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L OC ATIONS

LOCATIONS

D ALLA S & HOUS T ON as its exclusive partner to create 159 hotel keys (first
Recognized as one of, if not the forerunner, of the early 10 floors) to go with their 121 multi-family residential
21st century boutique hotel movement, Hotel ZaZa units (next 8 floors) in the middle of their “District”
opened its initial property in 2003 within what would sub-development. With ZaZa operations and its stellar
become the energetic Uptown District of Dallas. From reputation for food and beverage excellence, the hotel
its incredibly popular Dragonfly restaurant, lounge, and quickly moved to the top of the West Houston/Energy
poolside spaces to the industry’s first set of opulently- Corridor sub-market. Thanks to the leasing velocity
designed, individually-themed Magnificent Seven the ZaZa brand delivers, MetroNational is developing
suites and its later-added Bungalows, ZaZa Dallas an additional 25 story multi-family tower adjacent to
blazed a trail through the 2000s that few hotels could the Hotel ZaZa – a true testament to the ZaZa brand
match. A media darling, interior design award winner, strength with the locals.
and a magnet to the tonier locals and out-of-towners
alike, the Dallas location’s continued success spawned ZaZa’s most recent addition to its portfolio is the Hotel
the ZaZa re-development of the once-famed Warwick ZaZa Austin Downtown. Opened in September 2019
Hotel in the Museum District of Houston. After a wall to incredible fanfare, the Austin ZaZa is also a hotel +
to wall re-think, re-design, and re-engineer of this multi-family joint use solution. National powerhouse,
grande dame, Hotel ZaZa Houston quickly became the Gables Residential, was the master developer of this
destination for a constant mixer of sparkling socialites, new-build project. ZaZa owns and operates the hotel
breathtaking brides, and the up and coming corporate portion (12 floors) of the breathtaking 24-story building
decision makers of the country’s 4th largest city. holding forth at 4th and Lavaca Streets. Meanwhile
Gables has 200 residential units contained within
HOUS T ON & A US TIN floors 13 through 24. The building and design
With two hotels humming quite nicely and its showcase ZaZa’s ability to create an incredibly unique
condominium development, “The Metropolitan Club” - solution within the ultra-competitive Austin market.
connected to the Dallas ZaZa, creating an outstanding Hotel operations have generated market-leading
residential experience and compelling investment total revenue per occupied room as well as Gables
return, ZaZa expanded its horizons to include multi- exceeding expectations in rental performance.
family components in its next two endeavors. Hotel
ZaZa Memorial City, opened in late 2017, is ZaZa’s
first collaboration with a third-party developer.
MetroNational Corporation is Houston’s pre-imminent
family-owned DEVCO and controls a vast swathe of
land within the fashionable Memorial Villages and
bustling Energy Corridor. MetroNational chose ZaZa

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