Christian Cross

Consulting Experience

A Senior Project Manager with HVS Buffalo, Christian Cross got his start at HVS as an intern with the Vancouver office, where he discovered a passion for real estate consulting. Christian’s hospitality background spans large hotels, restaurants, and banquet facilities in his native Ontario, Canada. He served in a wide variety of roles, allowing him hands-on experience in many aspects of the hospitality industry. He also completed a one-year internship with the Ontario Restaurant Hotel & Motel Association. Christian earned his Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Guelph, from which he graduated as class valedictorian. While attending university, Christian served as President of Hotel Association of Canada’s Guelph Student Chapter and Team Captain of the Hospitality and Tourism Case Competition team. Christian represented the university at the eighth edition of the Young Hotelier Summit in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he obtained his Certification in Hotel Industry Analytics (CHIA). In 2017, he was a finalist in a Canadian hotel development competition called HotelNEXT and presented at the Canadian Hotel Investment Conference. After graduation, Christian rejoined HVS in a full-time capacity and spent three years working with HVS Atlanta, where he conducted appraisals, market studies, and feasibility studies for hotels throughout the Southeast region. He has worked on a wide range of hotel asset types from simple limited-service hotels to more complex resorts and convention hotels. Christian has since relocated to the Great Lakes region to launch the HVS Buffalo office, focusing on the Buffalo, Finger Lakes, Pittsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse, and Cleveland lodging markets.

Testimonials

"I hired HVS to complete a feasibility study for a hotel in an untested location with few true competitors. They did a very thorough job of researching the market and truly understanding the supply and demand factors that would influence the performance of a new hotel on the site. HVS's report answered all of our questions about the site and has armed us with the information we need to move forward." – Mr. Versel, WePartner Management

Employment History

2017 to present
HVS CONSULTING AND VALUATION SERVICES
Atlanta, Georgia

Summer 2016
HVS CONSULTING AND VALUATION SERVICES
Internship
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
 
2014 – 2015
ONTARIO RESTAURANT HOTEL & MOTEL ASSOCIATION
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

2010 – 2011
HILTON HOTEL & SUITES 
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

2010 – 2011
VINTAGE HOTELS, QUEEN’S LANDING 
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada

2008 – 2015
SOUTH COAST COOKHOUSE
Crystal Beach, Ontario, Canada

Education

Bachelor of Commerce – University of Guelph

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
General Appraiser Market Analysis and HBU – 30 hours
General Appraiser Report Writing and Case Studies – 30 hours
General Appraiser Sales Comparison Approach – 30 hours
General Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach – 30 hours
Real Estate Finance, Statistics, Valuation Modeling – 15 hours
Expert Witness for Commercial Appraisers – 15 hours
Commercial Appraisal Review – 15 hours

Qualifications

Certification in Hotel Industry Analytics (CHIA)

Hotels Evaluated

Sample List for Illustrative Purposes

ALABAMA 
Hotel Indigo Birmingham Five Points, Birmingham
InTown Suites Vestavia Hills, Birmingham
InTown Suites Decatur, Decatur
 
FLORIDA 
Aloft Miami Doral, Doral
Best Western Premier Jacksonville Hotel, Jacksonville
 
GEORGIA 
Courtyard by Marriott Atlanta Alpharetta Avalon Area, Alpharetta
Proposed Embassy Suites Halcyon Village, Alpharetta
Proposed Homewood Suites Halcyon Village, Alpharetta 
Aloft Atlanta Downtown, Atlanta
Hilton Suites Atlanta Perimeter, Atlanta
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Atlanta Downtown, Atlanta
Hotel Clermont, Atlanta
Hotel Indigo Atlanta Vinings, Atlanta
Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Atlanta
Proposed Boutique Hotel Atlanta, Atlanta
Proposed Curio by Hilton Atlanta, Atlanta
Proposed Element, Atlanta
Sheraton Atlanta, Atlanta
Ecco Suites, Augusta
Proposed Fairfield Inn & Suites Braselton, Braselton
Proposed Tru by Hilton Braselton, Braselton
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Calhoun, Calhoun
Hampton Inn Atlanta Canton, Canton
Hampton by Hilton Emerson LakePoint, Cartersville
Home-Towne Suites Columbus, Columbus
Hampton Inn Covington, Covington
Proposed Staybridge Suites, Covington
Sun Suites, Cumming
Proposed Extended-Stay Hotel, Dalton
Proposed Westin & Villas @ Foxhall, Douglasville
InTown Suites Gwinnett Place Mall, Duluth
Quality Inn, Duluth
Best Western Plus Fairburn Atlanta Southwest, Fairburn
Hampton by Hilton Atlanta Fayetteville, Fayetteville
Hampton Inn Valdosta Lake Park, Lake Park
Proposed Tapestry by Hilton, Lawrenceville
Home2 Suites by Hilton Atlanta West Lithia Springs, Lithia Springs
Hilton Garden Inn, Lithonia
Crestwood Suites, Marietta
InTown Suites Extended Stay Marietta, Marietta
Proposed New London Square Hotel, Marietta
Proposed AVID Hotel McDonough, McDonough
Garden Plaza Hotel, Norcross
Hilton Atlanta Northeast, Norcross
Holiday Inn Express Rome Georgia, Rome
Proposed Hampton Inn, Social Circle
Proposed Tru by Hilton, Stockbridge
Comfort Suites Northlake Tucker, Tucker
Country Inn & Suites, Valdosta
Country Inn & Suites by Radisson Warner Robins, Warner Robins
 
NEW YORK 
Hampton by Hilton Albany Downtown, Albany
Adam's Mark Buffalo, Buffalo
Proposed Boutique Hotel Delaware Avenue, Buffalo
Holiday Inn Express Cortland, Cortland
Proposed Hotel Rochester, Rochester
Best Western Watertown Fort Drum, Watertown
 
NORTH CAROLINA 
Hampton Inn, Asheboro
1899 Wright Inn & Carriage House, Asheville
La Quinta Inn & Suites Boone, Boone
Proposed Home2 Suites Boone, Boone
La Quinta Inn & Suites Raleigh Cary, Cary
Residence Inn by Marriott Charlotte Northlake, Charlotte
Candlewood Suites Durham Research Triangle Park, Durham
La Quinta Inn & Suites Durham Chapel Hill, Durham
La Quinta Inn & Suites Durham Research Triangle Park, Durham
Proposed SpringHill Suites, Durham
Proposed Tru by Hilton, Fayetteville
La Quinta Inn & Suites, Greensboro
La Quinta Inn & Suites Raleigh Durham Airport, Morrisville
La Quinta Inn & Suites Raleigh Crabtree, Raleigh
Proposed Origin Hotel, Raleigh
La Quinta Inn & Suites, Winston Salem
 
SOUTH CAROLINA
InTown Suites, Anderson
Comfort Inn & Suites, Orangeburg
Park Lane Hotel & Suites, Hilton Head Island
 
TENNESSEE
La Quinta Inn Chattanooga Hamilton Place, Chattanooga
La Quinta Inn & Suites Kingsport TriCities Airport, Kingsport
 
WEST VIRGINIA
Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place, Morgantown

My Articles

Hotel Cleanliness Policies in the Time of COVID-19

This article explores operational changes, specifically looking at cleanliness, as the hotel industry adapts to the challenges of COVID-19, outlining the initial response taken by hoteliers and examining where we are as an industry today and what to expect in the future, now that brands have established procedures and protocols for addressing the pandemic.

• September 16, 2020 By Christian Cross

• Hotel Investments & Ownership , Hotel Operations , Travel & Tourism , Economic Trends and Cycles , COVID-19 , United States , North America