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From left: Jeremy
Buffam, Kevin Baker, Brian Wismar, Jeff Jernigan, Nancy Keyes, Lamar George, Glen Brooks and Vance Hughes.
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| Gerry Chase |
Jekyll Island, GA, March 3,
2014 - Jekyll Oceanfront Hotel, LLC
(JOFH) today celebrated the topping
off of the $41 million Westin Jekyll
Island, a 200-room, convention-class,
beachfront hotel scheduled for completion later this year as part of the Jekyll
Island Beach Village project.
JOFH is a joint venture
comprised of several investors including Leon N. Weiner & Associates, Inc.,
a nationally recognized real estate development company, and New Castle Hotels
& Resorts, an award- winning, independent third-party hotel manager, owner
and developer.
“Construction of The Westin
Jekyll Island is moving along according to schedule thanks to the great work of
our general contractor, Pinkerton & Laws of Georgia, Inc., and an
uneventful hurricane season" said Glenn Brooks, lead developer for Jekyll Oceanfront Hotel, LLC.
“We've only lost a few days to high winds, so we're optimistic that construction
will continue to proceed on time and on budget."
The Westin Jekyll Island is
part of the community's Beach Village project, developed by the Jekyll Island
Authority (JIA) to reinvigorate the island’s tourism economy and includes the
only beachfront convention center in the southeast.
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| Rendering of planned $41 million Westin Jekyll Island Hotel, Jekyll Island, GA |
The 128,000-square-foot
Jekyll Island Convention Center opened in May 2012 and is the centerpiece of
the project, which also includes an oceanfront promenade, village green,
restaurants, retail shopping and Great Dunes Park.
"Regional meeting
planners have been following Jekyll Island since the opening of the convention
center in 2012," said Gerry Chase,
president of New Castle Hotels & Resorts, which will operate the
hotel.
"This construction
milestone signals our imminent opening and will serve as an early preview of
this one-of-a-kind venue."
For a complete copy
of the company’s news release, please contact:
Lauralee Dobbins
Daly Gray, Inc.
703-435-6293
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