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V O L . X X V I I N O. I X M AY 3 , 2 0 2 1 10 H O S P I TA L I T Y / T O U R I S M P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY F O C U S Do your employees take pride in what you do? Find out. F O R I N F O R M AT I O N A N D TO A P P LY G O TO B E S T P L AC E S TO W O R K M E. C O M A N E M P L O Y E E E N G A G E M E N T P R O G R A M D E A D L I N E: M AY 28 Premier Sponsor: Brought to you by: Tim Harrington, partner and creative director of the Kennebunkport Resort Collection, and Justin Grimes, the collection's managing director, in the lobby of the Boathouse Waterfront Hotel in Kennebunkport. They say the seaside town is drawing more visitors than ever. T wenty years ago, Tim Harrington was working in real estate development in his home state of Massachusetts. "I started investing in real estate in my early 20s," he says. "I'm a serial renovator." A house in Kennebunkport fell into his hands when its owner wanted to swap for a Massachusetts condo Harrington was renovating. e developer and his family started using the house and promptly fell in love with the coastal town, where he took on additional projects. In 2005, he bought a run-down property called Cottages at Cabot Cove, not far from an assortment of marinas on Kennebunk River. In keeping with the creative flair that drives his endeavors, Harrington hired interior designers to individually decorate each cottage. e opening, a design showcase and fundraiser, drew 5,000 people in 10 days. us began his career in the hotel business. roughout Kennebunkport, he built a luxury resort called Hidden Pond and acquired six more lodging properties for renovations, plus one in neighboring Kennebunk. He and his business partner, Deb Lennon, rebranded the package as the Kennebunkport Resort Collection. In February 2020, the collection was acquired by a New York invest- ment firm, EOS Investors LLC, with Harrington remaining as partner and creative director. e deal, terms of which were not disclosed, included nine properties. Kennebunkport acquisitions beyond the collection include Sandy Pines Campground, which Harrington redesigned with sleeping quarters such as Conestoga wagons and "glamping" tents. cachet cachet KENNEBUNKPORT The York County resort area has seen a surge of investment in lodging properties B y L a u r i e S c h r e i B e r

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