GFI Development Reveals Hotel Plans

NEW YORK CITY-New York City-based GFI Development Co. LLC has revealed plans for a new luxury property called the NoMad Hotel. The renovated hotel will open as LEED-certified and plans to open fall 2009. No financial details were available.

Located on 28th Street and Broadway in the NoMad district of Manhattan, the hotel is slated to launch in fall 2009, and is said to be the first LEED-certified renovated hotel in New York City. The NoMad, originally constructed in 1903, will feature a French Bohemian décor. The 12-story Kentucky limestone property will include 160 “oversized” guest rooms and 11 suites, each with an open, “loft-like feel” that includes wood floors, high ceilings and extra large windows. GFI has engaged Stonehill & Taylor as architects for the project.

A GFI spokeswoman tells GlobeSt.com that there are a number of different components that go into the hotel being more “green.” She explains that some examples include using local suppliers for the construction of the hotel, the green roof, and smaller aspects including automatic shades and glass carafes instead of plastic at turndown. Every step in the development of the hotel was taken with energy efficiency in mind, she says.