MANAGEMENT NEWS
Daroff Design Inc + DDI Architects PC Merges with Nelson Worldwide Award-winning architecture, design and
knowledge and geographic reach, will allow
strategy firm Nelson Worldwide has merged
the firm to expand and strengthen its ability
operations with Daroff Design Inc + DDI
to deliver exciting and emotionally connect-
Architects, PC (DDI), an award-winning, in-
ed experiences within the built environment,
ternationally recognized interior design and
the firm said.
John (Ozzie) Nelson Jr.
project portfolio across the workplace, hospitality, multifamily and public sector. DDI’s
architecture firm headquartered in Center City, Philadelphia.
Karen Daroff
Photos courtesy of Nelson Worlswide
Founded in Philadelphia in 1977, Nelson
most notable clients include Comcast, NBC
offers services that include architecture,
Universal, The Durst Organization, Vanguard,
DDI’s creative team, grounded in innovative
interior design, graphic design and brand
Disney, JetBlue, Loews Hotels, St. Regis, Ritz
thinking, combined with Nelson industry
strategy. DDI joins Nelson with an expansive
Carlton, PIDC, Sheetz and MGM Resorts.
Eos Hospitality to Manage Key West Resorts Eos Hospitality, a full-service hotel manage-
Boasting the largest pool in Key West, Ha-
ment company, has been selected to man-
vana Cabana Key West blends the art and
age Havana Cabana at Key West and Tran-
culture of Cuba with chic, tropical design
quility Bay Beachfront Hotel and Resort, in
elements throughout its 106 guest rooms.
Tranquility Bay Beachfront and Hotel
the Florida Keys. Both properties are owned
The hotel features classic cars out front, mo-
Photo courtesy of PRNewswire
by DiamondRock Hospitality Company, a real
jitos and music poolside and custom murals
is a waterfront property featuring a blend
estate investment trust with 33 premium ho-
throughout. Guests can discover authentic
of luxury accommodations, with 87 private
tels and resorts containing over 9,400 rooms
Cuban fare at the hotel’s Floridita Food Truck.
beach houses and 16 guestrooms. It is nestled in the heart of Marathon, Florida and
concentrated in gateway cities and destination resorts throughout the United States.
Tranquility Bay Beachfront Hotel and Resort
surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico.
Romer Debbas Forms Diverse, All-Woman Agency Lending and Affordable Housing Department Real estate and general practice law firm
Azevedo has primarily focused on the rep-
Romer Debbas LLP has formed a fully diverse,
resentation of commercial lenders, seller/
all-woman Agency Lending & Affordable
servicers and other financial institutions in
Housing Department. The practice is led by 20-
the financing of multifamily properties.
Carmen Pagan Catherine Azevedo Pamela U. Norbert Photos courtesy of Romer Debbas
year industry veteran and firm Partner Carmen I. Pagan Esq., a native of Puerto Rico, who is
Norbert shares a primary focus on represent-
her representation of a wide range of clients
joined by Senior Associate Catherine M. Azeve-
ing commercial lenders, seller/servicers and
from construction lenders, seller/servicers
do Esq., a second-generation Filipino-Amer-
other financial institutions in the financing of
and other financial institutions in all aspects
ican and Associate Pamela U. Norbert Esq., a
multifamily properties, also with an emphasis
of commercial lending with a focus on af-
first-generation Nigerian-American.
on affordable housing. Pagan is tenured in
fordable housing.
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