Kim Lindell

Consulting Experience

Kim Lindell, a Senior Project Manager with HVS Philadelphia, has completed numerous hotel appraisal and consulting assignments throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, specifically in Philadelphia and its surrounding cities, as well as Delaware and New Jersey. Kim got her start in hospitality as an intern with the Courtyard by Marriott at the University of Delaware, where she created a feasibility study for a hypothetical hotel in Santa Barbara, California, including a SWOT analysis, sales and marketing campaigns, and hotel design. She went on to work in food and beverage roles at the Westin Gaslamp Quarter hotel in San Diego, Caffe Gelato Restaurant & Catering in Newark, and Big Fish Restaurant Group, where she served as Manager for the company’s Riverfront and Glen Mills restaurants. Kim earned a BS in Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management from the University of Delaware.

Education

BS – Hotel, Restaurant & Institutional Management, University of Delaware

Other Specialized Training Classes Completed:
Basic Appraisal Principles – 30 hours
Basic Appraisal Procedures – 30 hours
Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) – 15 hours
General Appraiser Income Approach (Parts I and II) – 60 hours
General Appraiser Market Analysis and HBU – 30 hours
 

Employment History

2015 to present
HVS CONSULTING AND VALUATION SERVICES
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2014 – 2015
BIG FISH RESTAURANT GROUP
Wilmington, Delaware

2013
THE WESTIN GASLAMP QUARTER
San Diego, California

2012
VITA NOVA AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
Newark, Delaware

2011 – 2013
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT
Newark, Delaware

2011 – 2012
VICMEAD HUNT CLUB
Greenville, Delaware

Hotels Evaluated

Sample List for Illustrative Purposes

CONNECTICUT 
Days Inn Windsor, Windsor Locks 
 
DELAWARE 
Holiday Inn, Dover
Proposed Tru by Hilton, Rehoboth Beach
  
MARYLAND 
Super 8 La Vale Cumberland, Cumberland
Dual-Branded Hilton Garden Inn and Homewood Suites by Hilton Rockville Gaithersburg, Rockville
  
MASSACHUSETTS 
Holiday Inn Boston Bunker Hill Area, Somerville
  
NEW JERSEY 
Courtyard by Marriott, Basking Ridge
Days Inn & Suites Cherry Hill Philadelphia, Cherry Hill
Holiday Inn, Cherry Hill
Quality Inn McGuire AFB, Cookstown
Red Roof Inn, Edison
Courtyard by Marriott Ewing Hopewell, Ewing
Ocean Court By The Sea, Long Branch
TownePlace Suites by Marriott, Mount Laurel
Proposed Home2 Suites, Neptune
Wyndham Garden Newark Airport, Newark
Proposed Monmouth Park Hotel, Oceanport
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott, Parsippany
Desert Palm Inn, Seaside Park
La Quinta Inn, West Long Branch
 
NEW YORK 
Proposed Best Western Glo, Bronx
Proposed Red Roof Inn, Cortland
Meadowbrook Motor Lodge, Jericho
Best Western Plaza Long Island City, Long Island City
Hampton Inn, Middletown
Monticello Motel, Monticello
Holiday Inn Oneonta Cooperstown, Oneonta
Days Inn & Suites Ozone Park JFK Airport, Ozone Park
Gould Hotel, Seneca Falls
Hotel Skyler, Syracuse
Proposed Hampton Inn Armory Square Syracuse, Syracuse
  
PENNSYLVANIA 
Comfort Inn Lehigh Valley West, Allentown
Proposed West Elm Hotel, Ardmore
Travelodge, Bedford
Best Western, Blakeslee
Candlewood Suites, Chambersburg
Clarion Inn, Chambersburg
Econo Lodge, Clarion
Nichols Village Hotel and Spa, Clarks Summit
Pocono Palace Resort, East Stroudsburg
Baymont Inn & Suites, Erie
Candlewood Suites Harrisburg – Hershey, Harrisburg
Comfort Inn Lebanon Valley Fort Indiantown Gap, Jonestown
Proposed Best Western, Jonestown
Cove Haven Resort, Lakeville
Holiday Inn Morgantown I-76, Morgantown
Paradise Stream Resort Mount Pocono, Mount Pocono
Best Western Plus New Cumberland Inn & Suites, New Cumberland
Four Points by Sheraton Philadelphia Airport, Philadelphia
Proposed West Elm Hotel, Philadelphia
Quality Inn, Pottstown
Proposed Hyatt Place, State College
Chateau Resort & Conference Center, Tannersville
Hilton Garden Inn, Wilkes-Barre
 
VIRGINIA 
Best Western Rosslyn Iwo Jima, Arlington
Americas Best Value Inn, Richmond
Econo Lodge Inn & Suites, Williamsburg
Holiday Inn Express Williamsburg North, Williamsburg 
 
WEST VIRGINIA 
Hotel Morgantown & Conference Center, Morgantown

My Articles

HVS Market Pulse: Newark/Jersey City, New Jersey

Developers are eyeing Newark and Jersey City as alternatives to Manhattan.

• April 18, 2019 By Kim Lindell

HVS Market Pulse: Center City Philadelphia

While hotel supply in Philadelphia’s Center City is expected to increase approximately 18% over the next two years, potential for the underserved, midscale, limited-service hotel product still exists.

• December 18, 2017 By Kim Lindell , Scott Killheffer

HVS Market Pulse: Northern New Jersey’s “Pharm” Country

Hotel markets across Somerset, Morris, and Middlesex Counties in northern New Jersey have realized a rise in commercial lodging demand, the result of corporate relocations from New York City and local company expansions.

• January 3, 2017 By Kim Lindell