TORRINGTON, CT-Taymil Partners acquires a 172-unit multifamily portfolio for $11.5 million.

HARTFORD-In what city officials termed a major milestone in the ongoing $2-billion revitalization of the Downtown area, the Hilton Hartford Hotel officially "re-opens" after a $33-million capital improvement program.

STAMFORD, CT-Red Door Spa Holdings reports it intends to significantly expand its hotel/resort division by opening a total of 15 new facilities in the next five years. So far this year, the firm plans to open spas at hotels in Providence, RI and Phoenix.

STAMFORD, CT-Red Door Spa Holdings reports it intends to significantly expand its hotel/resort division by opening a total of 15 new facilities in the next five years. So far this year, the firm plans to open spas at hotels in Providence, RI and Phoenix.

WHITE PLAINS-HDR Inc., an architectural and engineering consulting firm, expands its operations at W&M Properties' 711 Westchester Ave. office building here to more than 16,000 sf.

PORT JERVIS, NY-Teicher has preliminary plans for 513 residential units, along with the possible development of a 70-room inn and recreational parklands to be built in three phases.

TARRYTOWN, NY-Cyrus Di Tommaso, the former general manager of the Sheraton Stamford hotel in Fairfield County, has crossed the state line and is now general manager of the newly flagged Doubletree Hotel-Tarrytown, which until last week was the Hilton Tarrytown Hotel.

WHITE PLAINS-Terming it the most robust hotel development pipeline in its history, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., says it plans to open more than 70 hotels in the next two years. Nearly half of the new hotels will be based overseas, the hotelier reports.