GlobeSt.com UPDATE: Hoboken W Hotel Breaks Ground

Sean Ryan is associate editor of Real Estate New Jersey .

HOBOKEN, NJ-Ground has broken on the W Hotel’s first sojourn into New Jersey. Locally based Applied Development Co. will develop and own the facility on the Hudson waterfront facing Manhattan. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, parent company of the W brand, will manage. The property is set for a fall 2007 opening. For previous coverage, click here.

In addition to its 225 rooms, the 25-story W will also feature 37 condominium units. Amenities will include a 5,000-sf Bliss Spa, more than 11,000 sf of meeting space and a bar with an unobstructed view of the Manhattan skyline. Gwathmey Siegel & Associates have been tapped to be architects for the project. Other Applied projects in Hudson County include the Shipyard mixed-use community north of the W site, the 1,813-unit Port Liberté condominium complex in Jersey City and the almost-completed Liberty National Golf Course, also in Jersey City.