The Kessler Collection, a portfolio of 12 boutique hotels, is expanding in the Southeast with a $150 million mixed-use village development in Cashiers, N.C. The village will be designed by architect and town planner Christian Sottile.
The 24.5-acre development will incorporate accommodations including a boutique lodge, mountain cottages and glamping cabins, as well as two full-service restaurants with a rooftop bar, a café, high-end shopping, art spaces, an event pavilion and residential village.
Cashiers East Village is set to break ground in 2023 and will leave about one-third of the property open for greenspace and parkland.
In the residential part of the development, Cashiers Hall will include commercial and retail space to support local businesses, such as honey makers, farmers and artisans. It will also include small-scale restaurant space and an event lawn for outdoor exhibitions, art shows and special events.
"Along with community members and key stakeholders we worked diligently with, I am thrilled for The Kessler Collection to bring a destination resort with art, music and culinary adventures to the mountain charm of Cashiers, N.C.," Kessler Collection President and COO Mark Kessler said in a statement. "Everything we do is uniquely tailored to the community we are in, and The Kessler Collection plans to honor the existing landscape of Cashiers while providing an elevated resort experience."
With an estimated completion date of the first phase in 2025, East Village will be the brand's sixth property located in the Carolinas, alongside sister hotels Grand Bohemian Hotel Asheville, Grand Bohemian Hotel Charlotte, Grand Bohemian Hotel Charleston, Grand Bohemian Lodge Greenville (September 2022) and the restoration of the Elks Building in New Bern (slated to open mid-2024).
The Kessler Collection has properties in Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina.