Now that the model units are open, Benchmark Development principal Charles said he expects to reconnect with prior contacts and hold regular open houses.
Chrystal Mahida and her husband, Vijay, who own several hotels in Berkshire County, did not offer a specific timeline for when construction to convert the school would begin, but she wanted to assure the public that plans are proceeding.
Great Barrington -- One can practically picture the high fives in the upstairs office of Framework Properties and Alander Construction next month when the new...
These projects will change the face of the Bridge Street corridor, coming as they do on the heels of the redevelopment of the former Bryant Elementary School by Iredale Mineral Cosmetics Inc.
Many towns and cities across the state are grappling with an array of gray areas, including whether and how to tax these short-term rentals and whether they should be held to the same zoning, building and health standards.
Research indicates there are about 4,265 hotel rooms in Berkshire County and that over the course of the entire year, the occupancy rate averages about 50 percent.
-- Laurie Klefos, executive vice president of 1Berkshire
"We are beyond saturation at this point, but we had planned this awhile ago and will have to work to get the business."
-- Joe Toole, hotel entrepreneur, commenting during the opening of his 89-room Marriott Courtyard in Lenox.
The Massachusetts Nonprofit Network report highlights why individual donations are so important to nonprofits and the impact that changes in federal tax policy could have on all nonprofits.
“Our goal is to even out the tourist season in the Berkshires so it lasts all year long."
---- Hotelier Vijay Mahida, on acceptance of the Business Person of the Year award
Mahida immigrated to the United States from India in 1994 as a recent college graduate with no money. Within six years he had purchased the 17-room Monument Mountain Motel in Great Barrington.
“The applicant has taken it all very much to heart and wants to do...what is right for the community…we all have the potential to get something good for Great Barrington.”
--- Sean Stanton, chairman of the Great Barrington Selectboard
“It essentially will be the same building with a few modifications — these will go back in time,” and make the renovated Searles “much more historically accurate.”
-- Architect Rolph Biggers
“Saving the main building will lengthen our design and construction process and increase our costs but satisfying the community was very important to Vijay and me.”
-- Chrystal Mahida, on why she and her husband Vijay revised plans for their Berkshire Hotel
