Sean McKeen Atlanta-based Hotel Equities (www.hotelequities.com) announced the hiring of Sean McKeen as the General Manager of the new Residence Inn by Marriott Miami Beach-Surfside. The $52 million resort-style hotel recently topped out at 92nd Street and Collins Avenue in the Surfside area of Miami Beach. Hotel Equities who has an ownership position in the project is also managing the 175-room upscale property for their JV partner Hotel Development Partners (HDP) of Atlanta. Mr. McKeen came to Hotel Equities from TruNorth Hospitality Consulting where he served as a Project Manager with responsibilities including concept development, brand development, sales and marketing, and digital strategies. His most recent accomplishment involved preserving the construction budget and timeline for the Washington Park Hotel being developed on 10th & Washington Streets, a joint venture between the New York-based Witkoff Group and the Washington, DC-based Carlyle Group. Previously at the Shelborne Wyndham Grand Hotel in Miami, he served as General Manager/Project Manager for the $170 million re-development of the luxury lifestyle hotel. For Kimpton hotels, he opened the EPIC Downtown Miami & Surfcomber on Miami Beach. Kimpton Hotels presented him with the Kimpton Rain Maker Award for the best year-over-year RevPar increase versus brand in 2012. He was also nominated as Hotel Chatter’s Hottest GM in Miami that year. Growing up on Long Island, New York, Mr. McKeen began his hospitality career opening restaurants and beach clubs in the area, including Barneys and the Crescent Club, both on Long Island. He went on to work in New York City where he opened both the Hudson Hotel for Ian Schrager and the Tribeca Grand Hotel in Manhattan. Mr. McKeen studied at the University of Denver. A community volunteer, he donates time and service to the Miami Rescue Mission, a nonprofit organization that works with the homeless to assist in their assimilation back into society. With an interest in tech development and real estate, Mr. McKeen also enjoys spending his free time pursuing golf, running and travel. He and his wife live in Sunny Isles Beach with their three young children.