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Hotel Developer John Lam’s Lam Group has bought a block in Nomad on Broadway between 29th and 30th street and will build two hotels, a Starwood Aloft and a Marriott Renaissance according to Crains. To do this, Lam reportedly bought the buildings at 1205 Broadway (See photo below), 1225 Broadway (See photo below), and 1227 Broadway (See photo below). The hotel boom on Broadway started with the Ace Hotel (Broadway and 29th Street), followed by the Flatiron Hotel (Broadway and 26th Street) and the Nomad Hotel (Broadway and 28th Street). The Broadway Plaza hotel was the only one in this stretch for years and recently they have made some improvements to their marquis likely to keep with the boutique development energy on these blocks.

With their central location just below Herald Square (and Times Square) and just above the beautiful Madison Square Park, it makes a lot of sense for the hoteliers to build in this forgotten area of the last 2 decades.

(1205 Broadway)

(1205 Broadway additional angle)

(1225 Broadway)

(1227 Broadway)

The New York Post reports that the Met Life Clock Tower building (5 Madison Avenue) off of Madison Square Park will open as a sophisticated and contemporary Marriott EDITION Hotel in 2015. From what we understand, the Edition line is a partnership between hotelier/designer Ian Schrager and Marriott International. There is currently one Edition Hotel in Istanbul, with new ones coming to Miami, London, Bangkok, and this location in NYC. The Post reports that the NYC hotel will feature 355 rooms, a spa, and a restaurant.

The building was owned by Africa Israel and was the subject of several proposed plans in the past, including very large (4,000+ square foot) ultra-high-end condos designed by Donatella Versace, and then revised to be condos about half the size with a new designer involved, and then more recently a deal with a group including Tommy Hilfiger that intended to turn part of it into a hotel.

The Met Life Clock Tower was built in 1909 and was at one time the world’s tallest building.

On the heels of the Ace Hotel, the Nomad Hotel, the Flatiron Hotel, the MAve Hotel and other hotels that have opened in the last few years just north of Madison Square Park, we now see a new proposed hotel to be located at 250 5th Avenue (on the corner of 28th Street). Basically the [...]

Source: Roger Hotel

The Hotel Roger (131 Madison Avenue at 31st Street) re-launches today after a $12 million redesign under the leadership of John Flannigan, President of JRK Hotel Group. The hotel originally opened in 2004, but with the resurgence of boutique hotels in the Nomad area (Ace Hotel, Nomad Hotel, MAve Hotel, Flatiron Hotel), the property got a full upgrade. The key people involved in the re-design included “hospitality guru Steven Kamali (Capri, Thompson Hotels, Rushmeyers, Surf Lodge, Nobu, many more), designer Anna Busta (W South Beach), mixologist Johnny Swet (Jimmy, Hotel Griffou), and chef Julia Farias (Goat Town).”

One great feature of this hotel are the rooms with terraces. (Photo: above right)

They currently have a 15% off re-launch promotion (code is RELAUNCH) as well in case you have out of town guests coming to the city. Book at http://www.therogernewyork.com/#specials/3. And here is the current menu and drinks menu.

And here is a before and after photo of a redesigned room:

Source: Roger Hotel

The Nomad area continues to be popular in recent years for new boutique hotels including the opening of the Ace Hotel (29th and Broadway), the Nomad Hotel (28th and Broadway), the Flatiron Hotel (26th and Broadway), The Gansevoort Park Hotel (32nd and Park Ave South), and the MAve Hotel (27th and Madison), plus the recently announced Commune Hotel.

Reports are in that a new boutique hotel will be constructed in the Nomad neighborhood at 11-13 East 31st Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue. The hotel is owned by SDG (Simon Development Group), but will be managed by Commune Hotels, which is the new name resulting from the merger of the stylish Thompson Hotels and Joie de Vivre Hotels (JDV).

The hotel is slated to have 260 rooms on 33 stories, as well as a 125 seat restaurant, a lounge and a rooftop bar with unobstructed views. Construction should start in ‘early 2013 with an opening in 2014′, according to the SDG website.

This will be one of the first hotels managed by Commune, but Thompson Hotels currently has 5 popular hotels in New York City. Most of the Joie de Vivre hotels are in California.

The Nomad area continues to be popular in recent years for new boutique hotels including the opening of the Ace Hotel (29th and Broadway), the Nomad Hotel (28th and Broadway), the Flatiron Hotel (26th and Broadway), The Gansevoort Park Hotel (32nd and Park Ave South), and the MAve Hotel (27th and Madison)

We all know the Nomad Restaurant (1170 Broadway at 28th Street) opened to the public Monday, March 26th, but the Nomad Hotel is also now open for reservations (there are even rooms open tonight). You can even make reservations now at www.thenomadhotel.com/#/reservations/rooms. From the website, it looks like rooms start at $295/night for the opening, [...]