CHICAGO-A joint venture of Portland, Maine-based Olympia Cos. and Beachwood, Ohio-based Smart Hotels LLC has inked a franchise contract with an associate of Chicago-based Hyatt Corp. to construct and operate a Hyatt Place hotel. The joint venture is planning to build a 130-room hotel at the Harper Court shopping center owned by the University of Chicago.

The new hotel is scheduled to open in 2013. Vermilion Development is leading the overall project at Harper Avenue located just north of 53rd Street.For the full story, go to Crain's Chicago Business.


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