Harvey, Hanna & Associates announces Hyatt House in Lewes
Harvey, Hanna & Associates Inc. announced today the development of two new Hyatt-branded hotels in Lewes and in Kent Narrows, Md.
Hyatt House in Lewes recently broke ground near the intersection of Route 1 North and Marsh Road, south of Five Points. The new 105-room, extended-stay contemporary hotel will be the first of its kind in Delaware and will feature all suite rooms with kitchenettes, fitness room, dining/bar area, meeting rooms, regulation indoor lap pool and outdoor common area featuring fire pits and gas grills. The Hyatt House is well positioned to accommodate patrons related to the expanding healthcare systems in Sussex County; the University of Delaware College of Earth, Ocean and Environment; and of course, long-term stay guests and resort beach visitors.
The Hyatt House will be the second Hyatt-branded hotel in Coastal Sussex, joining the HHA-developed Hyatt Place Hotel in Dewey Beach.
Bancroft Construction of Wilmington will serve as the hotel’s general contractor. WSFS Bank provided project construction financing. Hyatt House Lewes is currently scheduled for a summer 2021 opening.
Hyatt Place in Kent Narrows, Md., recently broke ground at Fisherman’s Village on the Chesapeake Bay in Kent Narrows. The new 120-room hotel will feature water views from every room, a 5,000-square-foot conference center, bar, indoor pool, modern fitness center and 44-slip marina with direct access to the waterfront village deck, piers and docks. It is currently scheduled for a spring 2022 opening.
Both hotels will be operated by TKo Hospitality Management, located in Newport.
“We are proud to work with Harvey, Hanna & Associates to continue expanding the Hyatt brand throughout the Delmarva Peninsula,” said Vince DiFonzo, president and COO of TKo Hospitality. “We are experienced with managing flag hotels in the region and more specifically, the Hyatt brand. We have successfully managed and operated the award-winning Hyatt Place in Dewey Beach, and the Hyatt Place in Ocean City, Md.”
“After having proudly established the very first Hyatt-branded hotel in Delaware, in Dewey Beach, we committed early on to expand the world-renowned Hyatt offerings on the Delmarva Peninsula for our loyal patrons,” said Thomas J. Hanna, Harvey, Hanna & Associates president. “While COVID 19 has disrupted the hospitality industry nationwide, we strongly believe in the fundamentals that exist within the mid-Atlantic’s drive-to resort markets. There are more than 30 million people located within a three-hour drive of the Delmarva Peninsula. We are confident in the anticipated post-COVID recovery throughout the Delmarva Peninsula, and we are positioning HHA and its partners for new challenges and greater successes.”
