Hospitality Programming for Profitable Outcomes
The evolution of the guest experience requires an evolutionary plan for converting just ordinary experiences into memorable ones. We provide new and unique food and beverage, spa, recreational and meeting/conference venues in existing hotels that many times don’t require a complete expensive re-do.The evolution of the guest experience requires an evolutionary plan for converting just ordinary experiences into memorable ones. We provide new and unique food and beverage, spa, recreational and meeting/conference venues in existing hotels that many times don’t require a complete expensive re-do.
Comprehensive Due Diligence
Due diligence should encompass far more than a property condition assessment (PCA) by generalists. We explore every detail of the asset’s integrity with specialized resources to proactively identify and mitigate potential problems and optimize returns. We also have the hospitality programming and design-to-budget experience to explore the full potential of the business offering.Due diligence should encompass far more than a property condition assessment (PCA) by generalists. We explore every detail of the asset’s integrity with specialized resources to proactively identify and mitigate potential problems and optimize returns. We also have the hospitality programming and design-to-budget experience to explore the full potential of the business offering.
Re-Concepting & Up-Branding
Time and time again, our team has experience converting stale hotels into award winning and profitable new models. Driven by ROI analytics, we underwire holistically- intersecting needs of design, branding and function. We have converted branded hotels to independent, vis versa, and up-branded hotels with exceptional improvement in RevPAR.Time and time again, our team has experience converting stale hotels into award winning and profitable new models. Driven by ROI analytics, we underwire holistically- intersecting needs of design, branding and function. We have converted branded hotels to independent, vis versa, and up-branded hotels with exceptional improvement in RevPAR.
Award Winning Design Does Not = Expensive
When you balance the needs of scope and budget at the Ground LVL of a project, you can make thoughtful and tasteful decisions that fit within a defined budget while delivering a memorable experience and memorable product. Our design relationships in the industry include the most talented project professionals.When you balance the needs of scope and budget at the Ground LVL of a project, you can make thoughtful and tasteful decisions that fit within a defined budget while delivering a memorable experience and memorable product. Our design relationships in the industry include the most talented project professionals.
Accurate Cost Estimating
At Ground LVL, every team member is not only involved in the cost management process (led by Tom Orzechowski’s decades of experience as a hospitality focused estimator), but much more importantly, fully aligned. Our unique model ties directly to the detail scope documentation for easy understanding.At Ground LVL, every team member is not only involved in the cost management process (led by Tom Orzechowski’s decades of experience as a hospitality focused estimator), but much more importantly, fully aligned. Our unique model ties directly to the detail scope documentation for easy understanding.
Informed Capital Planning
Our teams’ combined experience working as owners, developers and operators straddling branded, independent, select service and luxury, ensures that your capital plan appropriately reflects our unique and comprehensive experience.Our teams’ combined experience working as owners, developers and operators straddling branded, independent, select service and luxury, ensures that your capital plan appropriately reflects our unique and comprehensive experience.
Creative & Concise Schedule Solutions
No two projects are alike. Almost, Almost, but not quite. An effective schedule that balances project budget, business displacement and speed-to-market requires veteran experience as well as creative thinking. Although we have scheduled and phased the most complicated projects imaginable in our space, we always recognize one show does not fit all. Having said that, we leverage scale on tried and proven costs and products to maximize returns and minimize surprises.No two projects are alike. Almost, Almost, but not quite. An effective schedule that balances project budget, business displacement and speed-to-market requires veteran experience as well as creative thinking. Although we have scheduled and phased the most complicated projects imaginable in our space, we always recognize one show does not fit all. Having said that, we leverage scale on tried and proven costs and products to maximize returns and minimize surprises.
Early Construction Management Review
Construction management doesn’t start when the hammers start swinging. It should be at the forefront of the thought process throughout design from the very beginning. Our risk management tools evaluate every risk that could possibly send a project into a tailspin. We create a comprehensive mitigation checklist that is a living and breathing document throughout the entire project. We hold to that checklist with extreme discipline. We call that process “exploratory surgery”.Construction management doesn’t start when the hammers start swinging. It should be at the forefront of the thought process throughout design from the very beginning. Our risk management tools evaluate every risk that could possibly send a project into a tailspin. We create a comprehensive mitigation checklist that is a living and breathing document throughout the entire project. We hold to that checklist with extreme discipline. We call that process “exploratory surgery”.
On Site Construction Expertise
Everyone has war stories, but ours provide a leg up for preventing problems in the field. We are well versed in means, methods and the things that keep a construction project moving in the field. Part of that prevention is our active presence in the field- which is scalable as required.Everyone has war stories, but ours provide a leg up for preventing problems in the field. We are well versed in means, methods and the things that keep a construction project moving in the field. Part of that prevention is our active presence in the field- which is scalable as required.
Accurate Cost Forecasting & Reporting
Our cost forecasting and reporting is led by our veteran project accounting manager, Toni-Ann Andronaco. Having said that, every member of the team is aligned around and accountable for this process. We don’t separate the people in the field from the “bean counters” because cost forecasting happens every day in real time.Our cost forecasting and reporting is led by our veteran project accounting manager, Toni-Ann Andronaco. Having said that, every member of the team is aligned around and accountable for this process. We don’t separate the people in the field from the “bean counters” because cost forecasting happens every day in real time.
Internal Controls for Effective Cost Management
Fiduciary trust is a hallmark of ours because we understand you have choices. We respect that our relationship at the highest level and the condolence you have in us. Managing your project is managing your money. We will not let you down against the trust you have placed in us.Fiduciary trust is a hallmark of ours because we understand you have choices. We respect that our relationship at the highest level and the condolence you have in us. Managing your project is managing your money. We will not let you down against the trust you have placed in us.