CLAYTON, N.Y. — The Buffalo–based Hart Hotels, Inc. on Wednesday announced the opening of the 1000 Islands Harbor Hotel in Clayton on the St. Lawrence River in Jefferson County.
The facility is a joint venture between Hart Hotels and The Krog Corp. of Orchard Park, N.Y., a Buffalo suburb.
The 105-room hotel also includes more than 6,000 square feet of conference and banquet space, including a ballroom, breakout-meeting space, and a riverside pre-function area, Hart Hotels said in a news release about the opening.
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The hotel creates 90 new jobs in the North Country, the office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a separate news release announcing the hotel’s opening.
The North Country regional economic-development council awarded the project a total of $3 million in rounds one and three, Cuomo’s office said. It also leveraged more than $20 million in private investment, the office added.
The facility’s services and amenities include a professional concierge; nightly turndown service; an indoor swimming pool and jacuzzi; a fitness center, and a business center.
Our market study revealed high demand for a property like the 1000 Islands Harbor Hotel, David Hart, president and CEO of Hart Hotels, said in the governor’s news release.
“Our goal was to construct an elegant, comfortable and highly enjoyable destination for our guests. The Harbor Hotel will attract a variety of travelers offering a first class regional experience that will draw them back year after year,” said Hart.
The project took three years to plan, build, and open, Peter Krog, CEO of The Krog Corp. said in the Hart Hotels news release.
“We could not have completed the project without the assistance from the Clayton community, the Jefferson County [Industrial Development Authority], and the grant funding provided by Empire State Development,” said Krog.
Hart Hotels operates 11 hotels including the Harbor Hotels located in Watkins Glen, N.Y. and Portland, Maine. Other managed properties include hotels in Auburn and Ithaca, and the Green Mountain Suites hotel located in South Burlington, Vt., according to its news release.
The Krog Corp. is a design-build contractor and developer working throughout upstate New York.
Krog specializes in hospitality projects, medical and general-office buildings, and industrial and distribution facilities.
Its portfolio includes educational projects, multi-unit housing, adaptive re-use, historic restoration and parking structures.
Rochester–based NH Architecture handled the design work on the hotel, according to the Hart Hotels news release.
Contact Reinhardt at ereinhardt@cnybj.com
