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Hotels turn empty rooms into private dining suites

Posted: 27 Dec 2020 09:00 AM PST

The pandemic has upended every part of the hospitality industry, with travel restrictions leaving hotel rooms empty, and lockdowns in cities forcing restaurants and bars to severely limit occupancy. That’s left some hoteliers and restaurateurs to try out a creative solution to both problems: Turn those empty rooms into private dining suites, where patrons can pay a premium for a meal provided by a local eatery (or, in some cases, the hotel’s restaurant). These sorts

Related is all in on “15-minute city” in London

Posted: 27 Dec 2020 06:00 AM PST

Related Companies https://therealdeal.com/tag/related-companies/ made a big bet on the “city within a city” concept in New York with its Hudson Yards megaproject — and now it’s trying something even more ambitious in London. The firm has partnered with Argent, a developer in the U.K., to build a so-called “15-minute city,” according to the Wall Street Journal. The joint venture of Argent Related is calling the project Brent Cross Town. The 180-acre site — that’s more