WESTIN PORTLAND HARBORVIEW TO OPEN IN 2013

PORTLAND, MAINE — Starwood Hotels & Resorts will reflag the Eastland Park Hotel in Portland under its Westin brand next year, after the hotel undergoes a $40 million renovation. New Castle Hotels & Resorts and RockBridge acquired the 289-room hotel last year. It will be renamed Westin Portland Harborview when the upgrades are completed next year. The renovation will include the restoration of the hotel's rooftop lounge and modernization of the building's systems, such as wireless Internet service. Crews will also strip part of the property down to its original brick and steel structure. The project will be financed in part by historical-property tax credits backed by U.S. banks. Built in 1927, the Eastland Park Hotel is located at 157 High St.