Hyatt House Tallahassee Capitol – University — Photo by Hyatt

Mountain Shore Properties (MSP), a Charleston, South Carolina-based developer, is planning to open a new Hyatt House hotel in Tallahassee's Railroad Square Art District. The upscale, extended stay Hyatt House Tallahassee Capitol - University is currently under construction and scheduled to open in February 2021.

The five-story, 80,000 square foot property will have 120 guestrooms, including 77 with full kitchens, a large patio with outdoor bar service, an outdoor pool, a fitness room and an 846-square-foot meeting room. There will be 6,000 square feet of retail space djacent to the hotel.

Railroad Square Art District is a unique destination for art, culture, and creative small businesses in Florida's state capital. The eight acres of brightly painted historic warehouses was transformed in the late 70's by artistic visionary Nan Boynton, who co-founded Railroad Square's first art gallery, the 621 Gallery. Art studios and eclectic boutiques followed as Railroad Square was gradually transformed into Tallahassee's Art District. It now welcomes thousands of visitors to its monthly First Friday Festival, under the ownership of Nan's son and daughter, Adam Boynton Kaye and Lily Boynton Kaye.

A new exterior mural, a collaboration between Mountain Shore Properties, Railroad Square, and artist Kollet Hardeman, has just been unveiled. Called Greetings From the Capital City Tallahassee Florida, it functions as a gateway from the Capital Cascades Greenway into Railroad Square Art District. Highlighting various unique features of both the city of Tallahassee and the art district specifically, it has already become a selfie destination for Instagrammers. The hotel will also celebrate local artists with plans for an outdoor sculpture by Mark Dickson, as well as artwork in the lobby and common areas by Christl Grow, Robert Saltarelli and Perdita Ross, with photography in the guest rooms by Katie Clark.

The hotel will serve as the new entry to the Railroad Square Art District. MSP has selected Olympia Hotel Management (OHM) as the operator for Hyatt House Tallahassee Capitol - University.

MSP developed and opened the Hampton Inn & Suites Tallahassee Capitol - University in 2018, which OHM also manages. The success of that property led MSP to consider an extended stay property that they believe will build on the successful momentum they have achieved with the Hampton Inn. Olympia currently manages three other hotels in the MSP portfolio.