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NEWH honors Group One Partners

Recognized for its quality hospitality design work, Group One Partners, Inc. has been selected as one of the top interior design firms for 2015 by NEWH - The Hospitality Industry Network. Each year, NEWH compiles a list of the leading hospitality design firms in the country. This is the fourth annual NEWH top ID list and the third consecutive year Group One has been chosen for this award. "It has been an exciting year for Group One with the opportunity to work on a range of innovative hotel projects," said Harry Wheeler AIA, NCARB, LEED, principal of Group One. In 2014, Group One completed work on the Onyx Hotel in Boston, and the Marriott Courtyard in Portland, Maine. The firm is working on the expansion of the Hotel Commonwealth in Boston's Kenmore Sq., the new Envoy hotel in Boston's Seaport District, AC Hotel in Aventura, Fla., Residence Inn at the National Ballpark in Washington, DC, and Hilton Homewood Suites in Brookline, Mass.
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