Hyatt Hotels Corporation has recently announced that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a franchise agreement with Songy HighRoads, a commercial real estate development firm based in Atlanta, Ga., to develop Hyatt Regency Houston Galleria. The hotel will be managed by Aimbridge Hospitality and is scheduled to open in fall 2015. Hyatt Regency Houston Galleria is being built near the Houston Galleria shopping mall at 2626 Sage Road, on the northwest corner of Sage Road and West Alabama Street. It is part of the 7.6-acre, mixed use development, Galleria Plaza, which includes a Whole Foods Market, multiple high-end retail and specialty stores, luxury apartments, and multiple recently completed office towers. The 325-room, 14-story hotel will feature more than 12,000 square feet of meeting and conference space as well as a large fitness center overlooking the pool deck.
“We began construction of Hyatt Regency Houston Galleria in December 2013, and are looking forward to a fall 2015 opening,” stated Todd Nocerini, Chief Operating Officer, Songy HighRoads. “The Galleria area is one of Houston’s most important commercial sub-markets, and we are delighted to be bringing the Hyatt Regency brand, in tandem with Aimbridge Hospitality as our hotel manager, to business and leisure travelers visiting the area,”
“The Galleria area of Houston offers an incredible opportunity to interface with the formidable office and retail population in the vicinity. We are pleased to add Hyatt Regency Houston Galleria to our portfolio, and look forward to working with the great team at Songy HighRoads,” stated Dave Johnson, president and Chief Executive Officer of Aimbridge Hospitality.
David Tarr, senior vice president, real estate and development for Hyatt, stated, “Finding a suitable opportunity to introduce the Hyatt Regency brand has been a high priority for the company, as we seek to thoughtfully expand our brand presence in the Houston metropolitan area. We are excited to be a part of this project with the very accomplished team of Songy Highroads and Aimbridge Hospitality, and look forward to giving our guests a terrific new lodging option at the Galleria.”
