LOS ANGELES-ALIS has announced the finalists for its 2013 hospitality awards, which honor the top executives and companies in the hospitality industry. The awards ceremony will take place January 28 at the JW Marriott during the ALIS conference.

In the development category, ALIS has nominated the Hyatt Place and the Fairfield Inn & Suites in Chicago, the Courtyard and Residence Inn in New York and the Langham Chicago. Developed by White Lodging and Friedman Properties, the Hyatt Place and Fairfield Inn opened in June 2013 and has 664 rooms. The 639-room Courtyard and Residence Inn opened in December 2013 in Central Park, and is the tallest stand-alone hotel in the country. Finally, the 316-room Langham Chicago was designed by Mies Van Der Rohe in July 2013 in the former IBM Building.

For transaction of the year, the nominees are Rockpoint Group and Ohana Real Estate's $185-million sale of the 354-room Bacara Resort and Spa, Carey Watermark Investors' $133.8-million acquisition of Hawks Cay Resort and Ashford Hospitality Trusts' $90-million purchase of the Pier House Resort & Spa.