Pittsfield Boutique 'Hotel On North' Opens For Business
 David and Laurie Tierney, owners of 273-297 North St., joined with the Fitzpatrick family to completely renovate the four floors and open Hotel on North. |
On Thursday, she stood in front of hundreds of people and told them that Hotel on North will "deliver one of the best hotel experiences in New England."
"This has been enormously satisfying, interesting, and joyful experience," Fitzpatrick said.
Fitzpatrick's Main Street Hospitality partnered with David and Laurie Tierney to build the new Hotel on North in the 19th-century former Besse Clark Building at 273-297 North St.. The high-end, boutique hotel was a $14 million project featuring 45 rooms and a restaurant and bar.
The hotel is particularly welcome for the 12,000-room nights needed in the region from midweek through the weekend for business travelers, according to a market study they performed. The restaurant will be a way to serve both local residents and visitors.
Sara Eustis of Main Street Hospitality, managers of the Red Lion and Hotel on North, said David Tierney once described it as a "three-headed dog" because it serves locals, the business people, and tourists. She jokingly presented Tierney with a graphic depiction of the concept at the open house.
The restaurant, Eat on North, is in the space formerly occupied by Dragon Spice and Mad Jacks. It will be run by Executive Chef Brian Alberg, who has 28 years of professional experience with the most recent being executive chef at the Red Lion Inn. The bar is known as Drink on North.
"We're just going to do a different flair," Alberg said.
The venture is owned under MM&D, which is a joint business between the Fitzpatricks and the Tierneys. The four-story hotel includes a second-floor banquet space, lobby, gift shop, and business center.
"It is not just what we have done. It is what everybody in this room and so many people have done," David Tierney said before reading a long list of thank yous. "We truly appreciate everything you've done."
The hotel will be managed by Lindsay Struck. Bruce Finn is the the chief operating officer.
"It is gratifying after all of the effort, planning and work, to be here tonight," Finn said.
The hotel has had a "soft opening." Thursday's kick off with hundreds of area people touring, eating, and drinking represented the hotel's splash into operations.
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