LOS ANGELES—IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) and Greenland USA, a developer of residential and commercial properties, have signed the first Hotel Indigo hotel here.
The 350-room, 18-story Hotel Indigo Downtown Los Angeles will be the flagship hotel at Metropolis, a more than $1-billion mixed-use development. Currently under construction, Metropolis will also feature three residential towers and a curated retail experience. Metropolis is owned by Greenland USA (a subsidiary of Shanghai-based Greenland Group).
“Hotel Indigo continues to be a strong growth vehicle for IHG and, with 63 hotels open and a further 63 in the pipeline, there is excellent momentum for the brand on a global scale,” said Elie Maalouf, CEO, The Americas, IHG. “We remain focused on building its presence in top-tier cities around the world and are delighted to be working with our trusted partners at Greenland USA on this iconic Downtown L.A. property.”
Maalouf added, “Greenland Group owns seven IHG-branded hotels in Greater China, and this marks the first time both companies have partnered together in the U.S., reinforcing IHG’s reputation as the clear market leader in the boutique segment, the fastest growing segment in the industry.”
Currently under construction, the hotel will be the eighth IHG-branded hotel for Greenland Group, with the other seven all located in Greater China including the Hualuxe Nanchang High Tech Zone hotel, located in Nanchang, the capital of the Jiangxi Province, which opened this month.
The Hotel Indigo Downtown Los Angeles hotel, set to open in winter of 2016, will be located at 899 Francisco St. in Downtown Los Angeles, linking the Financial District to L.A. Live, the Nokia Theatre, the Staples Center and Los Angeles Convention Center.
Every Hotel Indigo property is designed to reflect the culture, character and history of its surrounding neighborhood, according to the company. The neighborhood story will focus around several prominent narratives from Downtown L.A.’s past including Fiesta De Las Flores, the pre-Hollywood nightlife scene and the underground speakeasies of the Roaring 20s.
The Hotel Indigo Downtown Los Angeles is owned by Greenland LA Metropolis Hotel Development LLC, and will be managed by an affiliate of IHG. Architecture firm Gensler, with the interior design led by Hirsch Bedner Associates/HBA Los Angeles, designed the hotel.