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Hospitality

Hilton/Temp

A new lifestyle hotel, Tempo by Hilton Brand, is set to open in New York City. The 661-room hotel at TSX Broadway will feature programming from TSX Entertainment, an area for remote workers, wellness guest rooms and a dining terrace overlooking Times Square.

Fontainebleau

Fontainebleau Las Vegas, a new property scheduled to open in late 2023, will feature a two-story shopping center with 35 luxury stores. The site will also encompass a casino, 550,000-square-foot convention center and a 3,700-room hotel.

Hilton Hotels/Starlab

Hilton Hotels is teaming up with Voyager Space as their official hotel partner to design hospitality suites for crew onboard the Starlab space station, which is expected to replace the International Space Station and house up to four astronauts. The team will also work on designing communal areas and sleeping spaces for the astronauts.

Salamander

Hotels and Resorts

Salamander Hotels and Resorts is rebranding the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, DC, and planning renovations, including a new restaurant, changes to the lobby and updates to the spa. The 373key hotel will keep the current employees and add 100 more.

Dorian

The $110-million Dorian, the newest luxury hotel in Calgary, is touted as a sign and driver of the Alberta city’s emergence as a cultural and tourism destination. The 27-story Marriott property, named after the protagonist in Oscar Wilde’s novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” boasts more than 300 rooms and three restaurants.

Two Bit Entertainment

Two Bit Entertainment, creator of the Two Bit Circus mini-amusement park in Los Angeles, plans to launch a brand of hotels called Revelers Resorts featuring interactive storytelling experiences that use virtual technology. The group has purchased two former hotel spaces in New York City and Denver, and plans to transform them to offer a family-oriented experience with circus-themed rooms and attractions including the live-action “Revelers Quest” game, ropes courses and climbing walls.

Foxwoods Resort Casino

A 50,000-square-foot gambling space and restaurant are planned as part of an $85 million expansion planned by Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut. Construction is expected to be completed by the summer.

Turning Stone Resort Casino

The Turning Stone Resort Casino in upstate New York plans to add a hotel and space for conventions and conferences, as well as amenities in its largest expansion to date. Construction is expected to extend over several years.

Retail Ikea

The exterior design for the planned new IKEA City Center Vienna Westbahnhof was modeled after the Sweden-based furniture retailer’s iconic shelving to provide fresh air and sunshine to each floor. The building was designed to fit into the surrounding urban neighborhood and, in addition to the store, will feature hostels and public spaces such as the rooftop garden.

Macy’s

Macy’s continues to grow with the smaller-format Market by Macy’s stores, opening locations in Chicago and the St. Louis and Atlanta markets. The off-mall stores hold about 20,000 square feet of selling space, compared with 200,000 square feet for a full-line Macy’s department store, and the Chicago location is the first to combine Market by Macy’s with the retailer’s off-price Backstage concept.

Epic Health and Fitness

Epic Health and Fitness is adding its third location, this one in Brooksville, Florida. The Brooksville club will be its largest yet at 15,000 square feet. The Epic Health and Fitness franchise has plans for at least three additional locations in the surrounding cities and counties.

Tractor Supply

Tractor Supply Company is on track to open as many as 80 new stores during the current fiscal year. The rural lifestyle retailer, which operates more than 2,000 US stores, also has focused on tech tools to boost omnichannel efforts.

Prada

Prada is making its grand entrance in East Hampton, New York. The 1,600-square-foot boutique welcomes shoppers to a bold and lively atmosphere with contrasting colors and neon signs paying homage to the iconic Prada triangle logo.

Burberry

London-based luxury brand Burberry Group plans to revamp 65 of its stores this year with Burberry’s refashioned logo and new fashion display backdrops.