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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 19 M AY 1 , 2 0 2 3 F O C U S H O S P I TA L I T Y / T O U R I S M Wellness theme Projects under construction include the five-story, wellness-themed Longfellow Hotel, at 754 Congress St. on Portland's West End. e $16 million project is being led by Portland-based Uncommon Hospitality, owned by brothers Nate DeLois and Tony DeLois. It is set to open late this summer with 48 guest rooms, a spa, cafe, bar and gym. e development team includes Portland's Archetype Architects and New Gloucester civil engineering firm Terradyn Consultants. A wellness spa within the hotel will have massage treatment rooms, infrared sauna experi- ence rooms with halo therapy and a meditation room with zero-gravity sleep loungers and sound wave therapy. Uncommon Hospitality, a hotel operations and development company, has experienced significant growth in gross sales and net operating income since starting in 2015. Properties include the Francis, a 19th century mansion at 747 Congress St. that Uncommon rede- veloped into a 15-room hotel with a spa and restaurant in 2017. Portland's hotel industry has room to grow, especially in the boutique segment, says Tony DeLois. "We don't have a major flag, there's no corporate ownership," he says. "We feel like our product is unique for the hotel industry here and also in line with what brings people to Portland — the independent restaurants, the boutique shops, the coffee shops. We fit right into that entrepreneurial spirit." Leisure demand Design work is underway for a 156-room hotel at 385 Congress St. in Portland. Developer Fathom Cos. retained Denver, Colo.'s JNS Architecture & Interior Design and Portland construction man- ager PC Construction Co. Project drivers include Portland's increase in leisure demand year over year, says Fathom's president, Jim Brady, who previously developed the Press Hotel and Canopy Portland Waterfront. "ose travelers seek unique design, walkability to a diverse offering of shops, art galleries, and award-winning food and beverage and historic archi- tecture," he says. Brady is optimistic overall: "Although the winter season has not been as strong as pre-COVID, and we — the whole C O N T I N U E D O N F O L L OW I N G PA G E » R E N D E R I N G / C O U R T E S Y O F FAT H O M C O S. P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY Portland developer Fathom Cos. has a hotel on the drawing board for 385 Congress St. Uncommon Hospitality's co-founder Tony DeLois, says the $16 million development of the wellness-themed Longfellow Hotel aims to build on the city's entrepreneurial spirit.

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