GENE KAUFMAN TO DESIGN TWO HOTELS IN MANHATTAN

MANHATTAN — Gene Kaufman Architect is designing two new hotels, both developed by Hidrock Realty, in Midtown Manhattan. The company is reinventing the former office building at 960 Sixth Ave. into a Courtyard by Marriott and developing a groundup SpringHills Suites by Marriott at 25 W. 37th St. The 100,000-square-foot Courtyard will include 167 rooms with retail space on the ground floor. The 70,000-square-foot SpringHill Suites will include 173 rooms. The Courtyard is slated for completion in the fall of 2012, while SpringHill is expected to be completed by 2013.