HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCU) DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM |
Skanska, one of the world's leading construction groups with expertise in construction, development of commercial and residential projects and public-private partnerships, has been appointed as the official Construction Management Team exclusively for Destination Hotel Partners, LLC. Since its founding in 1887, Skanska has established a global network of operations. Sweden, the US, UK, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Poland, the Czech Republic and Argentina are Skanska's home markets. The Skanska Group has approximately 56,000 employees (2006). Revenue in 2006 was 126 billion. Skanska’s mission is to develop, build and service the physical environment for living, working and traveling. Making clients successful by providing world-class construction services is the hallmark of Skanska USA Building Inc. With approximately 4,100 employees in the United States, our construction industry leadership, strong client focus and action-oriented attitude make us the contractor-of-choice for any size project or capital building program throughout the U.S. Skanska’s task is to ensure that their customer’s investments yield the highest possible returns, for example by ensuring that their building functions perfectly, that it can be expanded effectively, and that it is completed ahead of schedule so that occupation or production can begin more quickly. Skanska's commitment and global expertise are crucial factors in fulfilling - and often exceeding - the client's expectations. In many markets, repeat orders represent more than three quarters of our sales. We believe that this is the best testimony of all - the fact that our clients work with us time and again. It is Skanska's key responsibility to develop and maintain an economically sound and prosperous business. Skanska as a business with a long history and future assumes its responsibilities. These include our responsibilities toward the countries, communities and environments in which we operate, toward our employees and business partners and toward society in general. Awards: Out of thousands of projects, 21 were nominated in 2006. Three were chosen as winners to join Skanska’s hall of fame. In Environment, Health and Safety Awards category, out of 20 projects nominated in 2006, two were winners: “Providence Newberg Medical Center” in Environment, and “Primary Sulfide Project” in Health and Safety.
Founded in 1962, Paulus, Sokolowski & Sartor (PS&S) has grown to be a unique architectural and engineering firm, providing design and permitting services to a wide range of corporate, institutional and commercial clients. We are:
People choose PS&S because we provide truly innovative, cost-effective, award-winning design services. Acquired by KeySpan Corporation (the largest natural gas distributor in the Northeast) in the year 2000, we have benefited from their extensive expertise in utility plants to become a leading provider of Energy services as well. Meeting deadlines, providing quality across multiple disciplines and putting the client's needs first - this is what sets PS&S apart from the competition. We are a multi-discipline engineering and architecture* firm offering building design, land design and environmental services to a wide spectrum of clients. But beyond that, we know that our success is measured by the success of our clients. Therefore, the success of your project is our number one priority. Our engineers, architects, environmental scientists and planners offer a single source for planning, design and regulatory compliance services on diverse projects with concentrations in the following market segments: real estate (residential, retail, commercial and industrial), pharmaceutical/ bio-technology, education, entertainment, energy, and infrastructure. Our technical disciplines include structural; civil; land surveying; geotechnical; environmental; mechanical, electrical and plumbing; energy, process and water/wastewater engineering services. Other professional capabilities include architecture, environmental science; planning, validation and landscape architecture.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) – Development Program
HBCU is an acronym that stands for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. HBCUs were founded in the late 1800's to address the educational needs of Freed Slaves and Native Americans. Today HBCUs are the top producers of professional African American talent and remain extremely important to the needs of the black community. Destination Hotel Partners LLC has formed a strategic alliance with Soundview Partners LLC, a minority-owned real estate advisory firm, to develop hotel facilities on campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. We also plan to work with these institutions to help revitalize aging campus buildings and create quality student and faculty housing. The hotel development can provide a potential source of revenue and profit center for the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The college and university will share up to 50% of the net profits generated from hotel operations. The hotel project will create jobs opportunities for students as well as local residents. The development plan may also include teaching facilities for a hospitality and restaurant management program. The college and university will become a destination with its own upscale “branded” hotel facility that caters to a number of guests including parents, students, faculty, alumni, visiting sport teams, and friends of the university. The hotel will also satisfy the community’s need for meeting space and social venue for fundraising activities and weddings. The conference center at the hotel will serve vendors, academic conference attendees, and corporate clients in the area.
The National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) is the umbrella organization of the nation’s historically and predominantly black colleges and universities. NAFEO was founded in 1969 by a group of HBCU presidents as the professional association of the presidents and chancellors of the nation's historically and predominantly black colleges and universities. NAFEO represents approximately 500,000 students and their families. NAFEO member institutions are public and private, 2- and 4-year, community, regional, national and international comprehensive research institutions, located in twenty-five states, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands and Brazil. Mission: to champion the interests of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and predominantly black institutions (PBIs) with the executive, legislative, regulatory and judicial branches of federal and state government and with corporations, foundations, associations and non-governmental organizations; to provide services to NAFEO members; to build the capacity of HBCUs, their executives, administrators, faculty, staff and students; and to serve as an international voice and advocate for the preservation and enhancement of historically and predominantly black colleges and universities and for blacks in higher education. A Word from its President: “An investment in historically and predominantly black colleges and universities is among the wisest investments we can make as a nation and as individuals. Historically and predominantly black colleges and universities are doing a better job than majority colleges and universities when it comes to educating, retaining, and sending African-American students to graduate and professional schools and into skilled positions in the labor force. They are at the creative forefront of American education, offering the tools and skills necessary to prepare students for today’s diverse, globally interdependent world.” - Lezli Baskerville, President and CEO.
Soundview Partners, LLC is a minority-owned consulting and real estate advisory firm that specializes in urban development working closely with developers, investors, and municipalities. The two companies have formed a strategic alliance to help develop, construct, and manage lodging and hotel facilities at Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’s). Our goal is to work in partnership with the colleges and universities to launch this new exciting concept in hotel development throughout the United States. Building Relationships Soundview Partners, LLC acting as the exclusive marketing representative for Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’s) will market the hotel project to key decisions makers at colleges and universities across the country. An experienced management team, architect, project managers have been assembled for the development, financing, and construction of these hotel properties. Our relationship managers will establish contact with the President, Chief Financial Officer, and/or VP of Development to introduce the hotel concept and illustrate the benefit of having a lodging facility at the college or university. With over 120 Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’s) in the United States, we plan to enter into agreements to build 10 hotel and lodging facilities by the end of 2009.
William Quinton Brothers III, ARCHITECT PC
William Quinton Brothers III, Architect is a professional practice committed to design excellence and superior project management. Mr. Brothers began his architectural career in 1973 as the founding architect for a nonprofit community housing development company called Los Sures in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. After completing several low income housing projects he proceeded to develop a diverse architectural career through his work with several nationally acclaimed design firms. As a specialist in planning and programming, Mr. Brothers developed specific expertise in corporate office, research, manufacturing and storage facilities. Later experience extended his corporate background to institutional, healthcare, municipal clients and later back to housing development. Mr. Brothers has been the senior designer for projects from the Corporate Headquarters for Westwood Pharmaceutical Inc., to Liberty State Park in Jersey City. As a project manager, he has been responsible for projects from a $600 million factory for Stauffer Chemical Corporation in Anderson, South Carolina to an eighteen-story apartment house in Midtown Manhattan. Since commencement of private practice in 1982, Mr. Brothers specialized in housing and has been working in Harlem and adjacent neighborhood since 1986. Currently, the firm specialties include: luxury and governmentally assisted housing, hospitality and resort projects, healthcare planning and design projects and community and luse planning. Professional services cover: Planning and Preliminaries, Detailed design, Construction and Procurement. Clients for the above include not-for-profit organizations, hospitals, and governmental agencies as well as quasi- governmental joint venture organizations.
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