2008 Benchmarks
This year Silver Companies will build two more hotels -- a Hyatt Place in Jacksonville, Fla and a Hyatt Place in Germantown, Tenn. A third Hyatt Place franchise already awarded to Silver Companies will break ground in Celebrate Virginia next year. In the meantime, Silver Companies is considering multiple franchises in other locations, including Celebrate Alabama for which grading has begun in the Opelika/Auburn trade area.

Celebrate Virginia's Hotel Village

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Notes: 143,000 highway travelers pass site daily on I-95 alone. www.celebratevirginia.com Close to an impressive number of demand generators and area amenities: The newly-opened Fredericksburg Expo Center: www.fredericksburexpocenter.com Central Park, considered to be the East Coast’s largest “power center” with an extensive tenant list that counts among its 140 retail destinations  25 national retailers and over 50 national restaurant chains:  www.centralparktoday.com, www.bigredsign.com  Local companies such as GEICO Insurance and the Fredericksburg Auto Auction, government/military demand from Quantico Marine Base, Fort AP Hill and Dahlgreen Naval Center. Home to University of Mary Washington: www.umw.edu Within a one-hour drive of three major airports --Dulles International Airport, Ronald Reagan Airport and Richmond International Airport with expanded corporate, commuter and freight service capabilities provided by Stafford Regional Airport. The area in and around Celebrate Virginia is rich in history: Four Fredericksburg Civil War battlefields receive roughly 700,000 visitors a year according to area officials and are within easy driving distance: http://www.nps.gov/archive/frsp/vc.htm Additional attractions include George Washington’s boyhood home, President James Monroe’s law office and 350 original 18th and 19th century buildings in Fredericksburg’s 40-block national Historic District, not to mention Washington D.C. itself. Cannon Ridge Golf Club is nationally-recognized and part of Celebrate Virginia's 2400 acres. Future projects slated for Celebrate Virginia include:  The National Slavery Museum and a host of other eco-adventure and entertainment destinations: www.golfcannonridge.com,  www.usnationalslaverymuseum.org.

Hyatt Place - Jacksonville, Fla. On May 7, 2007 Hyatt Place announced the groundbreaking of Hyatt Place Jacksonville Airport, with the 127-room hotel and surrounding site to be master-planned and developed by Silver Companies.  Hyatt Place, a new kind of hotel that complements Hyatt’s full service brands, combines contemporary design with innovative services and amenities to create an atmosphere of casual hospitality.  Click here for details on adjacent outparcels

Hyatt Place - Germantown, Tenn. On March 8, 2007 Silver Companies secured the franchise that will make Germantown, Tenn. the site of the state’s first new-build Hyatt Place hotel. The hotel will be located at Winchester Road and Forest Hill Irene Road along the city’s Technology Corridor. In addition to the Hyatt Place, several other parcels that will be part of Silver Companies' Forest Hill Heights development.  Click here for details on adjacent outparcels

Hyatt Place - Fredericksburg, Va. Silver Companies is pleased to announce that the fourth hotel to be built in Celebrate Virginia's hotel village will be a Hyatt Place. Click here for additional details on Celebrate Virginia South