Ben Weprin Explained
Ben Weprin (June 28, 1978) is the founder and CEO of AJ Capital Partners,[1] a private real estate investment company based in Nashville.[2] [3] [4] Weprin and AJ Capital founded Graduate Hotels in 2014, later selling it to Hilton Worldwide in 2024.[5]
Early life and education
Weprin was born and raised in Oakwood, Ohio, a Dayton, Ohio suburb.[4] He graduated from the University of Tennessee. Mr. Weprin completed his MBA at Kellogg School of Management.[6] [4]
Career
In 2008, Weprin founded AJ Capital Partners. In Chicago, he restored the Hotel Lincoln, Chicago Athletic Association, Soho House and Thompson Chicago.[4] The current portfolio includes projects throughout Nashville, as well as Chicago Athletic Association in Chicago, The Pontchartrain Hotel in New Orleans, Memoir Residential in Portland, OR, New Orleans, LA, and Nashville, TN, among others.[7] He founded Graduate Hotels in 2014,[8] Marine & Lawn Hotels & Resorts in 2021,[9] and Memoir Residential in 2023.[10] In 2023, AJ Capital announced a partnership with Starwood Capital Partners to create Field & Stream Lodge Co., which will roll out properties in 2025.[11] Additional active projects include The Armory in San Francisco; Wedgewood Village in Nashville, TN; Belle Meade Plaza in Nashville, TN; as well as the Rusacks St. Andrews overlooking the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland, which opened in July 2021 and is part of Marine & Lawn Hotels & Resorts.[12]
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Notes and References
- News: New Icons . November 2016 . Hospitality Design Magazine.
- News: How AJ Capital is Developing a Unique Value Proposition . Evan . Grossman . June 8, 2015 . Lodging .
- News: The revivalist: A young hotelier with an eye for an aged luxury gem . Adam . Brown . January 4, 2016 . Forbes .
- News: Ben Weprin is behind some of Chicago's most stylish hotels. Here's his latest obsession.. Alby . Gallun . October 24, 2015 . Chicago Business . May 3, 2020.
- Web site: Karmin . Craig . March 14, 2024 . Hilton Bets on College Towns With $210 Million Deal .
- Web site: This college town boutique hotel chain is the anti-Airbnb. May 3, 2020. February 20, 2018. CNBC. Hochman, David.
- Web site: The Revivalist: Young Hotelier Ben Weprin Has An Eye For An Aged Luxury Gem. Brown. Abram. Forbes. en. 2019-10-14.
- Web site: Graduate Hotels graduates into a bigger chain. USA Today. 2019-10-15.
- Web site: Staff . LODGING . 2022-03-28 . Marine & Lawn Hotels & Resorts Launches New Golf-Inspired Hotels . 2024-11-25 . LODGING Magazine . en-US.
- Web site: Kalinoski . Gali . AJ Capital Partners Unveils Memoir Residential Platform .
- Web site: Karmin . Craig . Starwood CEO Barry Sternlicht’s New Hotel Brand Bets on Outdoor Recreation .
- Web site: Luxury St Andrews hotel Rusacks set for revamp after sale to American firm. www.scotsman.com. en. 2020-02-12.
- News: This College-Town Hotel Chain is Putting Airbandb on Notice . Margaret . Rhodes . May 17, 2017 . Inc. Magazine .
- News: Relive The Glory Of Your College Years With School-Themed $500M Boutique Hotel Chain . Mark . Wilson . September 2, 2014 . Fast Company .
- News: Twelve projects and programs, 1 young visionary named winners of ULI Chicago's 2016 Vision Awards . June 3, 2016 . REJournals.com . November 1, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161103234721/http://www.rejournals.com/2016/06/03/twelve-projects-and-programs-1-young-visionary-named-winners-of-uli-chicagos-2016-vision-awards/ . November 3, 2016 . dead .
- News: Take a Look Inside the 2016 James Beard Award Nominees for Restaurant Design . Brian . Stone . April 1, 2016 . Architectural Digest .
- News: Take a Look Inside the 2016 James Beard Award Nominees for Restaurant Design . Brian . Stone . April 1, 2016 . Architectural Digest .
- News: 3 Structures To Get Landmark Awards . September 11, 2015 . NBCChicago.com .
