Shamana
Applied sustainability-led development and investment best practices across a Dominican Republic hospitality portfolio by refining project scope to preserve targeted IRR, sequencing phased capital deployment to mitigate downside exposure, and integrating hospitality positioning with SALVA’s underwriting discipline and capital structuring priorities — created value through a strategic advisory role that strengthened investability, execution alignment, asset […]
The Beach Company – Kiawah River
Retained as strategic hotel advisor to a Charleston, SC–based developer to support business planning, operational strategy, and the brand-operator/venture-partner selection process for The Dunlin (Auberge Collection), a luxury resort and destination event venue at Kiawah River on Johns Island encompassing 72 keys, multiple chef-driven F&B outlets, and a ~10,000 SF event facility within a 2,000-acre […]
PortRoyale
Served as the owner’s representative for the proposed development of a 410,000 m² ecologically sensitive mixed-use community in Escazú (San José), Costa Rica, encompassing a 225-key luxury hotel, 650 serviced apartments, 225 residential units, a 24,000 m² convention center, 30,000 m² of premium retail, 15,000 m² of Class A office space, and a 1,500-space parking […]
Chicago Place
Partnered with an advisory group to define the proposed programming, financial viability, and preliminary operating plan for a 215-key full-service hotel and associated $52.5M capital improvement program as part of an adaptive-reuse redevelopment of an existing retail and office building in Chicago.
Blackstone Real Estate Funds III – V (Wyndham International, Meristar Hospitality Corporation, Prime Hospitality Corp., LXR Luxury Resorts & Hotels)
Directed key components of a $650M+ divestment program from three (3) Blackstone-affiliated hospitality portfolios (BREP funds: III, IV, V), facilitating the sale of a broad range of assets from luxury full-service resorts in marquee destinations to limited-service hotels in emerging markets.https://www.blackstone.com/our-businesses/real-estate/
Hotel Victor South Beach | Miami Beach, FL
Property Management + Short-term Rental Operations • Managed pre-opening staffing and training for the 15-person Front Office team and assisted the Rooms Director with daily administration of the $8.5M+ rooms department. Collaborated closely with Executive Housekeeping and Engineering to uphold guest-service standards and served as the primary point of contact to the General Manager for […]
Meristar Hospitality / Prime Hospitality / Wyndham Hotels | Domestic USA
Coordinated the disposition of assets valued in excess of USD $650 million across three portfolios owned by hotel affiliates of The Blackstone Group, ranging from luxury full-service resorts in first-class destinations to limited-service inns in tertiary markets.
The Boca Raton (fka the Boca Raton Resort & Club)
Led the audit of three prior development projects at the Boca Raton Resort & Club — Marina Wing Tower, Golf Clubhouse, and Spa Palazzo — reconciling vendor invoices, testing capitalized expenditures, and reviewing corporate cost allocations to support an IRS audit evaluating the completeness, accuracy, and tax compliance of Boca Resorts, Inc.’s development accounting.https://www.thebocaraton.com/
Gravity Haus – Breckenridge
Served as Owner/Seller Representative and internal project director for Vail Resorts, Inc. in the successful sale of The Village Inn to Gravity Haus (60 keys), coordinating seller, buyer, design, development, and operations workstreams to support the brand’s expansion launch and administer post-closing obligations related to renovation performance, design approvals, redevelopment execution, and operator integration following […]
The Blake | Taos Ski Valley, NM
Contracted as Owner’s Representative to lead departmental pre-opening critical-path activities for The Blake at Taos Ski Valley, an 80-key, (then) new-build independent resort and spa, managing cross-functional readiness amid limited access conditions, and compressed construction-to-opening timelines, including vendor and FF&E coordination, in-market logistics, and opening-sequence execution through a successful launch (opened Feb 2017).https://www.skitaos.com/stay