ATLANTA—InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) plans to open a new InterContinental Hotels & Resorts property in San Diego in 2018. Developed by Lankford-Phelps-Portman (LPP), a development partnership, the 400-room hotel will be part of a multi-phase mixed-use development, known as BRIC, on the former site of Lane Field in the North Embarcadero area of downtown San Diego.
Joel Eisemann, chief development officer, The Americas, IHG said, “We are extremely pleased to be growing the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts portfolio on the West Coast with the addition of this outstanding hotel in San Diego. We also look forward to continuing to work with Portman, which has an impressive track record of developing and owning great hotels.”
The InterContinental San Diego hotel will be owned by LPP and managed by IHG. Portman, the managing partner of LPP, also owns the recently-opened Hotel Indigo Atlanta Downtown hotel and a second Hotel Indigo hotel, set to open in early 2017 in the Lower Downtown (LoDo) area of Denver near the historic Union Station.
At 18 stories tall, the new property will feature a signature InterContinental Club Lounge, restaurant and lounge, fitness center and spa. The hotel will offer 21 suites and 23,000 sq. ft. of meeting space. There will also be a rooftop bar and outdoor pool overlooking the bay. Located a quarter mile from the Gaslamp Quarter, the property will be near attractions such as San Diego Zoo, Balboa Park and area beaches.
Ambrish Baisiwala, CEO, Portman Holdings, said, “The BRIC development will be a significant addition to San Diego’s North Embarcadero area, and we’re so glad, along with our partners Lankford and Phelps, to be working with IHG to bring an InterContinental to the second phase of this project. This will be the first new full-service hotel—with meeting space and other amenities—on the waterfront for some time, and InterContinental is the ideal brand for this development.”