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DEVELOPMENT UPDATE: Marriott International Headquarters & Marriott Hotel Week of March  29, 2021 This week, a hoist that has been in place throughout the initial phase of construction of the new Marriott Hotel is finally coming down. Meanwhile, work is beginning on the plaza between the office and hotel buildings. Early next month, Marriott’s general […]

DEVELOPMENT UPDATE: Marriott International Headquarters & Marriott Hotel Week of March 15, 2021 On March 22, hardscape work is expected to begin along the Norfolk and Woodmont Avenues near the entrance of Tastee Diner. As the work proceeds, the development team is coordinating with the restaurants and Bethesda Place to ensure access is maintained throughout […]

Marriott International to create the Arne M. Sorenson Hospitality Fund to support the design of a world-class hospitality program and curriculum. Today, the J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation, together with Howard University, announced the establishment of the Marriott-Sorenson Center for Hospitality Leadership in honor of Marriott International’s beloved president and CEO, Arne Sorenson, […]

DEVELOPMENT UPDATE: Marriott International Headquarters & Marriott Hotel Week of February 22, 2021 Inside the buildings, the buildout continues with the installation of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work ongoing, along with the installation of seventeen elevators inside the office building, and another five inside the hotel building. On the exterior façade, installation of the curtain […]

DEVELOPMENT UPDATE: Marriott International Headquarters & Marriott Hotel Week of February 8, 2021 On the exterior façade, installation of the curtain wall continues and is now reaching the northside roof. The entire glass curtain wall will be completed in spring. At the base of the building along Wisconsin Avenue, the lobby’s glass wall is underway, […]

For years, Marriott International has supported DC Central Kitchen and its Culinary Job Training program, which trains adults facing high barriers to employment in culinary arts and work readiness skills. Meet Trenisha, a graduate of the program who was recently interviewed by the DC Patch. Since the interview, Trenisha has secured a new managerial position […]

This month, the Marriott International-supported cohort of DC Central Kitchen (DCCK) students graduated from its Culinary Job Training program. For years, Marriott has supported DCCK, a nonprofit addressing hunger and poverty in the DC area, and its work to train unemployed adults and youth facing barriers to employment in culinary and job skills. In addition to […]

Ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Marriott International conducted a virtual food drive from December 2 through January 4 for Capital Area Food Bank, a long-standing Serve 360 partner serving the food insecure in the Greater Washington, D.C. area. The virtual food drive was a success with well over 1,100 items collected. Food collected […]

DEVELOPMENT UPDATE: Marriott International Headquarters & Marriott Hotel Week of January 18, 2021 In the new year, significant progress continues in downtown Bethesda at the development site of the future Marriott International Headquarters and Marriott Hotel. On the exterior façade, installation of the curtain wall and continues and is expected to reach the roof of […]

NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY Marriott International Headquarters The Latest Construction Update Week of December 28, 2020 Significant progress continues at the development site of the future Marriott International Headquarters and Marriott Hotel. The remaining minor concrete operations along the rooftop have now concluded, which marks the end of all concrete work for the project. Additional Roofing […]