MUIR, Autograph Collection
Marriott International Signs Agreement For First Autograph Collection Brand In Nova Scotia
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR announced a deal to bring its Autograph Collection brand to Halifax, Nova Scotia with a 110-room hotel to be called MUIR, Autograph Collection. The property's developer, The Armour Group Limited, expects to open the hotel in Spring 2021 as part of Queen's Marque, a mixed-use project in the heart of Halifax that is poised to redefine the city's waterfront.
The five-story hotel is slated to open as part of Queen's Marque, a $200-million mixed-use development in Halifax's historic waterfront area. The property will include a premium restaurant and lobby bar, a 1,000 square-foot event gallery, and access to an 8,000 square-foot wellness centre equipped with an array of fitness equipment, hydrotherapy and cold plunge pools, and a halotherapy salt room.
The Queen's Marque mixed-use project will also include 142 luxury leased residences, 50,000 square-feet of premium retail and restaurant space, 120,000 square-feet of office space and 2.5-acres of public space that will feature a central plaza, an amphitheater and an extensive public art collection.
Once open, MUIR will join the Autograph Collection's diverse and dynamic global portfolio of nearly 200 inspiring, distinctive hotels carefully crafted with vision and passion, making each hotel singular and special.
This signing underscores Marriott International's growing premium portfolio in Canada, where the company now has five open Autograph Collection hotels across the country - including the DOUGLAS in downtown Vancouver and the iconic Hotel Saskatchewan in Regina.