Sheraton Fort Worth Hotel
#1
Posted 04 March 2006 - 12:19 PM
Fort Worth Plaza Hotel closes for renovations
Dallas Business Journal - 3:23 PM CST Friday
by Holli L. EstridgeStaff Writer
Presidio Hotel Group L.L.C. closed the Fort Worth Plaza Hotel Wednesday for renovations, one day after the Fort Worth City Council approved $21.5 million in tax breaks for the new hotel owner.
California-based Presidio is spending $46 million to renovate the Plaza into a three-star Sheraton Hotel Spa and Convention Center. The 430-room hotel is located at 1701 Commerce St.
Presidio's vice president of operations Guneet Bajwa said the hotel plans to reopen in the summer of 2007.
Presidio has committed to obtaining and maintaining a three-star rating, hiring minority- or women-owned firms for 25 percent of the construction and creating jobs for 125 Fort Worth residents.
The hotel carried the Ramada name until two years ago, and 185 of the hotel's 430 rooms are not usable.
Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau spokesman Greg Staley said the bureau is working closely with meeting planners to relocate groups that had reservations for the Plaza and Clarion Hotel, which is also under renovation.
Pearl Investments in Fort Worth bought the Clarion Hotel at Fifth and Commerce streets last year to remodel it into an upscale, 240-room Hotel Indigo.
Douglas Harman, president and CEO of the Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau, said that while it has been a lot of work for the bureau, it has been able to accommodate all the groups in proximity of the convention center.
"The most important thing is we're seeing a dramatic revitalization to the big downtown hotels, as well as the Omni being built," Harman said. "This is great news for the city."
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#2
Posted 10 March 2006 - 08:05 PM
As far as me, I left Texas last summer and I live in the Finger Lakes Region in Central New York State. I am in the process to start college to get my Masters Degree in Teaching this fall. The architecture up here is amazing! When it gets warmer, I plan to take alot of pictures to post. I have already started a gallery with pictures from Ithaca, NY when a friend and I took some pictures. That is at photos.yahoo.com/countryboyjim77. As I take new pictures, I will be adding them there. I have some more pictures of Ithaca to add, showing some of the old State Theatre with beautiful woodwork around the ticket booth. As I post new galleries, if it is okay, I will post a notice in the Photographs section.
Good to be back, hope everyone is doing well!
Jimmy
Geneva, New York
There are so many hotel topics I wasn't quite sure where to post this. It is from the Dallas Business Journal.
Fort Worth Plaza Hotel closes for renovations
Dallas Business Journal - 3:23 PM CST Friday
by Holli L. EstridgeStaff Writer
Presidio Hotel Group L.L.C. closed the Fort Worth Plaza Hotel Wednesday for renovations, one day after the Fort Worth City Council approved $21.5 million in tax breaks for the new hotel owner.
California-based Presidio is spending $46 million to renovate the Plaza into a three-star Sheraton Hotel Spa and Convention Center. The 430-room hotel is located at 1701 Commerce St.
Presidio's vice president of operations Guneet Bajwa said the hotel plans to reopen in the summer of 2007.
Presidio has committed to obtaining and maintaining a three-star rating, hiring minority- or women-owned firms for 25 percent of the construction and creating jobs for 125 Fort Worth residents.
The hotel carried the Ramada name until two years ago, and 185 of the hotel's 430 rooms are not usable.
Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau spokesman Greg Staley said the bureau is working closely with meeting planners to relocate groups that had reservations for the Plaza and Clarion Hotel, which is also under renovation.
Pearl Investments in Fort Worth bought the Clarion Hotel at Fifth and Commerce streets last year to remodel it into an upscale, 240-room Hotel Indigo.
Douglas Harman, president and CEO of the Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau, said that while it has been a lot of work for the bureau, it has been able to accommodate all the groups in proximity of the convention center.
"The most important thing is we're seeing a dramatic revitalization to the big downtown hotels, as well as the Omni being built," Harman said. "This is great news for the city."
#3
Posted 21 March 2006 - 11:43 AM
#4
Posted 21 March 2006 - 01:17 PM
Construction is supposed to start in June of this year and will be completed in March of 2007. The estimated cost of the renovation is $3,293,000.00.
Huh? $3.3 Million doesn't sound like very much money for a building in that condition.
#5
Posted 21 March 2006 - 02:35 PM
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Posted 21 March 2006 - 07:59 PM
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Posted 21 March 2006 - 08:24 PM
#8
Posted 21 March 2006 - 08:46 PM
I think my oldest sister was at that concert...
#9
Posted 21 March 2006 - 09:58 PM
And did it resemble the sound Charlie Brown's teacher? "WhaWhaw Wo".
www.iheartfw.com
#10
Posted 21 March 2006 - 11:17 PM
#11
Posted 01 April 2006 - 09:21 PM
I started out in my line of work in the hotel biz. My first gig was a Marriott in Dallas and we kept that place ship shape. Walking through the Plaza last spring was like...where's the facilities crew? Don't they even care there's a huge gash in the elevator door safety strip that could slash someone's arm open?
I'll look forward to the renovation.
#12
Posted 17 May 2006 - 07:06 PM
#13
Posted 06 October 2006 - 04:52 PM
#14
Posted 06 October 2006 - 07:50 PM
#15
Posted 07 October 2006 - 07:40 AM
Regardless of the minor financial issues, this project is still on go and they are still actively working on it. In fact they were in town last week getting some issues resolved. I still think that we could see it being finally converted sometime in 07.
#16
Posted 07 October 2006 - 11:28 PM
#17
Posted 08 October 2006 - 08:29 AM
I would not worry about this project getting done... It will definitely be finished sometime in 07.
#18
Posted 08 October 2006 - 06:42 PM
#19
Posted 08 October 2006 - 08:48 PM
Not exactly comfortable saying how just yet... in due time though.
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Posted 15 November 2006 - 12:51 PM
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Posted 15 November 2006 - 05:43 PM
#22
Posted 16 November 2006 - 08:05 AM
And adamb...when work comes to grinding halt on a project like this over financing issues, few would consider that a minor problem.
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Posted 16 November 2006 - 09:46 AM
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Posted 16 November 2006 - 10:54 AM
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Posted 16 November 2006 - 04:40 PM
#27
Posted 29 April 2007 - 11:17 AM
Sheraton receives financing
AFC Realty Capital, a New York City-based boutique real estate investment bank, has arranged $6 million in mezzanine financing for the Sheraton Fort Worth Convention Center & Spa, located downtown at 1701 Commerce St. Paul Fried, principal of AFC Realty, made the announcement on behalf of the hotel ownership, Presidio Hotel Group LLC.
The financing is part of the hotel’s $50-million renovation and re-branding of the former Ramada Inn. Located across the street from the Fort Worth Convention Center and the Water Gardens, the 430-room hotel complex has two towers of 12 and 10 stories, and is undergoing a major redesign of its existing 25,000 square feet of meeting and exhibit space, as well its restaurant. The hotel is adding an 8,000-square-foot spa and athletic club.
Following the multimillion-dollar expansion of the Fort Worth Convention Center and improvements to the Water Gardens, the Sheraton aims to occupy a central place in the city’s plans to increase its share of convention business and meet the need for additional hotel rooms, hotel officials say.
#28
Posted 29 April 2007 - 12:20 PM
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Posted 29 April 2007 - 01:26 PM
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Posted 20 May 2007 - 12:07 PM
#31
Posted 20 May 2007 - 06:20 PM
#32
Posted 30 May 2007 - 01:57 PM
A look at how fancy redone hotel will be
By DAVID WETHE
Star-Telegram Staff Writer
Officials for the Sheraton Fort Worth Hotel & Spa revealed on Tuesday more of the bells and whistles planned for the former Fort Worth Plaza Hotel.
Presidio Hotel Group is undertaking a $46 million renovation. According to Kristen Alderson, the hotel's new general manager, some of the amenities will include:
A 150- to 200-seat upscale restaurant that two nationally known brands are competing to operate. An announcement is expected in the month. One thing is certain: It won't be a steakhouse. Another, more moderately priced, restaurant that will serve two or three meals a day is also being planned.
32-inch flat-panel high-definition televisions in all of the standard-size guest rooms.
42-inch flat-panel HD TVs in the 25 suites.
An 8,000-square foot spa and athletic center known as Spa Beaubelle. Besides the full-service spa, it will also have a yoga room and Pilates studio.
It is expected to open in the first quarter of 2008, she said.
Alderson, who joined the hotel in February, is no stranger to downtown Fort Worth. She spent the past four years as general manager of the boutique Ashton Hotel just a few blocks away.
Star-Telegram Source
#33
Posted 14 June 2007 - 09:57 PM
#34
Posted 11 January 2008 - 03:04 PM
By Sandra Baker
sabaker@star-telegram.com
FORT WORTH -- The restaurant chain of Hall of Fame coach Don Shula, the winningest coach in NFL history, in May will open a location in the Sheraton Fort Worth Hotel & Spa, now undergoing renovations near the Fort Worth Convention Center at the south end of downtown.
The full story
#35
Posted 16 January 2008 - 01:23 PM
By Sandra Baker
sabaker@star-telegram.com
FORT WORTH -- The restaurant chain of Hall of Fame coach Don Shula, the winningest coach in NFL history, in May will open a location in the Sheraton Fort Worth Hotel & Spa, now undergoing renovations near the Fort Worth Convention Center at the south end of downtown.
The full story
Has anyone eaten at Shula's before?
#36
Posted 16 January 2008 - 01:41 PM
#37
Posted 16 January 2008 - 02:30 PM
By Sandra Baker
sabaker@star-telegram.com
FORT WORTH -- The restaurant chain of Hall of Fame coach Don Shula, the winningest coach in NFL history, in May will open a location in the Sheraton Fort Worth Hotel & Spa, now undergoing renovations near the Fort Worth Convention Center at the south end of downtown.
The full story
Has anyone eaten at Shula's before?
Yes, I have eaten at Shulas, steak house at the Sheraton downtown Chicago. I ate there new years eve, it was one of the best steaks if not the best I have ever had. However, I believe that this one opening in DTFW is a Shula's 347. The one in Chicago was just Shula's steakhouse. It was $85/person on new years eve for dinner 5 course meal. Usually it is $45/person.
#38
Posted 21 January 2008 - 11:55 AM
#39
Posted 21 January 2008 - 12:44 PM
I drove by it yesterday and I agree with you. The new facade looks just like what it is....a facade. A cheap one at that. The renderings looked ten times better than the real deal. This is a property that should have been demolished and a new structure built in its place. It's just "puttin lipstick on a pig". FW has too much of that already.
#40
Posted 21 January 2008 - 04:41 PM
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Posted 22 January 2008 - 11:48 AM
#42
Posted 30 January 2008 - 01:33 PM
I agree, it would not fit in as well with the Classic Downtown look if it were closer to the center of town, but on the edge... it is nearly perfect! (Would be perfect, to me, if they painted that old brick on the North Side. (Beige?)
#43
Posted 30 January 2008 - 02:01 PM
#44
Posted 30 January 2008 - 02:22 PM
#45
Posted 30 January 2008 - 03:03 PM
Are they really not covering the rest of the brick? Then I have to agree it's pretty ridiculous looking. I really liked the look of the new facade, but this is a baaaad blending of styles imho.
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Posted 30 January 2008 - 03:16 PM
#47
Posted 30 January 2008 - 03:16 PM
#48
Posted 30 January 2008 - 05:49 PM
uhh... judging by the pic from presidio's website, I would say that the brick is staying as is.... see pic below
This project turned out horrible IMHO... WHY WHY WHY WHY would they leave the brick sides like that???
#49
Posted 30 January 2008 - 10:12 PM
The sign package is going before the Downtown Design Review Board on February 7th, and they are planning to put large Sheraton signs and logos on all sides of the buildings. Here is the specific agenda item:
DG08-005 1601 Commerce Street; Sheraton Logo Signs
Owner / Applicant: Presidio Hotel Group / Chandler Sign LP, LLP
DUDD
Requests a Certificate of Appropriateness to:
1. Install three (3) sets of 6-foot LED illuminated channel letters with red lexan faces,
one (1) on the West elevation, one (1) on the new North elevation and one (1) on the
new South elevation;
2. Install one (1) set of 2-foot 6-inch medium bronze reverse channel letters on the
lower West elevation; and
3. Install one (1) 10-foot LED channel logo with red lexan faces on the East elevation.
#50
Posted 30 January 2008 - 10:44 PM
Cheap and so freaking awful!!!!
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