Adaptive reuse project will expand San Francisco-based company’s Windy City footprint to five hotels
SAN FRANCISCO, 2014-8-20 — /Travel PR News/ — A pioneer in the hospitality industry for converting historic buildings into hotels, Kimpton plans to renovate and refurbish the landmark property on South LaSalle Street in the city’s central business district. Slated for a Q1 2016 opening, the new hotel will feature a destination restaurant and bar on the bustling corner of South LaSalle and West Monroe Streets, sure to be an exciting new watering hole for the citizens of the Loop neighborhood, as well as a lively Library Bar on the second floor adjacent to the lobby and living room. The hotel will also house 9,500 square feet of prime retail space on the ground floor. Offering more than 12,500 square feet of meeting and event space on the 14th and 15th floors, the hotel will feature a top floor ballroom with expansive views of LaSalle Street. Working with New York-based architect Gensler, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants’ Senior Vice President of Design, Ave Bradley, will be leading the design of the hotel with Los Angeles-based design firm Beleco, always conscious to weave in locally-appropriate touchpoints.
When it opens, the hotel will be Kimpton’s fifth property in Chicago, joining the Hotel Burnham, Hotel Allegro, Hotel Monaco and Hotel Palomar. This will also be the latest in Kimpton’s long history of adaptive reuse hotel projects. Since 1992, the San Francisco-based boutique leader has converted 13 historic buildings into hotels. Kimpton also has four additional historic conversions underway with planned openings within the next two years.
“Chicago has proven to be a consistently successful market for Kimpton, and this new hotel will give us an opportunity to leverage many operational synergies here with our other four hotels,” said Kimpton President and Chief Executive Officer Mike Depatie. “We are excited to expand our footprint in this great city, and bring Kimpton’s unique design and heartfelt approach to hospitality to this historic Chicago building.”
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San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is the leading collection of boutique hotels and restaurants in the United States and the acknowledged industry pioneer that first introduced the boutique hotel concept to America. In 1981, Bill Kimpton founded the company that today is renowned for making travelers feel genuinely cared for while away from home through thoughtful perks and amenities, distinctive design that tells a story and inspires a sense of fun at each hotel and a sincerely personal style of guest service. Out to help people live full, balanced lives, Kimpton aims to inspire with touches like yoga mats in every room, complimentary coffee and tea to start the day, hosted evening Wine Hour, in-room fitness programming and complimentary bike rentals. The award-winning restaurants and bars are led by talented chefs and bartenders that offer guests a chance to dine like a local. Kimpton also leads the hospitality industry in eco-friendly practices that span all hotels and restaurants, and is consistently ranked as one of the top companies in the Market Metrix Hospitality Index, Upper Upscale Segment, for Customer Satisfaction. The company is highly-regarded for its innovative employee culture and benefits and has been named a Fortune magazine “Best Place to Work” five times since 2009. Kimpton is continuously growing and currently operates 60 hotels and nearly 70 restaurants, bars and lounges in 26 cities. For more information, visit www.KimptonHotels.comand www.KimptonRestaurants.com.