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August 21, 2023
Ms. Rachel Keesling
City of Carmel
Dept. of Community Services
One Civic Square
Carmel, IN 46032
RE: Carmel Dual Brand Hotel – The Tallison/Element
Carmel, Indiana
Dear Ms. Keesling,
Ascent Hospitality is connected to Carmel through Nash Patel, a Carmel resident.
With the rise of extreme construction costs during Covid, 2019 to 2021, there becam e an opportunity to transition
the approved Marriott Aloft hotel, a “ Distinctive Upscale “ hotel to a “ Distinctive Upper Upscale “ brand, a
Tribute Portfolio by Marriott, which is in the same Marriott category as a Westin, Renaissance and Le Meridien
hotels.
With the increased construction costs over the past few years, this opportunity allowed this new hotel brand, the
Tribute Portfolio, to align with the development vision of the City of Carmel. A distinctively upscale hotel for a
similar cost to an Aloft. The Tribute Portfolio allows the Owner and Designer more design freedoms on the interior
and exterior of the hotel. As a result. The restaurant and bar have been expanded and the Tribute Portfolio
guestrooms have an upscale level of finish that the older Aloft did not have.
This new Tribute Portfolio hotel will be named “ The Tallison “.
Respectfully,
Mark Eriksson, RA,
Associate Principal
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