| PROJECT | CLIENT | STATUS | PROGRAM |
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AC Hotel by Marriott Washington, DC |
OTO Development | Completed 2020 |
125,650 sf, 14-story, 219-key AC hotel by Marriott. Amenities include lounge and bar, club room, meeting room, fitness center and a rooftop terrace. |
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Aloft at National Harbor National Harbor, MD |
The Peterson Companies | Completed 2009 |
A mixed use block consisting of a 7-story, 181-key hotel, 2 restaurants, a spa, 15,616-sf of retail space, 12,335-sf of meeting space, and a 10-story, 160-unit condominium building with 14,946-sf of retail space. |
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Courtyard Marriott Washington, DC |
Allstates Hotel Co. | Completed 2013 |
126,228-sf, 9-story, 149-key hotel with 3 levels of below-grade parking and associated hotel functions. |
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Eden Khahn Hoa Hotel Khanh Hoa, Vietnam |
Eden Group | Proposed |
14-story, 229-key hotel with 2 levels of parking below grade. |
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Hilton Canopy Dallas, TX |
Cityplace Company | Completed 2018 |
.92-Acres, 115,500-sf, 8-story building with 150 keys and 10,000+ sf of retail. |
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Holiday Inn Capitol Washington, DC |
Donohoe Companies | Completed 2005 |
Full interior design of public spaces totaling 11,610-sf and exterior renovation of over 10,000-sf of courtyards and the hotel canopy. |
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Hotel Van Zandt Austin, TX |
JMI Realty | Completed 2015 |
367,676-sf, 16-story, 319-key hotel with 4 levels of underground parking. Amenities include a three-meal restaurant, 6,800-sf pool deck and indoor/outdoor bar, 12,000-sf of meeting space—including fitness facility and lobby walk-up café. |
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Hotel Zilker Austin, TX |
Fine Line Diversified Development | Proposed |
A 4-story, 60,000-sf 98-key hotel concept, including a 4,249-sf restaurant and 11,290-sf full service spa. |
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Hyatt Doha Doha, Qatar |
Hyatt International |
750,000-sf, 50-story, mixed use tower with 232-key hotel, 107 residential units, 21,832-sf restaurant space, 27,491-sf meeting/ballroom space, 5,193-sf fitness/spa, and 3 levels of underground parking for 700 cars. |
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Hyatt Place Courthouse Arlington, VA |
Schupp Companies | Completed 2016 |
8-story, 168-key hotel with ground-level retail and restaurant.
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Hyatt Place Washington DC / National Mall Washington, DC |
City Partners & Potomac Investment Properties | Completed October 2015 |
168,896-sf, 12-story mixed-use development comprised of 145,665-sf, 214-key hotel, 18,429-sf fire station, 1,333-sf retail, and 1,493-sf children’s after-school facility. |
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Landsdown Resort and Executive Conference Center Leesburg, VA |
VMS Realty Partners |
9 stories, 330,000-sf, 305 keys, with conference center, spa, and two championship golf courses. |
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Marriott Uptown Dallas, TX |
Alamo Manhattan | Completed 2021 |
277,724-sf, 14-story above grade and 3-story below, 255-key hotel with a 1,646-sf roof top bar, 13,064-sf meeting/ballroom space, and 79,330-sf of parking with 280-spaces. |
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Michigan and Irving Washington, DC |
Conference Center Association | In Progress |
9-story, 336-key hotel; 2-story, 31,500-sf conference center; 14,760-sf of ground-floor retail space; and 167,104-sf of parking for 374 vehicles. |
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OFS Brands Showroom Washington, DC |
OFS Brands | Completed 2009 |
6,000-sf furniture showroom. |
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Pike & Rose Block 7 North Bethesda, MD |
Federal Realty Investment Trust | Completed 2018 |
20-story, 322,000-sf mixed-use building with 9-story, 177-key hotel topped with 10-story, 100-unit condominium. 35,000-sf ground-level retail. |
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Scott's Run South at McLean Station Tysons, VA |
Creative Realty Solutions | In Progress |
Three buildings totaling 1,078,872-sf, 632 residential units, a 102,891-sf, 128-suite, extended stay hotel, 185,000-sf office, and 25,000-sf spa. Site includes 10,000-sf retail and parking for 1,367 cars. |
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SLS Luxe Hotel & Condo at Fifth & Eye Street Washington, DC |
Peebles Corporation | In Progress |
173,000-sf, 12-story mixed use development featuring four floors of residential with 48 units, and eight floors dedicated to a 150-key hotel, 13,000-sf ground level retail and restaurant space with two levels of below-grade parking for 80 vehicles. |
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Suzuki New York, NY |
Suzuki | Completed 2017 |
6,700-sf restaurant with seating capacity for 80, including main and private dining rooms, sushi bar and private bar. |
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The Guild in Santander Tower Dallas, TX |
Mintwood Real Estate | Completed 2020 |
52,5000-sf, 2-story office-to-hospitality renovation with 64-keys and a 200-sf elevator lobby on both floors. |
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Trump International Hotel at the Old Post Office Building Washington, DC |
The Trump Organization | Completed November 2016 |
Historic landmark repositioning to a 499,247-sf, 262-suite luxury hotel with 39,000-sf meeting space,13,000-sf grand ballroom, and retail, spa and museum. |
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Wa Restaurant Orlando, FL |
Wa Restaurant | Completed 2009 |
Design of a 3,200-sf Asian-fusion concept restaurant. |
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Westin Arlington Gateway Arlington, VA |
The JBG Companies | Completed 2005 |
240,000-sf, 15-story hotel with 336 guest rooms, 2 restaurants, and 10,000-sf of conference space. |
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Wyndham Vacation Resorts National Harbor National Harbor, MD |
Wyndham Worldwide | Completed October 2009 |
432,000-sf, 11-story, 246-key time share resort with indoor pool, health club, activity room, computer library, arcade, recreation room, food court and snack bar. |
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Zohra Salon Potomac, MD |
Zohra |
Design of a high-end 3,200-sf salon-spa. |
Mintwood Real Estate
Completed 2020
Architecture
52,5000-sf, 2-story office-to-hospitality renovation with 64-keys and a 200-sf elevator lobby on both floors.
Description
Office conversions are compelling examples of transforming underutilized space into a new use. The Guild, an Austin-based hotel brand, was an early success story of risk takers willing to pivot and create new adaptive solutions to reposition vacant high-rise office space. The Guild was completed in 2020 and occupies the 49th and 50th floors of the Santander Tower with apartment-style luxury suites and panoramic views of Downtown Dallas.
The collective output of the team can be more innovative and creative when challenges and constraints are unraveled. This was a solution that responded to new consideration of blended uses in an existing infrastructure. Changes to office leases and lenders were addressed. Building controls for security and HVAC systems were assessed. 24-hour cooling, occupant capacity, and plumbing emergency access were engineered. A new central skylight was designed where a helicopter pad existed.
The Guild engages today’s business traveler with a work from anywhere environment. The average length of stay is beyond 9 nights whereas the average guest nights for comps are 3 nights. The suites cater to those working in a home hybrid solution. Suites are large, light filled and equipped with hi-tech amenities. There is comfortable furniture, luxurious bathrooms, and marble counters and herringbone floors. Guests have remote key access, in-room washer-dryer, an App stocked kitchen with Euro-fridge, micro dishwasher, and stovetop/microwave appliances.
Now on board is the tower’s transformation to convert about 800,000 SF of its office portfolio into luxury apartments. The redevelopment by Woods Capital includes 228 new apartments in the 1.4 million-square-foot office tower. While the conversion concept may seem simple—convert underutilized office space into a new use—the cross-disciplinary team requires dedication – and the evaluation, analytics, innovation, and design required. WDG is appreciative of the developers and owners willing to pivot from the conventional and endorse different projects.
Woods Capital recognized the value of transformation, innovation and adaptive flexibility. Cities with big office markets tend to have less housing nearby, meanwhile, business districts are centrally located and highly accessible, making it lucrative real estate. Compared to demolition and new construction, adaptive reuse can have a lower environmental impact, cost less money, and take less time to complete. It is a trend that Developers are willing to assess, invest and create solutions for higher yield and return value.
