GRETNA, LA—BN Group marked the completion of phase one of its $75-million, mixed-use development with the recent opening of the Courtyard by Marriott New Orleans Westbank/Gretna.
The 123-room hotel, operating as a Marriott franchise and owned by Gretna Hotel No. 1, LLC, part of the BN Group, anchors the upscale development.
BN Group also announced plans to break ground for a 97-unit Homewood Suites by Hilton hotel this month. BN Management will serve as the management company. At its peak, the development will offer three hotels, retail outlets, restaurants and a conference center specializing in small to mid-size meetings as well as social events.
“We believe this development will be catalytic to the city of Gretna and the entire region,” said Bui Nguyen, chairman and CEO of BN Group. “With it, we bring jobs and economic development to this parcel that has been vacant for several decades.”
“With phase one alone, we have created over 40 new direct jobs, and dozens of indirect jobs,” said John Giattino, president of BN Management. “When the public and private sectors work together so smoothly, we achieve symbiosis and everyone benefits.”
The Courtyard by Marriott New Orleans Westbank/Gretna is close to downtown New Orleans, the French Quarter, the Alario Center and the New Orleans Convention Center, according to the company. The four-story hotel features an indoor swimming pool, fitness center and guest laundry, and offers 1,192 sq. ft. of meeting space to accommodate functions of up to 75 people.