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.
August 8, 2014 · Materials
Detailing a six-story, 134-key Four Points by Sheraton CityView interior drawing set, Starwood specification books, and unit-priced guestroom FF&E takeoff in West Houston TX.
July 29, 2014 · Materials
Sizing 89 keys across six layouts with 3,222 sq yds of guestroom carpet, 5,011 yards of wallcovering, and a 10-seat communal lobby lounge in Greater DFW.
July 18, 2014 · Construction
Auditing outstanding Choice Hotels inspection items, requesting phased completion extensions, and aligning public-space finish boards on a Quality Inn renovation in Yakima County, Washington.
July 9, 2014 · Materials
Coordinating Choice Hotels self-renovation submittals, floor-by-floor carpet plans, shop drawings, and upholstery logs for a Comfort Suites refresh in West Houston.
June 22, 2014 · Construction
Inspecting assembled hutch desks, kitchen cabinetry, and quartz fabrications on the factory floor against 250+ pages of shop drawings prevents costly field delays in West Houston.
June 3, 2014 · Materials
Quantifying casegoods, seating upholstery yardage, lighting, and pool deck furnishings across 101 guestrooms and seven bay layouts for a Radisson renovation in Greater DFW, Texas.
May 19, 2014 · Construction
Auditing a complete 79-sheet architectural, structural, civil, MEP, and fire-protection construction drawing set during a hospitality conversion review in Greater DFW TX.
May 12, 2014 · Construction
58-sheet architectural construction set and detailed 71-key FF&E and bath finish bid for a Country Inn & Suites build in West Houston.
May 1, 2014 · Underwriting
Turning a five-story, 83-key Hilton Garden Inn Final PIP into an actionable interior, Pavilion Pantry, pool, and Project Grow procurement takeoff in Central Florida.
April 17, 2014 · Materials
Deconstructing a Best Western Plus interior design specification book into CAD millwork shop drawings, exact carpet and tile takeoffs, and factory-direct container orders.
April 14, 2014 · Construction
Coordinating architectural floor plans, prep kitchen equipment, buffet millwork elevations, and plumbing rough-ins across a four-story, 94-key Staybridge Suites in North Houston TX.
February 3, 2014 · Construction
Breaking down 97 extended-stay suites across 15 unit matrix columns and 65,557 square feet of enlarged room layouts for a Staybridge Suites bid in Austin.
December 11, 2013 · Construction
Aligning an 85-sheet Issue for Permit construction set, coastal windstorm structural framing, drainage, and a 258-page Forever Young spec package for a four-story Hampton Inn & Suites on the Texas Gulf Coast.
November 18, 2013 · Construction
Coordinating a 45-sheet multi-discipline architectural, civil, structural, MEP, and landscape construction set for a 72-key Holiday Inn Express in North Houston TX.
October 11, 2013 · Materials
Compiling a 152-key Holiday Inn FF&E control book covering 290 lighting fixtures, casegoods, finishes, and public-area furnishings in Montgomery County, Texas.
October 7, 2013 · Construction
Aligning a four-story, 90-key architectural drawing set, exterior facade materials, room finish schedules, and municipal permit revisions for a Staybridge Suites build in West Texas.
July 16, 2013 · Underwriting
Physical plant, capital expenditure, and flag-conversion due diligence on a 238-key 11-story full-service Holiday Inn near Texas Medical Center in Houston.
May 15, 2013 · Underwriting
Auditing three-story breezeways, vintage CRT dressers, PTAC units, and bath surrounds across 47 property inspection photos in the Greater DFW corridor.
April 8, 2013 · Materials
How a 109-headboard renovation along the Northern Nevada I-80 corridor coordinated cross-country freight with strict customer-owned textile yardage math.
April 2, 2013 · Construction
Pairing two-phase NextGen II PIP mandates with architectural room layouts and direct FF&E procurement across 122 guestrooms for a Red Roof Inn in West Houston.
October 5, 2012 · Underwriting
Auditing exterior steel stairs, site drainage, PTAC sleeves, and casegoods wear on a foreclosed Red Carpet Inn along Central Texas's I-10 corridor.
September 19, 2012 · Construction
Conducting a room-by-room Quality Inn baseline inspection in North Houston to separate reusable structural items from required electrical, lighting, and casegoods replacements.
May 10, 2012 · Construction
Running the architectural elevation takeoff, swing-stage scaffolding logistics, and phased window-and-cladding remediation scope for a 30-story urban Holiday Inn tower.
March 24, 2011 · Underwriting
Underwriting physical plant conditions, commercial lease structures, and roadside transit traffic for an independent highway motel along the US-59 corridor in Southeast Texas.