DC Metro Hotel Development, Construction & Transactions

Upper-midscale and upscale projects lead DC Metro's tracked hotel development activity, while the geographic scope extends beyond Washington to projects in Richmond and Danville. Covering Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia, the region has 48 projects totaling 6,634 rooms tracked by Lodging Development. Recent additions range from downtown Washington hotels to properties in smaller Virginia markets. The opening records cover 32 hotels with 4,756 rooms over 24 months, while the transaction dataset provides a separate view of ownership changes across the region.

Shamin Hotels' 299-room AC Hotel | Residence Inn Richmond and 270-room The Mondelle, a Hilton Hotel are among the larger projects currently tracked by Lodging Development; both are in construction. Across the 48 tracked projects totaling 6,634 rooms, upper midscale leads with 14 projects, followed by upscale with 11. Seven upper-upscale projects and one luxury project add higher-tier options without defining the overall mix. Other construction activity includes Douglas Development Corp.'s 200-room Dominion Main Hotel & Residences, whose scale remains undetermined. In Danville, RMC Investments' 143-room Home2 Suites | Tru by Hilton is in final planning, illustrating the presence of dual-brand development among the selected Virginia records.

The 230-room citizenM Washington, DC Georgetown opened in June 2026, following the higher-tier, 214-room Virginia Guesthouse in April. Also opening that spring were the 278-room Tempo by Hilton Washington DC Downtown and the 111-room Residence Inn Glen Allen. Lodging Development tracked 32 openings totaling 4,756 rooms across DC Metro over the past 24 months. Selected records also include Home2 Suites Winchester, Tru by Hilton Hagerstown and SpringHill Suites Richmond Airport, showing that recent additions extend across Washington, Maryland and Virginia rather than concentrating solely in the capital.

Lodging Development tracked 45 DC Metro hotel transactions of $10 million and above during the 18-month period ending six months before the October 2026 reporting date. Documented sale prices total $1,008,460,106.88 across 29 transactions; this is not a verified value for all 45 records. Among the selected transactions, Lodging Capital Partners acquired the 252-room Hilton Alexandria Old Town for $58 million in March 2026. Other notable ownership changes include Montage International's $48 million acquisition of Sagamore Pendry Baltimore in September 2025 and SAK Developers' $37,518,750 purchase of Embassy Suites Tysons Corner in December 2025. These records provide market intelligence on hotel investment activity across Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia.