From left: Ray Schupp, Schupp Companies; Jim Tierney, Hyatt; and Peter Lanfranchi, Hitt Contracting. Lawrence Cheng Photography
The Schupp Companies commenced work on a new eight-story 161-room Hyatt Place hotel in the Courthouse area of Arlington in January. Scheduled for completion in summer of 2016, project includes space for an independent restaurant and underground parking for 80 cars.
Schupp first filed for zoning and site plan approval from Arlington County in 2007, and obtained unanimous consent from the County Board in May 2014. Per the final approval, this will be the first hotel in Arlington County built to LEED Gold standards and the first LEED Gold Hyatt Place anywhere in the world. The project will contribute $2.235 million in community benefits for improvements to the Courthouse Metro, affordable housing, public art and underground utilities. The project will generate over 100 construction jobs and once complete, is expected to generate additional annual taxes to Arlington in excess of $1 million.
The Hyatt Place hotel has been designed by Gordon and Greenberg architects in collaboration with WDG. The architecture of Arlington’s new Hyatt Place anchors this compact new hotel at the corner of Wilson Boulevard and Adams Street. Large windows along Wilson Boulevard open the lobby and restaurant up to the street.