NYLO Hotels

NYLO Hotels was an American boutique hotel company and hotel brand founded in 2004 by hotel executives Michael Mueller and Stephane Dupoux. The name referred to “New York lofts,” the architectural and aesthetic inspiration behind the company’s properties. Rather than reproducing a standardized luxury-hotel format, NYLO sought to adapt loft-style design, exposed architectural elements, varied room layouts, and social public spaces to secondary and tertiary American markets. The company’s hotels combined modern interiors with the reuse or adaptation of existing buildings. Guestrooms were generally designed as urban loft-style accommodations, with a range of sizes intended to serve both business travelers and leisure guests. Public areas commonly included restaurants or bars, event facilities, lounges, courtyards, rooftop spaces, and other social amenities. NYLO also emphasized partnerships with local food businesses and a sense of place that differentiated each property from a uniform chain hotel. NYLO’s first hotel opened in Plano, Texas, at the end of 2007. The company subsequently expanded in the Dallas–Fort Worth area and opened properties in Rhode Island and New York City. Its portfolio ultimately comprised five locations: NYLO Plano at Legacy, NYLO Providence/Warwick, NYLO Las Colinas/Irving, NYLO Dallas South Side, and NYLO New York City. The properties varied considerably in scale and features, but shared the brand’s loft-oriented visual identity and emphasis on design-led, mid-scale accommodation. Environmental initiatives were another part of the brand proposition. The Plano property obtained a substantial share of its energy from wind power, while other locations used measures such as renewable-energy certificates, recycled building materials, and energy-efficient lighting. In 2012, NYLO Dallas South Side received LEED Gold certification, placing it among a limited group of United States hotels with that designation at the time. The company was initially headquartered in Atlanta and moved its base to the Dallas area in 2011. Michael Mueller became chief executive officer in 2011. Before co-founding NYLO, Mueller had worked at Starwood and Starwood Capital Group, where his responsibilities included work associated with major hotel assets and brands. Dupoux, whose background was in design through Dupoux Design, led the creative, branding, architectural, and interior-design direction. NYLO did not remain an independent operating brand indefinitely. By January 2019, its former properties had been converted to other identities: the Dallas South Side hotel became Canvas Hotel Dallas, the Plano, Irving, and Providence/Warwick properties became part of Hilton’s Tapestry Collection, and the New York City property became Arthouse Hotel New York City. The NYLO website was also reported to redirect to the former Plano property’s Tapestry Collection site. These conversions marked the end of NYLO Hotels as an active chain.

NYLO Hotels was established in 2004 by Michael Mueller and Stephane Dupoux. Mueller brought hotel-industry experience from Starwood and Starwood Capital Group, while Dupoux contributed expertise in branding, architecture, and interior design through Dupoux Design. Together, they developed a concept based on the spatial character of New York loft apartments. The brand name, NYLO, was derived from that positioning. The company initially operated from Atlanta, Georgia, and pursued a strategy of bringing designer-oriented hotels to markets that were not traditionally associated with high-design boutique lodging. Its intended customer base included business travelers and leisure guests seeking a more distinctive alternative to conventional mid-scale hotels. NYLO properties typically used adapted or older buildings, modernized them with industrial and loft-inspired interiors, and added restaurants, bars, event facilities, and other communal spaces. The first property, NYLO Plano at Legacy, opened in Plano, Texas, at the end of 2007. It contained 176 guest lofts and was described as the first loft-lifestyle hotel of its type to open in the United States. The company then developed further properties in the Dallas–Fort Worth region. NYLO Las Colinas/Irving offered 200 guest lofts, a large courtyard, and two heated pools. NYLO Dallas South Side was a smaller 76-room property in a five-story building with a rooftop bar and pool known as SODA Bar. NYLO also expanded beyond Texas. NYLO Providence/Warwick, near Providence, Rhode Island, opened in 2008. After the historic flood of 2010, it underwent more than a year of renovation before reopening in 2011 with 163 rooms overlooking the Pawtuxet River. In 2013, the company opened NYLO New York City, its largest property, with 291 rooms and a mix of hospitality and social amenities including a piano lounge, library, sidewalk cafe, and main bar. Sustainability formed a recurring part of NYLO’s operating and design approach. The Plano property obtained approximately half of its energy from wind power. Other hotels used renewable-energy certificates, recycled materials, and energy-efficient lighting. NYLO Dallas South Side achieved LEED Gold certification in 2012, reinforcing the company’s effort to associate boutique design with environmentally aware operations. Mueller became NYLO’s chief executive officer in 2011, the same year the company moved its headquarters from Atlanta to the Dallas area. The chain eventually consisted of five United States locations. However, the brand was later discontinued as the individual hotels adopted new identities. By January 2019, the Plano, Irving, and Providence/Warwick hotels had been renamed within Hilton’s Tapestry Collection, the Dallas South Side property had become Canvas Hotel Dallas, and the New York City hotel had become Arthouse Hotel New York City. The brand’s website redirected to the former Plano property’s new website, indicating that NYLO no longer operated as a standalone hotel chain.

• 2019

  NYLO brand is retired

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  By January 2019, all five former NYLO properties had been renamed or transferred into other hotel-brand identities.

• 2013

  New York City property opens

  [1]Nylo Hotelsen.wikipedia.org

  NYLO opened its largest hotel in New York City, with 291 rooms and multiple public-facing amenities.

• 2012

  Dallas South Side receives LEED Gold

  [1]Nylo Hotelsen.wikipedia.org

  NYLO Dallas South Side achieved LEED Gold certification for its environmental performance.

• 2011

  Headquarters move to the Dallas area

  [1]Nylo Hotelsen.wikipedia.org

  NYLO relocated its headquarters from Atlanta to the Dallas area, where several of its hotels were located.

• 2011

  Providence/Warwick hotel reopens after renovation

  [1]Nylo Hotelsen.wikipedia.org

  Following damage associated with the 2010 flood, the hotel reopened after more than 12 months of renovation.

• 2008

  Providence/Warwick property opens

  [1]Nylo Hotelsen.wikipedia.org

  NYLO expanded outside Texas with a property near Providence, Rhode Island.

• 2007

  First NYLO hotel opens in Plano

  [1]Nylo Hotelsen.wikipedia.org

  NYLO Plano at Legacy opened in Plano, Texas, with 176 guest lofts and became the brand’s pioneering property.

• 2004

  NYLO Hotels is founded

  [1]Nylo Hotelsen.wikipedia.org

  Michael Mueller and Stephane Dupoux founded NYLO Hotels around a New York loft-inspired boutique lodging concept.

A design-led, mid-scale boutique hotel brand offering New York loft-inspired rooms, locally influenced food and social spaces, event facilities, and selected environmental initiatives in U.S. secondary and tertiary markets.

• Boutique hotel · 2007

  NYLO Plano at Legacy

  The first NYLO property opened in Plano, Texas, at the end of 2007. It contained 176 guest lofts and represented the brand’s core proposition of adapting New York loft-inspired design for a suburban or secondary-market setting. Approximately half of the hotel’s energy needs were supplied through wind power. The property was later incorporated into Hilton’s Tapestry Collection.

• Boutique hotel · 2008

  NYLO Providence/Warwick

  Located near Providence, Rhode Island, this 163-room hotel opened in 2008 and overlooked the Pawtuxet River. It closed for more than a year of renovation after the historic 2010 flood and reopened in 2011. The hotel was later renamed as part of Hilton’s Tapestry Collection, ending its operation under the NYLO name.

• Boutique hotel

  NYLO Las Colinas/Irving

  The Irving, Texas, property offered 200 guest lofts and a 7,500-square-foot courtyard with two heated pools. It also used renewable-energy certificates as part of its environmental positioning. Like the Plano and Providence/Warwick hotels, it was later converted to a property in Hilton’s Tapestry Collection.

• Boutique hotel

  NYLO Dallas South Side

  NYLO Dallas South Side was the chain’s smallest location, with 76 rooms in a five-story building. Its amenities included a rooftop bar and pool called SODA Bar, named for South Dallas. The property achieved LEED Gold certification in 2012 and was later rebranded as Canvas Hotel Dallas.

• Boutique hotel · 2013

  NYLO New York City

  Opened in 2013, NYLO New York City was the largest property in the portfolio, with 291 rooms. It combined the brand’s loft-inspired accommodation with a piano lounge, library, sidewalk cafe, and main bar. The property subsequently became Arthouse Hotel New York City and no longer operated under the NYLO identity.

• 2019

  Retirement and conversion of the NYLO portfolioStrategy

  Background

  NYLO no longer operated as a continuing standalone hotel chain by January 2019.

  Action taken

  The former Plano, Irving, and Providence/Warwick properties were renamed under Hilton’s Tapestry Collection; Dallas South Side became Canvas Hotel Dallas; and New York City became Arthouse Hotel New York City.

  Aftermath

  The conversions ended the NYLO brand’s presence as an active hotel chain, and its website redirected to the former Plano property’s successor site.

  Source

• 2011

  Relocation of company headquartersStrategy

  Background

  NYLO had initially been headquartered in Atlanta while its hotel portfolio increasingly developed in Texas and elsewhere in the United States.

  Action taken

  The company moved its headquarters to the Dallas area.

  Aftermath

  The relocation placed the corporate base closer to the company’s expanding Dallas–Fort Worth operating cluster.

  Source

• 2019

  Former NYLO properties are converted to other hotel brands[1]Nylo Hotelsen.wikipedia.org

  M&A

  By January 2019, the Plano, Irving, and Providence/Warwick properties had joined Hilton’s Tapestry Collection, Dallas South Side had become Canvas Hotel Dallas, and the New York City property had become Arthouse Hotel New York City.

• 2013

  NYLO opens its New York City hotel[1]Nylo Hotelsen.wikipedia.org

  Product launch

  NYLO opened its largest property in New York City, with 291 rooms and amenities including a piano lounge, library, sidewalk cafe, and bar.

• 2012

  NYLO Dallas South Side receives LEED Gold certification[1]Nylo Hotelsen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  The Dallas South Side property achieved LEED Gold certification, reflecting NYLO’s emphasis on energy efficiency and environmentally conscious hotel operations.

• 2011

  NYLO Providence/Warwick reopens after flood-related renovation[1]Nylo Hotelsen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  The Providence-area property reopened after more than a year of renovation work following the historic 2010 flood.

• 2011

  NYLO relocates its headquarters to the Dallas area[1]Nylo Hotelsen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  The company moved its headquarters from Atlanta to the Dallas area as its Texas presence expanded.

• 2007

  NYLO opens its first hotel in Plano, Texas[1]Nylo Hotelsen.wikipedia.org

  Product launch

  NYLO opened its pioneering Plano at Legacy property, introducing its loft-inspired boutique hotel concept to the United States market.

1. 1Nylo Hotelsen.wikipedia.org