Kwasniewski is quite familiar with the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Prior to joining Starwood Capital Group, he spent two years as the property's VP of operations on behalf of Peter Morton, who in May agreed to sell the property and an adjacent 23-acre parcel to Morgan's Hotel Group for $770 million. Kevin Kelley, the former President of Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, resigned shortly after the sale was announced.
Prior to working under Kelley at the Hard Rock, Kwasniewski served as EVP of operations for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, where he had responsibility for the daily operations of 220 owned and managed hotel properties in North America. Prior to that, he held similar positions at Starwood Lodging Corp. and Sheraton Hotels.
In addition to owning the Hard Rock Hotel and eventually developing the adjacent land, MHG will be developing two hotels bearing MHG's Delano and Mondrian brands within Boyd Gaming's 5,300-unit Eschelon Place development. The $2.9-billion development will replace the Stardust Casino, which will be shuttered before year's end.
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