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Real Estate Journal — Owners, Developers & Managers — February 23 - March 15, 2018 — 5B

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Designed by FXFOWLE, ESI Design&DeSimone Consulting Engineers to achieve LEEDGold cert. New Statue of Liberty Museum tops off on Liberty Island construction

EW YORK, NY — – The new Statue of Liberty Museum offi- cially topped off when its final structural beam was raised in a ceremony on Liberty Is- land. Slated to open in 2019, the museum is designed by FXFOWLE, ESI Design, and DeSimone Consulting En- gineers . This milestone was achieved little more than a year after the project broke ground. DeSimone Consulting En- gineers, an engineering firm with offices worldwide, worked closely with FXFOWLE, the National Park Service, and the Statue of Liberty – Ellis Island Foundation to help cre- ate the new cultural facility. In addition to an indoor museum, Lady Liberty’s new 26,000 s/f will include a sprawling outdoor plaza and a rooftop terrace with incredible views of the Manhattan skyline. When N PORTLAND, MN — The Olympia Companies , one of the most fully integrated real estate companies in the hotel industry, is on track for growth in 2018. Known for its upscale luxury properties, such as Inn by the Sea in Maine and The Alfond Inn at Rollins in Winter Park, Florida, as well as its best-in-brand select service ho- tels, The Olympia Companies starts 2018 with an expanded portfolio of 22 properties and a number of exciting new projects on the drawing board. Among the highlights: OPENING 2018 SOPHYHyde Park, Chicago, IL The Olympia Companies, in partnership with SMART Hotels, is developing and will manage SOPHY Hyde Park, a new 98-room luxury boutique hotel currently under construc- tion in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood. Adjacent to the campus of the University of Chicago and close to the site of the future Barack Obama Presidential Library, SOPHY is a Preferred Lifestyle Hotel, designed as a four-diamond property and engineered to achieve LEED Silver certifica-

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completed, the structure is anticipated to achieve LEED Gold certification. “We have been honored to work on this project and to advance this important cul- tural center,” said Stephen DeSimone , president and

CEO of DeSimone Consulting Engineers. “When completed, the development will serve as an extension for one of New York City’s most historically significant structures with a focus on sustainability, pub- lic engagement, and modern

design.” DeSimone Consulting Engi- neers has recently completed numerous award-winning proj- ects in New York, including P.S. 62, NYC’s first net-zero energy school, the iconic Stan- dard Hotel and New School Hyatt Place hotel and 99-room Hyatt House hotel. Olympia Hotel Management has been selected to manage the project once it opens. The hotels are part of The Bend on the Mighty Mississippi, a master-planned mixed-use development on a former industrial site located along the Mississippi River that brings retail, lodging, restaurants, apartments, of- fices and other amenities to a 132-acre site. There is a mile of unobstructed riverfront and a views of a noteworthy bald eagle breeding ground. Open- ing in 2018. IN DEVELOPMENT Colby College, Waterville, ME Olympia will develop and manage Colby’s new 42-room boutique hotel and restau- rant in downtown Waterville, Maine. The hotel will form the gateway to Waterville’s downtown revival and ground breaking is expected to com- mence in 2018. Olympia Hotel Management has assumed management of The Williams Inn in William- stown, Massachusetts, which The Williams Inn, Williamstown, MA

University Center, as well as super-tall developments 220 Central Park South, 50 West, and 111 Murray. DeSimone was ranked as one of ENR’s top design firms and is recognized as a leading international structural engineering firm. n is owned by Williams College. Olympia is acting in a techni- cal services capacity in the development of a new inn for the college and will manage that property when it opens in 2019. Hilton Garden Inn, New Haven, CT Located close to Yale Uni- versity in downtown New Ha- ven, this hotel is in the early planning stage. The Olympia Companies is responsible for creating a new breed of sustainable, environmental and philan- thropic hotels managed, de- veloped and/or owned by The Olympia Companies. The award-winning company is led by president and CEO Kevin Mahaney , an Olympic Silver medalist and a leader in capital asset management, business and real estate. The Olympia Company’s dynamic and pedigreed executive team delivers expertise in hotel development, LEED building design and construction, proj- ect management, operational oversight, branding, feasibility and market analysis, as well sales and marketing. n

The Olympia Companies poised for Growth in 2018

SOPHY Hyde Park, Chicago, IL Opening in Summer 2018

tion. It is scheduled to open in summer 2018. The Glen House, Green’s Grant, NH Olympia Hotel Management was selected by the Mt. Wash- ington Summit Road Company to operate The Glen House, near the base of the Mt. Wash- ington Auto Road. The newest iteration of the classic New England hotel (four Glen Hous-

es have been built in the scenic locale since 1852) will open in the summer of 2018. Hyatt Place & Hyatt House Quad Cities, Moline, IL Olympia Development was selected to oversee construc- tion of a showcase hotel project in the Quad Cities region of northwest Illinois and south- eastern Iowa that feature two distinctive hotels: a 134-room

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