Portman Diving into Hotel Acquisitions

February 20, 2012

Emboldened by a buyer’s market, Portman Holdings LLC is adding hotel acquisitions to its repertoire. The company, historically a real-estate development, management and investment company, is adding an acquisitions team in an attempt to pick up hotels that have seen their values battered during the downturn...

Portman Holdings Opens New Office In Hong Kong

December 19, 2011

Portman Holdings, a global real estate investment, development and management company, is pleased to announce the opening of its Hong Kong office. With more than 30 years presence in China, the expansion will supplement Portman Holdings’ office in Shanghai. The new Hong Kong office is a key part of the company’s continued international growth and expansion in greater China...

Portman Holdings Hires Stanley Chin as Managing Director for Greater China

December 12, 2011

Portman Holdings, a leading real estate company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Stanley Chin as Managing Director of Portman Holdings’ Greater China region.  In this role, Chin will oversee Portman’s entire operation in Greater China which includes China, Hong Kong and Taiwan...

Portman Holdings Continues Investment in India

November 17, 2011

Portman Holdings has acquired a stake in Tuscan Estate, a 900,000-square-foot, for-sale residential development in Pune, India, from ICICI Venture.  Tuscan Estate is the second development in which Portman Holdings has partnered with Pune-based real estate company Kolte Patil Developers Ltd. (KPDL)...

Portman Holdings Selected As Development Consultant for the Shanghai World Expo Development Group

September 7, 2011

Global real estate developer Portman Holdings has been selected to serve as a development consultant to the World Expo Development Group, developer of the 2010 World Expo Site in Shanghai, to assist in redevelopment plans for the property. “Portman has more than 30 years experience in China, especially in Shanghai. With such professionalism and background, the company is able to contribute valuable suggestions and advice to our group projects aligning their international development perspective with local market conditions and feasibility,” said Mr. Ding Hao, president of the Shanghai World Expo Development Group...

Hotel Interactive: Will the Convention Center Hotel Market Heat Up?

August 9, 2011

Cities from Los Angeles to Kansas City to Palm Beach are considering adding convention center hotels, welcome signs of life for developers. “The convention center business as a whole continues to grow,” said Charles Pinkham III, vice president of development at Portman Holdings, a real estate development company...

China Daily: Atlanta Architects Have Designs on China

August 5, 2011

On a warm September day in Shanghai, Richard Jones donned a hardhat, stepped over puddles and ducked scaffolding to survey the progress on a new mixed-use complex. As chief operating officer of Atlanta-based Portman Holdings, Jones oversees certain projects in China for one of the first foreign developers to work in the country after its re-opening to the West in 1979...

John Portman: A Life of Building

June 16, 2011

Award winning documentarian Ben Loeterman has completed a film based on the life and career of Portman Holdings' founder, John C. Portman, Jr. The film premiered at Atlanta's High Museum of Art on Thursday, June 16, 2011. For more information on the film and to see theatrical trailers, visit www.johnportmanfilm.com.

LODGING Blog: Moving Forward

June 8, 2011

....Portman Holdings conveyed that as the industry emerges from the recession, it has widened its business model to include all types of real estate investment, such as acquisitions, repositioning, and redevelopments. Roger Zampell, senior vice president of development, said domestically it continues to keep an eye on public-private partnership hotel projects....“We’ve got a significant pipeline in both investment and development,” said Charles Pinkham III, vice president of development."

Portman Holdings Hires U.S. Managing Director

June 7, 2011

Portman Holdings, a leading real estate company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeffrey Warwick, managing director, to the team in the company’s Atlanta headquarters.
“The current state of the domestic real estate market provides Portman Holdings new opportunities to expand our participation in the United States,” said Ambrish Baisiwala, CEO of Portman Holdings. “Jeff brings to the company significant U.S. real estate expertise and experience in the market.”

Interior Architecture of China

June 2011

An Interview with John C. Portman, Jr.