mellon Square and near the CONSOL Energy Center and USX Tower.