focuses on the development and acquisition of institutional quality lodging assets that are affiliated with top tier national lodging brands . we selectively pursue ground up development opportunities in markets with high barriers to entry and strong economic fundamentals . our acquisition strategy focuses on properties where we can create incremental value through renovation re branding repositioning and intensive asset management . scroll down capstone development capstone focuses on the development and acquisition of institutional quality lodging assets that are affiliated with top tier national lodging brands . we selectively pursue ground up development opportunities in markets with high barriers to entry and strong economic fundamentals . our acquisition strategy focuses on properties where we can create incremental value through renovation re branding repositioning and intensive asset management . acquisitionscapstone acquires full service and select service hotels in the top twenty five metropolitan areas in the united states . we actively target opportunities to acquire core core plus and value add assets below replacement cost and where revenue and operating margin improvement are achievable through focused aggressive asset management.investorscapstone s projects are funded by a variety of capital sources including institutional private equity sovereign wealth and high net worth individuals . additionally capstone acquires existing hotel assets through a recently formed joint venture with a u.s. pension fund advisor . for information about investing with capstone please contact us directly . management teamnorman jenkinsfounder & presidentnorman jenkins is the founder of capstone development . prior to the launch of capstone mr. jenkins was senior vice president north american lodging development and a corporate officer of marriott international inc. in his role as svp mr. jenkins led complex development projects including transaction structuring financing and real estate acquisition . upon joining marriott in 1992 mr. jenkins was a senior manager in marriott s corporate internal audit group . his other executive roles include tax director ; acquisition executive ; finance director ; vice president & cfo ramada international ; vice president global operations ramada international ; and vice president owner & franchise services . mr. jenkins is a frequent industry conference speaker and serves on numerous boards . mr. jenkins was also the architect of marriott s industry leading diversity ownership initiative doi . the doi is responsible for doubling the number of diverse owned marriott hotels over a three year period to 500 hotels resulting in a diverse owned company becoming marriott s second largest franchisee.mr . jenkins began his professional career at mcdonald s corporation where he held management positions in finance and operations . he serves on a number of boards including the howard university board of trustees and the suburban hospital board of trustees . mr. jenkins holds a bba in accounting from howard university an mba from the george washington university and is a certified public accountant . he resides in suburban washington dc with his wife and two children . darren linnartzmanaging partnerdarren linnartz joined capstone in 2012 bringing to the firm over 20 years of experience in hospitality and real estate development . prior to joining capstone mr. linnartz was principal of green river partners a real estate development firm he founded in 2008 to make opportunistic real estate investments in the hospitality space . prior to that he was the founding president of revolution development a real estate company formed with aol co founder steve case to own and develop a 1 billion destination resort in northwest costa rica . mr. linnartz was responsible for overseeing all development activities including land acquisition entitlement design financing and deal structuring including managing all relationships with investors lenders government officials and business partners.prior to joining revolution mr. linnartz served 15 years with marriott international inc. most recently as vice president of real estate development where he was responsible for the delivery of over us 1 billion of complex hotel and residential projects from feasibility through completion . prior to that mr. linnartz held positions in the development planning sales and marketing and operations areas of marriott . mr. linnartz received a bachelor of business administration degree from louisiana state university 1989 . he is currently an active member of the urban land institute and resides with his wife and their two children in chevy chase maryland . portfolio scroll down portfolio current portfolio marriott marquiswashington dc hampton inn vanderbiltnashville tn hilton garden inn atlantaalpharetta ga hampton inn university placecharlotte nc courtyard st. charleschicago il fairfield inn & suites orlando universalorlando fl hampton inn & suites stuartstuart fl courtyard marriott dupont circlewashington dc hampton inn & suites vanderbiltnashville tn hampton inn atlantaatlanta ga hilton garden inn san antonio airportsan antonio tx homewood suites metro centerphoenix az springhill suites naplesnaples fl residence innbirmingham al residence inn cape canaveralcape canaveral fl homewood suitesraleigh nc courtyard houston brookhollowhouston tx doubletree largolargo md hampton inn & suites clermontclermont fl springhill suites bakery squarepittsburgh pa fairfield inn & suitesnew york ny hampton inn raleigh carycary nc homewood suites clear lakehouston tx fairfield inn & suites naplesnaples fl hampton inn & suites esteroestero fl under development columbia placewashington dc past portfolio fairfield inn & suitesatlanta ga courtyard atlanta downtownatlanta ga news read about capstone development s activities in the press through articles and press releases . scroll down news read about capstone development s activities in the press through articles and press releases . featured apr 28 2015 nashville v moritz apr 28 2015 nashville v moritz capstone development acquires two nashville hampton inns apr 28 2015 nashville v moritz apr 28 2015 nashville v moritz capstone development llc has acquired the 157 room hampton inn & suites nashville vanderbilt and the 169 room hampton inn nashville vanderbilt from a private developer and investor . apr 28 2015 nashville v moritz apr 28 2015 nashville v moritz apr 28 2015 marriott v moritz apr 28 2015 marriott v moritz marriott marquis to sign first contract apr 28 2015 marriott v moritz apr 28 2015 marriott v moritz marriott international inc. executives will sign the first contract for the washington marriott marquis the convention center affiliated property now under construction in a ceremony scheduled for 5 15 p.m. tuesday . apr 28 2015 marriott v moritz apr 28 2015 marriott v moritz dec 30 2014 marriott columbia place v moritz dec 30 2014 marriott columbia place v moritz marriott quadrangle propose apartments two new hotels at the d.c. convention center dec 30 2014 marriott columbia place v moritz dec 30 2014 marriott columbia place v moritz quadrangle development corp. as qc 369 llc has submitted a planned unit development application to construct a 570 000 square foot 12 story building at ninth and l streets nw adjacent to the new marriott marquis . the 230 million project called columbia place will contain a hotel really two hotels both marriotts and multifamily residential . dec 30 2014 marriott columbia place v moritz dec 30 2014 marriott columbia place v moritz dec 5 2014 marriott v moritz dec 5 2014 marriott v moritz marriott plans to nearly double diverse owned hotels to 1 000 by 2020 dec 5 2014 marriott v moritz dec 5 2014 marriott v moritz from its inaugural women s ownership works or wow summit at the courtyard residence inn manhattan central park marriott international nasdaq mar will announce plans to have 1 000 or 25 percent of its existing global hotel portfolio owned by diverse owners including women by 2020 . the wow summit brings together a small group of current women hotel owners with women exploring hotel development as part of their investment approach . dec 5 2014 marriott v moritz dec 5 2014 marriott v moritz sep 26 2013 marriott v moritz sep 26 2013 marriott v moritz the marriott marquis washington dc celebrates topping off sep 26 2013 marriott v moritz sep 26 2013 marriott v moritz joining mr. marriott and mayor gray for this momentous occasion were city officials community leaders representatives from marriott international inc. quadrangle development capstone development destination dc and events dc . sep 26 2013 marriott v moritz sep 26 2013 marriott v moritz feb 11 2011 courtyard atlanta v moritz feb 11 2011 courtyard atlanta v moritz marriott and capstone partners open courtyard by marriott in downtown atlanta feb 11 2011 courtyard atlanta v moritz feb 11 2011 courtyard atlanta v moritz the 150 room courtyard by marriott in atlanta georgia opened on sunday january 23 2011 . located at 133 carnegie way nw the courtyard atlanta downtown is owned by capstone partners and managed by marriott international . feb 11 2011 courtyard atlanta v moritz feb 11 2011 courtyard atlanta v moritz dec 1 2008 v moritz dec 1 2008 v moritz marriott executive to stake out his own place in hotel world dec 1 2008 v moritz dec 1 2008 v moritz after 16 years at marriott international norman jenkins is walking away from what appears to be a secure corporate job and stepping out on his own at a time of high economic turbulence . dec 1 2008 v moritz dec 1 2008 v moritz contact for more information please contact us using the form provided below scroll down contact for more information please contact us using the form provided below washington d.c. 4445 willard avenuesuite 800chevy chase maryland 20815202 470 3122 name name first name last name email address subject 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