Motel 6 breaks ground in W-B Twp.

Source: The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.文件倉Sept. 05--WILKES-BARRE TWP. -- Ground has been broken on a Motel 6 construction project along Schechter Drive, and the national chain says the motel is expected to open by May.Another Motel 6 is slated for Allentown and it, too, has a May opening date affixed to it. The projects are the first new-construction Motel 6 locations in the northeastern United States set to feature the brand's award-winning "Phoenix" design. The projects are both franchise developments."Our latest projects in Allentown and Wilkes-Barre represent the execution of our accelerated franchise growth strategy which includes expansion in the northeast," said Dean Savas, senior vice president of franchise for Motel 6. "We are proud to work with our franchise partners to bring Motel 6's new design to Pennsylvania."The Wilkes-Barre project is owned by Bipin Patel of Hotel Squared LLC in Winchester, Va., and the lead contractor is A. Pickett Construction Inc. of 存倉ingston. The new Motel 6 will include 78 guest rooms. Patel and Hotel Squared LLC operate seven existing Motel 6 properties located in West Virginia, Virginia and Maryland.Efforts to reach Patel were unsuccessful.These will be the 16th and 17th Motel 6 locations in Pennsylvania. The ones nearest to Wilkes-Barre are in the Harrisburg area.The Luzerne County location is within one half-mile of two existing hotels: the Hampton Inn at 876 Schechter Drive and the Hilton Garden Inn at 242 Highland Park Blvd.And only a few miles away, along state Route 315 in Plains Township, two other hotels are under construction. A $50 million seven-story hotel and convention center at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Plains Township is less than two months from completion and a Microtel Inn & Suites is being built as well.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) Visit The Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) at .timesleader.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉