Braintree, MA – The Hyatt Place Hotel in Braintree opened its doors to the public on May 15, 2012. The renovated hotel, which occupies portions of the former Sheraton Tara Hotel complex, is Phase One of the redevelopment of the 50+ year old, 10 acre hotel and retail site.
The project is located directly across from the South Shore Plaza at the intersection of Routes 3 and 93.
The hotel was originally built and operated by the late Braintree developer Thomas Flatley, who sold his Tara chain in 1997. The former Sheraton hotel, famous for its castle-like appearance, was a sprawling series of buildings that contained over 370 guestrooms. It also housed one of the largest conference and ballroom facilities on the South Shore.
The project not only provides a major facelift for the aging hotel & retail complex but creates new architectural elements at the gateway to the town of Braintree.
The vision for this project originated with Boston area developer Richard Friedman of Carpenter & Company. Friedman has been developing hotels and mixed use projects throughout the country since the 1970s. Some of his more well-known Boston area projects include the Charles Hotel in Cambridge and the Liberty Hotel in downtown Boston, which was formerly the Charles Street Jail.
Darren Messina of Carpenter & Co. has overseen the project since its inception, and has managed the design and construction since the sale of the property was completed in February 2010.
The Team selected to design and execute the vision included Cambridge Seven Associates (design architect), RJ O’Connell (civil engineer), C3 (MEP+FP consulting engineers), and Tishman Construction Corporation of MA (construction manager). The Team has worked very closely with the various Town of Braintree committees and departments from the permitting phase through the Hotel opening.
The scope of the hotel construction phase included the renovation of 204 hotel guestrooms within the six story tower; gut renovation of the main lobby, meeting rooms, kitchen & back of house spaces; façade restoration; demolition of three buildings (approximately 120,000sf); and performing utility upgrades throughout the 10 acre site.
Prior to the start of the major construction, a guest model room unit within the six story tower was completely built out to allow for review of the design & finish elements, as well as verification of constructability. The hotel renovation began in August of 2011.
The existing TGIFriday’s restaurant and Atlantis Fitness Center remained opened throughout the construction phase. The Team has worked with the tenants and Town of Braintree through a number of challenges associated with the transition to the new site layout, including parking logistics, pedestrian access, and site lighting.
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Braintree, MA – The Hyatt Place Hotel in Braintree opened its doors to the public on May 15, 2012. The renovated hotel, which occupies portions of the former Sheraton Tara Hotel complex, is Phase One of the redevelopment of the 50+ year old, 10 acre hotel and retail site.