Hospitality was the classroom. Renovations ran on site while the furniture crossed an ocean in containers, and the same projects were worked from either chair: general contractor in-house, or project manager above one. These notes are those projects, one at a time: PIP scopes, FF&E packages, takeoffs, permit sets and acquisitions.
November 5, 2026 · Materials
An extended-stay PIP is fundamentally different from a standard select-service renovation. If you treat the brand's preferred-vendor list as mandatory, you are paying someone else's distributor markup.
November 3, 2026 · Materials
When a hotel brand issues a PIP, they steer you straight into preferred-vendor catalogs with massive distributor markups. The way around the catalog tax is knowing how brand review actually works.
October 28, 2026 · Construction
A general contractor will quote a hotel renovation by square-foot averages. That is a guarantee of future change orders. Real cost control requires forensic plan takeoffs before a contract is signed.
February 27, 2020 · Construction
Managing guestroom turns, parking deck material staging, and secondary condensation glazing across an occupied 235-room convention hotel renovation.
August 15, 2019 · Materials
Directing corporate brand prototype development, custom casegoods detailing, and factory procurement specifications for the Americas Best Value Inn regional lodging network.
May 18, 2019 · Construction
Directing Wyndham La Quinta Del Sol prototype modernization, exterior stucco architecture, and building envelope waterproofing along a high-traffic Texas interstate corridor.
April 1, 2019 · Systems
Fourteen CAD models, full-scale French cleat wall details, and multi-property 3D prototypes cut custom millwork re-engineering across scattered hospitality rollouts.
March 22, 2019 · Materials
Directing factory-direct FF&E sourcing, custom hospitality millwork, and brand-mandated Holiday Inn H4 guestroom package specifications to bypass distributor markups.
March 11, 2019 · Construction
Coordinating a 100-sheet five-story architectural drawing package with a 96-key Series 300 guestroom and public-area FF&E quotation in Austin, Texas.
January 19, 2019 · Construction
Coordinating a 98-sheet architectural, structural, and MEP package for a 44-key four-story indoor-pool Magnuson Grand development in Ector County, Texas.
January 7, 2019 · Construction
Coordinating a 42,602-square-foot ground-up Best Western Plus plan set, franchise review response, multi-trade bid comparison, and 70-key direct-import casegoods and stone package in Southeast Texas.
December 28, 2018 · Construction
Coordinating geotechnical findings, a 29-sheet civil site permit set, five-story framing, and a 60-key mixed room takeoff for a Super 8 hotel build in Central Texas.
September 12, 2018 · Materials
Directing brand-mandated Holiday Inn Express Formula Blue guestroom FF&E procurement, custom hospitality casegoods detailing, and architectural space audits in West Texas.
September 10, 2018 · Materials
Converting a 91-key economy motel to Choice Quality Inn standards with coordinated seating, ADA wet-area kits, lighting, and flooring takeoffs in San Antonio, Texas.
August 30, 2018 · Lessons
How unverified rough-in tolerances across a 67-room occupied PIP forced floor-by-floor quartz field cuts, backsplash modifications, and valve change orders.
August 21, 2018 · Materials
Sizing 104 extended-stay kitchenettes, engineered quartz tops, and shower surrounds across seven unit layouts under the Staybridge Suites Flora scheme in North Houston.
August 16, 2018 · Materials
Auditing 154 pages of conversion engineering plans and 178 room schedules to source custom hospitality lighting direct from factory lines in Central Texas.
August 14, 2018 · Underwriting
Breaking down every casegood, closet, seating, and vanity SKU across 30 Kings, 28 Double Queens, and 12 Suites for a complete 70-key North DFW renovation.
August 14, 2018 · Underwriting
Walking Denton Creek Inn floor by floor in North DFW to verify all 79 keys, six room layouts, and 38,455 gross square feet against structural prints before pricing the deal.
July 19, 2018 · Materials
Standardizing 99 tub surrounds, integral quartz vanity aprons, and modular 96-inch trim kits keeps repeat-room hotel bathroom retrofits predictable across a three-figure room block.
July 17, 2018 · Materials
Coordinating an 83-key four-story Holiday Inn Express Formula Blue Contemporary FF&E procurement bid with exterior architectural elevation plans in Dawson County, Georgia.
July 11, 2018 · Construction
Coordinating architectural permit drawings, 81-key Formula Blue FF&E schedules, and custom breakfast millwork on a new-build Holiday Inn Express in West Texas.
June 12, 2018 · Materials
Aligning field meeting revisions, non-upholstered casegoods, and 70 guestroom bathroom packages on a Choice Quality Inn renovation in Greater DFW, Texas.
May 15, 2018 · Construction
Mapping the 35-key Danbury Hotel extended-stay conversion across four architectural floor levels with custom quartz kitchenettes, suite casegoods, and lighting in Western Connecticut.