CHM started working with the Baltimore Development Corporation (BDC) in early 2006 in an advisory capacity, assisting with the negotiation of all key contracts, including the hotel operating, room block, and technical services agreements related to City’s planned convention center headquarter hotel. In September 2006, following a rigorous RFP process, CHM was selected to represent the BDC and serve as the asset manager of the 750-room Hilton Baltimore Convention Center Hotel. During the pre-opening period, CHM worked collectively with the Hilton team on sales and marketing efforts, establishing systems and reporting protocol, selection of key staff, monitoring construction/brand standards and ensuring overall compliance with the hotel operating agreement. The Hilton opened on time, on budget in August of 2008 at which time CHM assumed an active operational asset management role, representing the BDC and working closely with property management to achieve a successful ramp-up and market positioning, with an overall goal of maximizing hotel cash flow. CHM is working in partnership with King & King Associates, a Baltimore-based accounting firm and Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), on the asset management of the Hilton Baltimore. This state-of-the-art property, with stunning views inside Oriole Park at Camden Yards, features 750 guestrooms, more than 45,000-square feet of meeting and function space, a three-meal restaurant and lounge and more than 5,000-square feet of street-level retail.

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