Oxford Capital – Building The Godfrey

The Great Collaboration

Opening a hotel doesn’t happen overnight, especially when the building requires extensive construction and design to make it happen. Led by Oxford Hotels and Resorts, our hotel has a collaborative effort of skilled and experienced teams to make the opening of the next Godfrey Hotel a success.

The team includes:

Oxford Capital Group and Oxford Hotels and Resorts, LLC as the lead developer and hotel management.
Finegold Alexander Architects – Their firm specializes in restoration of historical buildings, which is perfect for our building to preserve some of its historical character that dates back to the early 1900s.
Tishman Construction Corp of MA – Headquartered in Boston, this team leads our construction of the two buildings becoming one hotel.
GETTYS – They will lead our interior design and design architecture. The global firm is a powerhouse in interior design with a perfect mixture of style, luxury and comfort for our hotel.
McNamara/Salva, Inc – They are our trusted partners in structural engineering.
Howard/Stein-Hudson Associates, Inc. – They are the civil engineers with a specialty in complex projects.

In addition, we are thrilled to collaborate and work with the great city of Boston and the Boston Redevelopment Authority.

A collaborative team to make this project a success.

The Godfrey Hotel Boston – underway. #SiteVisit

We’ll continue to keep you updated on the progress and development of the hotel. More to come in this exciting development of The Godfrey Boston!

How to choose the perfect amenity – Hotel News Now

Think selecting the soap for a hotel is pretty easy? Not so fast.

George Jordan, SVP of Operations at Oxford Hotels & Resorts, shares how a lot of thought and consideration goes into selecting the soaps and alarm clocks. For example, in-shower soap and shampoo pump systems didn’t test well with female travelers for a particular hotel.

To read the full article, visit Hotel News Now.

George Jordan, SVP of Operations at Oxford Hotels & Resorts and Area General Manager of The Godfrey Hotel

More about George Jordan: He is the senior vice president of operations for Oxford Hotels & Resorts, and Chicago area hotel cluster general manager for Hotel Cass, Hotel Felix and Godfrey Hotel (opening early 2014). Over the past 30 years, he has held key management roles with The Arizona Biltmore, The St. Paul, The Marquette, The Drake and The Raffaello Hotel. Jordan rose through the ranks while attending college at University of Southern California and Arizona State University, where he obtained a B.S. in Finance. He served as area food and beverage director for Hilton International, based out of The Drake Hotel Chicago, and also as hotel manager at The Drake. Today, he contributes his extensive operational, revenue management and marketing expertise to Oxford’s national acquisition activities.

Hard Hat Tour

We’re pleased to conduct our first Hard Hat tour yesterday. The tour was led by George Jordan, area general manager, and Adam Schomaker, director of sales and marketing. Our guests included hospitality and design-focused media, Chicago media, along with the astute input from our partners.

Chris McDonough from GETTYS added great insight into the design elements and inspiration. Katie Soven, of Valerio Dewalt Train Associates, shared background on the architecture. Our hotel is owned and developed by Oxford Capital.

The tour included a first-look at our lobby, guest rooms, suites and I|O Urban Roofscape. Matthew McCahill, food and beverage director, provided background on the much-anticipated I|O. It will be the largest indoor/outdoor, all-season rooftop lounge and bar in Chicago. I|O will offer two full-service bars and lounge seating at the roofscape’s two-level fire pit, which will also serve as a beacon to guests above bustling LaSalle Street. It certainly will be a must-see and must-visit in Chicago for travelers and Chicagoans alike.

Most importantly, George Jordan said he hopes the hotel “delights” the guests.

We hosted a Hard Hat Tour with our partners and media on Oct. 29, 2013.

Hotel Double-Down – An Inside Look with our Developer

Crain’s Chicago takes an in-depth look with our developer: CEO and Founder of Oxford Capital John Rutledge. John shares his development plans, why our rooftop bar (I|O Urban Roofscape) is a must and why the market can handle more hotels. John provides a tour of both our hotel (great sneak peek!) and another project at 360 N. Michigan Avenue.

He also talks about his other hotel projects, including Hotel Felix, Hotel Cass, The Langham Chicago and the upcoming hotel at 360 N. Michigan. Take a look at the video:

http://bcove.me/xivc6q0l

Plus, we love sharing a few behind-the-scenes photos from the video shoot. Thanks again for the interview, Crain’s!

Above: John is interviewed on the rooftop of the Godfrey Hotel’s space, I|O Urban Roofscape.