Hill Supports The Construction Of The Iconic St. Regis Hotel In Astana
TBY – The Buiness Year talks to Erdal Seyhan, CEO of MG Holding, on Astana’s newest luxury project, the St. Regis Astana, the other activities of MG Holding, and boosting the country’s international reputation.
Hill International’s portfolio of overcoming challenges and successfully delivering iconic projects for the hospitality and leisure industry globally, is once again in hand with work due to complete soon on the St. Regis Astana and The Residences project in Kazakhstan. To be operated by the Starwood Hotels and Resorts and owned by Turion, the hotel is being built on a prime location, replacing a renowned restaurant that was owned by one of the shareholder’s family with deep cultural connections to the country.
The site had hosted many of the major economic discussions and summits held by the new Kazakh government in the 1990s and is today on its way to be a 120-key hotel with restaurants, signature spa and winter garden, to name a few. Put simply, when completed – ahead of the start of Expo 2017 in Astana this summer – St. Regis will be a pioneering hotel, business, retail and residential project in the capital city that will ‘simply be the best’ in every respect and the ‘first of its kind’. Also, the 50 St. Regis-branded residences, that is part of the major development, will complete the offer along with a significant volume of commercial, retail and office space.
“The St. Regis Astana is the flagship project for MG Development (Development Managers). Our primary vision was to create a development, which exceeded expectations in every respect,” commented Erdal Seyhan, CEO at MG Development. “Starting with the location: we found the ultimate site which allows clients and guests to be in the centre of Astana – adjacent to the diplomatic and business areas as well as government offices – and at the same time in an eco-friendly, secure and private environment.”
