Pasco County is looking toward an active 2015 as new residences, restaurants, offices and shopping malls go vertical. Among the newest announced projects is the
Holiday Inn Express -- the first hotel in the Trinity neighborhood of West Pasco.
The 86-room hotel will open in late 2015 at Trinity Corporate Center, off State Road 54 and within proximity of the
Medical Center of Trinity.
Wells Fargo Advisors is the anchor tenant for the 21,000-square-foot corporate center.
"This is a growing area with lots of new retail, new hospitals, a lot of rooftops, meaning more homes and that will mean more weddings ... graduations," says Michael Holtz, owner of St. Petersburg-based
MPH Hotels, Inc . Holtz has developed more than 150 hotels in 20 states.
Synovus Bank is backing the approximately $9 million investment. The hotel's design is by Dunedin-based
David L. Wallace & Associates.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Properties Group is the broker of the sale and purchase of the property.
The Holiday Inn Express that will soon be under construction is the new prototype of the hotel chain, Holtz says.
It will have a contemporary look, 17 suites, a spacious lobby, high-speed and wireless Internet access, a fitness center, board room and conference room, and a swimming pool and hot tub.
There also will be an outdoor patio with barbecue pits. "It's a whole new concept where guests can meet and get to know each other better," Holtz says.
Though this is Trinity's first hotel, there is room for more, he adds.
"I think Pasco County is being aggressive now and there are other opportunities coming along," Holtz says.
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