Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Hotel rooms in Brooklyn may nearly triple by 2010

The NY Daily News reports "Hotel rooms in Brooklyn may nearly triple by 2010":
You might call it the borough of bedrooms.

With the number of hotel rooms in Brooklyn expected to nearly triple by 2010, experts predict the Borough of Churches could gain a new nickname.

Chains like Sheraton and Hyatt, and boutiques like the Hotel Le Jolie in Williamsburg and the W Hotel offshoot Aloft in downtown Brooklyn are expected to pump the number of hotel rooms from 1,200 to approximately 3,000.

Abolitionist Place (a.k.a. Duffield Street) is the home to much of this economic activity:
On Duffield St., a 325-room Sheraton is opening across from a 176-room Aloft, a more affordable spin-off of W Hotel that will feature a glitzy, hip bar.