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| Westin Wilmington |
WILMINGTON, DE, April 17, 2014—Officials with PM Hospitality
Strategies (PMHS), a leading, national hotel management company, along with
officials from a joint venture ownership group comprised of Buccini/Pollin
Group and Westport Capital, today announced that the 180-room Westin
Wilmington will open April 17.
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| Joseph Bojanowski |
Connected to the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Delaware,
the hotel is the first Westin-branded hotel in the state and the first new-build
hotel in Wilmington since 1980. PMHS
will operate the hotel under a long-term agreement.
"The
opening is another important step in the revitalization of Wilmington's
riverfront, and we are delighted to play a role," said Joseph
Bojanowski, president of PMHS.
"This project
has allowed us to showcase all of our management skills from planning to brand
selection, from construction oversight to pre-opening. With the opening of this four-star hotel,
Wilmington and the Chase Center are well positioned to be major players in the
meetings and convention industry in the Mid-Atlantic region.”
“The new
Westin may well be the most important Wilmington project in recent
memory," said Michael Purzycki, executive director of the
Riverfront Development Corporation of Delaware, the state-funded, non-profit
corporation which owns and operates the Chase Center.
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| Michael Purzycki |
"A catalyst for
Chase Center business, it is a symbol of Riverfront’s dynamic future, and
surely will further enhance Wilmington’s reputation as an attractive, regional
visitor destination.”
“We are thrilled to debut Westin Hotels in Wilmington’s
dynamic Riverfront district, which has been transformed into a leading
entertainment and cultural center,” said Brian Povinelli, Global Brand
Leader for Westin Hotels & Resorts and Le Meridien.
“Business and leisure travelers are invited to recharge and
revitalize at The Westin Wilmington with the help of all the Westin brand’s
signature programs and amenities, designed to send them home feeling better
than when they arrived.”
The hotel's full-service restaurant, River Rock Kitchen,
serving locally sourced and seasonally selected small plates, is led by chef
David Lattomus and also will offer the Westin brand’s signature
SuperFoodsRX® menu.
For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please
contact:
Chris Daly, Jerry Daly
media
(703) 435-6293
chris@dalygray.com
