Austin Convention Hotel Will Be a JW Marriott

With the project's required equity commitment already secured through internal sources, construction is on track and set to begin June 1, 2012 and the JW Marriott is scheduled to open in January 2015.  Located in the heart of downtown on Congress Avenue between 2nd and 3rd Streets, the JW Marriott is two blocks from the Austin Convention Center and poised to take the City of Austin to a new level in the national convention and meeting market. Plans for the hotel include oversized guestrooms and suites, upscale interior design finishes throughout, in excess of 110,000 square feet of flexible meeting, banquet and exhibition space, multiple food and beverage venues, underground parking, and a signature 4,500 square foot fitness center.

"We believe this project will make a very positive statement for the City in the eyes of national meeting planners and, in turn, will induce more incremental group and convention business to downtown Austin," said Deno Yiankes, White Lodging's President and CEO of Investments & Development.   

A boost to Austin's economy, construction of the hotel over the next three years will generate over 2,500 construction jobs. Once completed, it is estimated that the property will employ over 750 permanent employees pushing White Lodging's total number of employees in greater Austin to over 1,700. Additionally, the JW Marriott Austin will be LEED Certified and achieve a 2-Star rating from the Austin Energy Green Building Program and will also offer "EcoEvents by Marriott" which incorporates a number of environmentally friendly components to an event.

Already the largest hotelier in the City, White Lodging's managed portfolio in Austin will grow to 22 properties with over 4,200 guestrooms with the opening of the JW Marriott. Most recently, White Lodging opened the 340-unit Westin Hotel at the Domain in March, 2010 and broke ground on the 296-unit Hyatt Place hotel located at 3rd Street and San Jacinto in October of this year.


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