{"id":1004126305,"date":"2015-08-27T14:18:03","date_gmt":"2015-08-27T22:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/?p=359227"},"modified":"2020-04-01T06:08:45","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T14:08:45","slug":"2-starwood-brands-raise-the-roof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/2-starwood-brands-raise-the-roof\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Starwood Brands Raise the Roof"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>By Anca Gagiuc, Associate Editor<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_359229\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 310px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/08\/Aloft-Element-Austin-Downtown.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-359229\" title=\"Aloft Element Austin Downtown\" src=\"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/08\/Aloft-Element-Austin-Downtown.jpg\" alt=\"Aloft Element Austin Downtown\" width=\"300\" height=\"138\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aloft Element Austin Downtown<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Work is under way on a new hotel in Downtown Austin. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitelodging.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">White Lodging Services Corp.<\/a> in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.starwoodhotels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts<\/a> announced the groundbreaking of the dual-branded Aloft and Element hotel complex at the intersection of 7<span style=\"font-size: 10.8333330154419px;\">th\u00a0<\/span>and Congress.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;We are excited to be bringing another cool lodging option along with a hip restaurant &amp; bar to the heart of downtown\u00a0Austin,&#8221; said\u00a0Deno Yiankes, White Lodging&#8217;s\u00a0president &amp; CEO for investments and development. &#8220;Starwood&#8217;s Aloft and Element brands are fresh and unique and we expect this project to continue the activation of North Congress Avenue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 32-story LEED-certified property will combine the 278-key Aloft Austin Downtown and the 144-key Element Austin Downtown. An affiliate of White Lodging, REI Real Estate and Poe Cos. will own both properties, which will be managed by White Lodging. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">HKS Inc.<\/a> is the architect of project, which is scheduled for completion during the early summer of 2017.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Aloft hotel will feature high ceilings, large windows, platform beds, and walk-in showers. The second floor will feature an open-air terrace. Re:fuel by Aloft and W XYZ bar are planned.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Element Austin Downtown will offer studios and one-bedroom suites with modular furniture, open shelving, spa-inspired bathrooms, and fully equipped kitchens. Moreover, guests will have access to rental bikes. The hotels\u2019 shared amenities will include a fitness center and more than 1,380 square feet of meeting and event space.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Image courtesy of White Lodging<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Work has started on a new hotel in Downtown Austin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":237,"featured_media":1004506052,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1578,21742],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1004126305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-austin","category-latest"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>2 Starwood Brands Raise the Roof - Commercial Property Executive<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/2-starwood-brands-raise-the-roof\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"2 Starwood Brands Raise the Roof\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Work has started on a new hotel in Downtown Austin.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/2-starwood-brands-raise-the-roof\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Commercial Property Executive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CPExecutive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-08-27T22:18:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-04-01T14:08:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/03\/Aloft-Element-Austin-Downtown.jpg?w=1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Anca Gagiuc\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@cpexecutive\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@cpexecutive\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/2-starwood-brands-raise-the-roof\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/2-starwood-brands-raise-the-roof\/\",\"name\":\"2 Starwood Brands Raise the Roof - 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