Services

Core competencies encompass three spheres as follows:

Concept development, positioning, competitive advantage creation & design.
Space planning, interior programming
Mixed-use developments; shared facilities, services and cost centers, identification & allocation of shared expenses, service agreements.
Preliminary organizational staffing to drive planning of staff facilities, offices
Value engineering –weighting cost/benefit and projected returns
Preparation, review, valuation of:

Analysis and recommendations on brand-mandated investments
Owner vs Operator priorities, facilitating resolution to conflicts
LEED (Leadership in Environmental & Energy Design) and environmental planning, operational applications/solutions and payback analysis.

Advice for hotels, restaurants and hospitality-related businesses
Organizational reviews, productivity analyses, performance reviews
Capital Expenditure evaluation and recommendations; renovation evaluation
Preparation and/or analysis of five to ten year capital plans
Operational reviews including performance analysis and recommendations
Ongoing Owner representation/monitoring and guidance
Review of Marketing & Sales Plan plus Annual Operating Budget; competitive set analysis, revenue management and distribution systems audit
Compliance review/analysis of Management Agreements
Food & Beverage operational review and strategic planning via roadmap
Design and integration of systems (IT). Software selection review.
Brand/affiliation analysis and selection/negotiation of management and representation agreements. Introduction of leveraged incentive plans.
Systems and control procedures review and audit; brand compliance issues; Quality assurance resolution plans