Hotelier breathing life into historic city sites

(Baltimore Sun) - ... In each case, the company followed the same strategy: buying historic buildings that most recently were used as office space and giving them new lives as affordable hotels for business and leisure travelers. And it has done so in a market where more than a dozen other hotels are under construction or planned. The Tran Group's buildings weren't considered first-class office space, but they are well-located for travelers who want to stay downtown, they're handsome, and they lend themselves to hotel conversion. Continued

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