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In 1991 The Alton Group was retained by the Plaza Fifth Avenue Partners. The Alton Group served as Owner's Representative and Project Manager for that group during the purchase of the Frederick and Nelson Store (formally Lippman-Wolfe Building) and during the subsequent development of the Historic Fifth Avenue Suites Hotel.

The Alton Group is extraordinarily pleased to have been involved with this development. There are several reasons; first it allowed us to associate with two of America’s, most successful Developers; Harold “Bud” Moose of San Francisco’s Chelsea development and the Kimpton Hotel Restaurant Group. We were also honored to work with some of the most qualified design-construction groups in the United States; Zimmer-Gunsel-Frasca were selected as lead Architects, KPFF were the Structural Engineers and Baugh Construction excelled as the General Contractor.

The Fifth Avenue Suites Hotel is the Alton Group’s prime example of serving as Owner’s Representative from inception to successful completion.

In 1991 the esteemed (and indefatigable) Harold Moose retained the Alton Group as his Owner’s Representative. For five years we assisted him in the due diligence, negotiations, and purchase of the 1914 Historic Building. We offered several potential uses, completed design options and cost analysis. We supervised the selection of the design team and assisted in the selection of the General Contractor.

In 1995 Mr. Harold Moose and Mr.  Bill Kimpton reached an agreement in which the Kimpton Hotel and Restaurant Group would complete the design and build-out the facility. During the construction phase the Alton Group served as Owner’s Representative and was also retained as a Consultant to the Kimpton Group.

The $26,000,000.00 Historic Suites Hotel opened in 1997-to immediate success. 

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