13 January : February 2014 — CommerCial ConstruCtion & renovation
»CCRS 2014 SponSoR • CirCle No. 11
Marriott International has offcially opened a dual-
branded hotel building in New York that includes a
261-room Residence Inn by Marriott and a 378-room
Courtyard by Marriott hotel. At nearly 753 feet, the
68-story structure has taken the distinction of being the
tallest lodging property without an attached residential
or offce space in the United States.
did you
know?
Because we are unique, it's important we
have stores so people can understand us, and
try on the product. But then they can use the
internet for the convenience of home delivery,
or use it if they are tourists who only occasionally
come to New York or San Francisco.
– Larry Meyer, CEO of Uniqlo USA, on the brand's continual U.S. invasion
73.33
The amount, in billions,
that real estate
investment trusts
(REITs) raised in 2013,
according to the National
Association of Real Estate
Investment Trusts.
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