Future Projects

Thaddeus Kromelis -- Interior Design, 3/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Whether acquiring management responsibilities of an existing hotel or developing a "new build" property with an independent design firm, Starwood is an international company in perpetual motion. The following is a preview of future openings in Starwood's six brands-St. Regis, Luxury Collection, Four Points, Sheraton, Westin, and W Hotels. The development's name, approximate opening date, architect or design firm, key count, and a brief description are provided when available. Some of the designers' sketches and computer renderings have been included to provide a sense of the scale of several of these projects.

NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA

1. St. Regis Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Opening: 2002

Firm: DiLeonardo International

Key Count: 234 Rooms and Suites

This is the first St. Regis in Florida and the first "new build" hotel for the brand on the East Coast since 1904. Currently, there are 20 private club units and 29 penthouse residences slated to be built on top of the tower complex. This property will also have access to both a yacht club on the Intercoastal Canal and beachfront property on the Atlantic Ocean.

2. St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort, Dana Point, CA

Opening: Summer/Fall of 2001

Firm: Hirsch Bedner Associates

Key Count: 400 Rooms, including 74 Suites and two Presidential Suites

The second St. Regis in California will be the first-ever St. Regis beach resort. The $337 million, 200-acre project will include a beach club, an elaborate day spa and fitness center, and a major eighteen-hole championship golf course.

3. St. Regis San Francisco, CA

Opening: N/A

Firms: Chhada Siembieda Remedios Inc. (interior) and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (architecture)

Key Count: 275 Rooms

This "ground up" development promises to be a landmark addition to the St. Regis brand and the city skyline.

4. Westin Beechwood, Ft. Worth, TX

Opening: Oct. 2001

Firm: N/A

Key Count: 350 Rooms

5. Westin Tampa Bay, FL

Opening: Construction scheduled to begin mid-2001

Firm: TVS Architects of Atlanta

Key Count: 300 Rooms

The top eight stories of the Tampa Bay Westin will be designed as 40 luxury condominiums, in addition to the hotel's 20,000 sq. ft. of meeting space, a full service business center, and a 10,000-sq.-ft. health and fitness club. The highrise's luxury condominiums are a first for the Tampa Bay market.

6. Westin Times Square, New York, NY

Opening: Fall 2002

Firm: Arquitectonica

Key Count: 858 Rooms

Designed as two 45-story prisms, the building will have a curved beam of light running from bottom to top projecting well above the Manhattan skyline. More than 200 rooms will feature special-service accommodations, including concierge-level and business traveler rooms.

7. W Chicago, IL-City Center

Opening: Spring 2001

Firm: Shopworks

Key Count: 390 Rooms

Public spaces designed by Shopworks will include the Gigi Paris Café and the Whiskey Blue Bar.

8. W Chicago, IL-Lakeshore

Opening: Spring 2001

Firm: Shopworks

Key Count: 578 Rooms

9. W Mexico City

Opening: First Quarter 2002

Firm: M Group

Key Count: 239 Rooms

10. W Miami, FL-South Beach

Opening: Nov. 2001

Firm: Architropolis

Key Count: 132 Rooms

11. W New York, NY-Times Square

Opening: Summer 2001

Firm: Yabu Pushelberg / BBG

Key Count: 511 Rooms

The hotel's façade will feature a large, rotating "W". Inside, a grand staircase from the ground floor restaurant to an upstairs café will run along a planned two-story concept "clicker wall"-an intricate kinetic sculpture time piece. One half of the wall will consist of "flap leaf" numbers commonly found on analog clock-radios. The numbers in this section will automatically respond to people's shadows walking up and down the stairs. The audio half of the sculpture will react through assigned microphone pickups designed to trigger patterns by sound.

12. W San Diego, CA

Opening: 2002

Firm: Shopworks

Key Count: N/A

13. Sheraton Alexandria, VA

Opening: Summer 2001

Architect: Gary Harnist

Key Count: 192 Rooms

14. Sheraton Minneapolis, MN

Opening: Summer 2001

Designer: Terri Gross

Key Count: 222 Rooms

15. Sheraton Petaluma, CA

Opening: Spring 2002

Designer: Robert Bocabella

Key Count: 185 Rooms

AFRICA

16. Luxury Collection, The Western Cape Hotel and Spa, South Africa

Opening: Spring 2001

Firm: N/A

Key Count: 145 Rooms

This resort, located 60 miles east of Cape Town on the shores of South Africa's largest lagoon, will offer one of the most interesting nature preserves in Africa. Designed in careful harmony with the surroundings, all rooms will include a view of the lagoon and the abundant wildlife. An 18-hole golf course and gardens will also be included.

ASIA

17. St. Regis Shanghai

Opening: June/July 2001

Firm: Sydness Architect

Key Count: 345 Rooms and Suites

The hotel plans to include a "signature Western style restaurant" that will offer a commanding view of PuDong, the Huang Pu river, and the Bund. The hotel is geared to handle the focused needs (private and business) of traveling business executives.

18. Westin Dhaka, Bangladesh

Opening: Sep. 2001

Firm: Hirsch Bedner Associates

Key Count: 224

19. Westin Fujairah Hotel & Resort, UAE

Opening: July 2002

Firm: N/A

Key Count: 250

20. Westin Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Opening: Mar. 2002

Firm: Axis Network Design Consultant

Key Count: 339

EUROPE

21. The Luxury Collection and Arabella Sheraton Mardavall Spa and Resort, Mallorca, Spain

Opening: 2002

Firm: N/A

Key Count: 126 "demi-suites," 12 single rooms and two Presidential Suites

Located near the chic Puerto Portal marina, all rooms will have a spacious balcony that faces the ocean. The property will include tennis courts, a golf course, and a spa and health facility.

22. Sheraton Hotel Bilbao, Spain

Opening: mid-2002

Designer: Ricardo Legorreta

Key Count: 215 deluxe rooms and suites

Because it will be constructed in the Abandoibarra area-"the heart of Bilbao"-this Sheraton Hotel will include convenient access to the adjacent Euskalduna Congress Center and the nearby Guggenheim Bilbao museum of contemporary art.

23. Westin, Dublin, Ireland

Opening: 2001

Firm: Hirsch Bedner Associates (UK)

Key Count: 163