Cappelli Breaks Ground on Concord Redevelopment

KIAMESHA LAKE, NY-Several hundred area and state politicians and Sullivan County business people braved a cold north wind and snow flurries to attend the ceremony that hailed the beginning of the demolition of the storied Concord Hotel.

The first phase of the project, valued at $150 million, will involve the demolition of one of the buildings that make up the current 1,200-room hotel complex. Several other adjoining structures will be stripped down to the bare steel and then rebuilt. This phase of the overall $500 million master plan is to transform the 1,600-acre property into a luxury hotel, convention center and resort spa.

“The Concord has a history steeped in tradition,” says Louis R. Cappelli, managing partner in Concord Associates, the developer for the new Concord Resort and Convention Center. “Thousands of people of all ages have fond memories of the hotel and the enjoyable times they had here. The Concord enjoyed a well-earned reputation as the biggest and the best resort hotel of its day. Virtually every major entertainer performed here during its heyday. We intend not only to keep this sense of history alive, but also to create a new, modern, full-service luxury hotel, convention center and resort spa. The Concord Resorts at Kiamesha Lake will once again emerge as a major four-season resort and residential community.” Concord Associates is a joint venture of Cappelli Enterprises of Valhalla and Reckson Strategic Venture Partners LLC. The joint venture also owns another Catskill hotel–the Grossinger Country Club.