(LOS ANGELES) – February 20, 2018 – Hotel Indigo Los Angeles Downtown won the LABJ 2017 Commercial Real Estate Silver Award for “Best Hospitality Project.”

Established in 1979, Los Angeles Business Journal (LABJ) is a weekly newspaper and online news source in Los Angeles, California, covering local business news.

The Annual LABJ Commercial Real Estate Awards showcase the biggest and best commercial real estate projects with the most notable community impact throughout Los Angeles. The awards honor developers, architects and general contractors of each award-winning project. In addition, the awards also recognize the most successful broker/broker teams in the market. This year, 74 projects were nominated for the Awards, of which 22 projects won Gold and Silver Awards in 11 categories.

Hotel Indigo officially opened for business on March 31, 2017. Located in the heart of downtown Los Angeles with convenient access to the burgeoning art, culture, entertainment and nightlife scene of the city, Hotel Indigo allows guests to experience the thriving creativity, urban vibe and diversity of DTLA. Hotel Indigo’s eclectic but cohesive interiors pull influence from prominent periods of Los Angeles’s dynamic past from the 1890s to 1920s, including the Fiesta de las Flores, which is now the Rose Parade, the theaters and galas of the Golden Age of entertainment downtown, the prohibition period, and the Jewel district. Tailored elements relating to these historic time periods will surprise and delight guests, along with a contemporary approach to the extensive amenities and delightful views from its top-level bar.

During the course of the 350-key hotel construction, 2,700 jobs have been created, including jobs for 1,915 construction workers, among whom, 483 are apprentices. Additionally, 25 labor unions and more than 200 local businesses have participated in the hotel construction. Hotel Indigo now has 165 employees, with over 90% percent hired locally.

Partners involved on the Hotel Indigo project include the operator IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group); Gensler, architecture and design; Hirsch Bedner Associates, interior design; AECOM Tishman, project manager; and Webcor, general contractor. Congratulations to everyone involved on the project and thank you to the Los Angeles Business Journal for recognizing us for this honor!