Chris Fernandes

Consulting Experience

A Director with HVS New York, Chris Fernandes began his work in hospitality at Princeton University’s conference and event services, where his responsibilities included arranging guest housing and check-ins for groups of up to 600 people. He also served in various restaurant and hotel operations roles with Marriott and Shaner Hotel Management at the University of Delaware before beginning his consulting career with HVS in 2013. Chris is a state-certified general appraiser and has completed more than 200 appraisals, market and feasibility studies, and consulting engagements throughout the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast regions; he also has a breadth of experience in the New York City market, having appraised over 100 hotels across all five boroughs. Chris has served as a panelist at the NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference and co-instructor at NYU’s Schack Institute of Real Estate with HVS founder Steve Rushmore. Chris graduated summa cum laude from the University of Delaware with a BS in Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management; his honors also included the Gore Entrepreneurial and Marriott Foundation scholarships.

Employment History

2013 to present
HVS CONSULTING AND VALUATION SERVICES
New York, New York

Spring 2013
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
Newark, Delaware

Summer 2012
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY – CONFERENCE AND EVENT SERVICES
Princeton, New Jersey

Education

BS – University of Delaware

Other Specialized Training Classes Completed:
Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice – 15 hours
Basic Appraisal Procedures – 30 hours
Basic Appraisal Principles – 30 hours
General Appraiser Income Approach (Parts I and II) – 60 hours
Online Supervisor/Trainee Class – 4 hours
General Appraiser Market Analysis and HBU – 30 hours
General Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach – 30 hours
General Appraiser Sales Comparison Approach – 30 hours
General Appraiser Report Writing and Case Studies – 30 hours
Real Estate Finance, Statistics, Valuation Modeling – 15 hours
Advanced Income Capitalization – 30 hours
Quantitative Analysis – 40 hours
Biennial USPAP Updates

Hotels Evaluated

Sample List for Illustrative Purposes

ARIZONA 
Red Roof Inn Phoenix Airport, Tempe
 
CONNECTICUT 
Proposed Hotel at the Quinnipiack Club, New Haven
Hilton Garden Inn, Norwalk
Homewood Suites by Hilton, Stratford
 
DELAWARE 
Best Western, Bear
 
FLORIDA 
Embassy Suites, Boca Raton
Proposed Mandarin Oriental, Boca Raton
Courtyard by Marriott, Clearwater
Sheraton Suites, Fort Lauderdale
Hilton Garden Inn, Fort Myers
Proposed Radisson Blu, Hallandale Beach
Courtyard by Marriott, Jupiter
Best Western I-Drive, Orlando
Best Western Plus, Palm Beach Gardens
Homewood Suites, Port Richey
Hampton Inn, Melbourne
Holiday Inn Express Conversion, Naples
Holiday Inn Express, Sebring
Courtyard by Marriott Westshore, Tampa
SpringHill Suites by Marriott, Tampa
Holiday Inn, Titusville
 
ILLINOIS 
Comfort Suites Michigan Avenue, Chicago
Holiday Inn Express, Hillside
Marriott, Hoffman Estates
 
INDIANA 
Microtel Inn & Suites, Michigan City
 
MAINE 
Econo Lodge, Freeport
 
MARYLAND 
Historic Inns of Annapolis, Annapolis
Baltimore Harbor Hotel, Baltimore
 
MASSACHUSETTS 
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Boston Peabody, Peabody
 
MISSOURI 
Elms Resort & Spa, Excelsior Springs
 
NEW HAMPSHIRE 
Sleep Inn, Londonderry
 
NEW JERSEY 
Howard Johnson, Bellmawr
Rodeway Inn, Jersey City
Proposed Select-Service Hotel, Lakewood
Days Inn, Monmouth Junction
Staybridge Suites, Mount Laurel
Howard Johnson, New Brunswick
Proposed Le Meridien, Parsippany
Madison Suites Hotel, Somerset
Comfort Inn & Suites, Tinton Falls
Red Roof Inn, Tinton Falls
Holiday Inn Express, Westampton
 
NEW YORK 
New York State/Long Island
Hampton Inn, Brookhaven
Proposed Hampton Inn, Cazenovia
Hyatt House, Fishkill
Garden City Hotel, Garden City
Holiday Inn Express, Hauppauge
Residence Inn by Marriott, Holtsville
Rodeway Inn, Huntington Station
Howard Johnson, Long Island City
Hyatt Place Long Island City, Long Island City
Proposed 32^nd Street Hotel, Long Island City
Proposed Best Western, Margaretville
Gaslight Motor Inn, Medford
Homewood Suites by Hilton, Melville
Hampton Inn Nanuet, Nanuet
Hilton Garden Inn, Nanuet
Holiday Inn Express, Roslyn
Courtyard by Marriott, Rye
Hilton Garden Inn, Saratoga Springs
Proposed Home2 Suites by Hilton, Woodbury
Quality Inn, Schenectady
Residence Inn by Marriott, White Plains
Ritz-Carlton Westchester, White Plains
Jones Beach Hotel, Wantagh
 
Bronx
Proposed Boutique Hotel
Proposed Comfort Inn
 
Brooklyn
Best Western Atlantic Avenue
Box House Hotel
Comfort Inn Emmons Avenue
Holiday Inn Brooklyn Downtown
Holiday Inn Express
Marriott Brooklyn Bridge
Proposed Ace Hotel
Proposed Autograph Hotel
Proposed Franklin Guesthouse
Proposed Luxury Hotel
Proposed Marriott Autograph Hotel
Proposed Nobu Hotel Brooklyn
Proposed Williamsburg Hotel
Proposed Wingate by Wyndham
Sheraton Brooklyn
Wyndham Garden
 
Manhattan
1 Hotel Central Park
6 Columbus A Sixty Hotel
Aloft Harlem
Andaz Wall Street
Bentley Hotel
Blue Moon Hotel
Cambria Hotel & Suites Times Square
Candlewood Suites New York City Times Square
Cassa Times Square
Club Quarters Midtown
Club Quarters Rockefeller Center
Courtyard by Marriott Times Square South
Crosby Street Hotel
DoubleTree by Hilton New York City Chelsea
DoubleTree by Hilton New York City Times Square
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Manhattan Times Square
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott New York Midtown Manhattan Penn Station
Fairfield Inn Fifth Avenue
Fairfield Inn Financial District
Fairfield Inn Penn Station
Four Points Financial District
Four Seasons Hotel Downtown
Gallivant Times Square
George Washington Hotel
Gregory Hotel New York
Hampton Inn Chelsea Manhattan
Hampton Inn Manhattan Madison Square Garden Area
Hampton Inn Manhattan Soho
Hampton Inn Manhattan Times Square South
Hilton Garden Inn New York Manhattan Midtown East
Holiday Inn Express New York City Times Square
Holiday Inn Express New York City Wall Street
Holiday Inn New York City Wall Street
Hotel 32 32
Hotel 48LEX New York
Hotel Carter
Hudson Hotel New York
Hyatt Union Square New York
James Hotel New York
Magnuson Convention Center Hotel
Mandarin Oriental
Mansfield Hotel
Mercer Hotel
Milburn Hotel
Morgans Hotel
New York Manhattan Hotel
NoMo SoHo
Novotel New York Times Square
One UN Hotel
Park South Hotel
Peninsula New York
Proposed Ace Hotel Bowery
Proposed Aloft 11^th Avenue
Proposed Broadway Hotel
Proposed Broome Street Hotel
Proposed Courtyard by Marriott on West 34^th Street
Proposed Division Street Hotel
Proposed Fairfield Inn & Suites Greenwich
Proposed Freehand Hotel
Proposed Holiday Inn
Proposed Hotel at 308 West 40^th
Proposed Hotel 50 Bowery
Proposed Hotel Indigo Water Street
Proposed Hotel Le Fouquet's
Proposed Hotel West 34^th Street
Proposed Indigo Water Street
Proposed Joie de Vivre Hotel
Proposed Le Méridien 5^th Avenue
Proposed Luxury Boutique Hotel Orchard Street
Proposed Mixed-Use Development
Proposed Moxy 28th Street
Proposed MOXY Chelsea/28^th Street
Proposed Prince Hotel and Policy Hotel
Proposed Renaissance West 25th Street
Proposed SLS Park Avenue
Proposed The Pestana Hotel New York
Proposed TownePlace Suites West 44th Street
Proposed TownePlace Suites West 44th Street
Proposed Walker Hotel
Residence Inn by Marriott Midtown East
Residence Inn by Marriott Times Square
Residence Inn by Marriott World Trade Center
Roosevelt Hotel
Royalton Hotel
SIXTY SoHo
Smyth Tribeca Hotel
The Gallivant
The Peninsula
The Whitby Hotel
Westin New York at Times Square
Yotel
 
Queens
Paris Suites, Corona
Hotel Q, Elmhurst
Fairfield Inn JFK Airport, Jamaica
Boro Hotel, Long Island City
Proposed Best Western Premier LIC, Long Island City
Proposed Boutique Hotel, Long Island City
Proposed Limited-Service Hotel, Long Island City
Proposed Upper-Midscale Hotel, Long Island City
Super 8, Long Island City
Z Hotel, Long Island City
Proposed Aloft LaGuardia Airport
Proposed Upscale Hotel at JFK Airport
 
NEW JERSEY 
Proposed Hotel, New Jersey
Proposed Hotel The Plaza at Woodbridge, Iselin
Proposed Hotel Hudson Mall, Jersey City
Proposed AC/Element, Nutley
Proposed Hotel at Bergen Town Center, Paramus
 
NORTH CAROLINA 
Hampton Inn Charlotte University Place, Charlotte
Converted Cambria Suites (Brookwood Inn), Durham
Staybridge Suites Durham Chapel Hill, Durham
Suburban Extended Stay, Fayetteville
Suburban Extended Stay, Greensboro
Embassy Suites Raleigh Crabtree, Raleigh
 
OHIO 
Red Roof Inn, Grove City
Comfort Inn, Marysville
 
PENNSYLVANIA 
Inn of the Dove, Bensalem
Holiday Inn Express, Essington
MainStay Suites, Grantville
Econo Lodge, Mechanicsburg
Hampton Inn & Suites, Mill Hall
Proposed Hampton Inn, Philadelphia
Ramada, Philadelphia
Proposed Holiday Inn Express, Strasburg
Days Inn, York
 
RHODE ISLAND 
Marriott Providence Downtown, Providence
NYLO Hotel Warwick, Warwick
 
TEXAS 
Days Inn, Beaumont
Howard Johnson, Beaumont
Best Western, Houston
La Quinta Inn, Pearland
Proposed Hotel and Conference Center, Pearland
Red Roof Inn, Round Rock
 
VIRGINIA 
Microtel Inn & Suites, Culpeper
Comfort Inn, Dublin
Sleep Inn, Dumfries
 
WISCONSIN 
Radisson Paper Valley Hotel, Appleton
Holiday Inn, Neenah

State Certification

New Hampshire
New York
North Carolina

Press Coverage

Amazon's Influence on Northern Virginia's Lodging Market, 2019
The commercial pricing after-party, 2017

My Articles

Key Takeaways: 2017 NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference

Over the two-day event, industry experts gathered to share their opinions on a wide variety of ownership, management, branding, lending, and economic topics.

• June 13, 2017 By Chris Fernandes

• Hotel Investments & Ownership , Lending , Development & Construction , Valuations & Market Studies , Economic Trends and Cycles

2016 Manhattan Lodging Overview Quarterly Publication

The New York City borough of Manhattan is among the strongest, most diverse, and most dynamic hotel markets in the world.

• October 10, 2016 By Roland deMilleret , Chris Fernandes

Market Pulse: Long Island City, NY

While perhaps not yet a byname in the hotel world, the Long Island City neighborhood of New York City has achieved expansive growth in the past 15 years, and more demand has spurred unprecedented hotel development.

• August 31, 2015 By Chris Fernandes

Market Pulse: Annapolis, Maryland

Average rates are up and supply growth is flat in Annapolis, which bodes well for the city’s overall hotel performance picture. Have local hoteliers been able to reach a better balance between leisure, commercial, government, and group demand?

• October 27, 2014 By Chelsey Leffet , Chris Fernandes