Well-known industry veteran, Robert Habeeb, has announced the launch of his new Chicago-based hotel and restaurant management company, Maverick Hotels & Restaurants (Maverick).
With a particular focus on unique, lifestyle hotels, Maverick also announced that it will develop and manage the highly-anticipated 7-story, 222-room Curio Hotel on Chicago’s Navy Pier Hotel, which recently celebrated its groundbreaking.
The property is set to open in early 2020 and will include over 50,000 square feet of restaurant and rooftop space, according to Maverick Hotels & Restaurants President and CEO Robert Habeeb.
“There have been significant, fundamental shifts in the hospitality industry, and those shifts have afforded us the opportunity to start a fresh, forward-thinking and innovative hotel and restaurant management company that will capitalize on emerging trends and opportunities to deliver unmatched value and superlative financial results,” said Habeeb. “With a foundation of exceeding expectations and delivering on our promises, we look forward to bringing a new perspective to the table for owners and creating value at every hotel and restaurant we manage.”
In addition, Maverick offers advisory services focused on finding solutions to increase bottom-line results through upgrades to technology, refining sales strategies/tactics, improving operations and a skilled approach to capital improvements.
Formed by nationally recognized icons in the hotel and restaurant industries with over two decades of operating one of the most successful and award-winning hospitality companies in America, and multi-award winning creative concepts and operating expertise, Maverick currently has four signed hotel development deals—and with an additional four more in the pipeline, the interest expressed in working with the Maverick team has been unprecedented, quickly exceeding our expectations.
The company is currently focused on acquiring and third-party managing existing hotels.
“One of the unique aspects of Maverick’s approach is its ability to deliver a powerhouse Food and Beverage experience. The bench of industry experts Maverick will offer its client partners is unmatched,” Habeeb said.
Robert Amick, a James Beard recognized veteran in the food industry with more than four decades of experience, multi-award winning creative concepts and operating expertise, will serve as a managing partner and the firm’s restaurant affiliate. Lynn Mucciano, an entrepreneurial executive with more than 20 years’ experience in the hospitality industry, will serve as Maverick’s vice president of strategy, sales and marketing, where she will create, cultivate, and integrate relationships to further profitability, positive experiences, and growth for owners, clients and Maverick culture.
A seasoned professional with over 35 years of high profile, multi-unit experience in hotel, resort and food and beverage management, prior to establishing Maverick, Habeeb spent 21 years with First Hospitality Group, significantly growing the company while winning acclaim as one of the premier hotel groups in the country. Prior to joining FHG in 1997, he was the COO of the U. S. resort subsidiary of London’s Rank Group, PLC (owners of the Hard Rock Café’s), where he was responsible for a multifaceted portfolio of hotel, restaurant and leisure businesses. Throughout his career, he has successfully operated hospitality businesses in virtually every aspect of the industry including luxury, select service, resort hotels, restaurants and golf and ski operations in every setting imaginable.
