Sina Hospitality planning two-hotel project near Westchester Commons

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Sina Hospitality is planning to open two new hotels near Westchester Commons, one of them a Residence Inn, pictured. The hotels are expected to cost $35 million. (Courtesy Sina Hospitality)

Sina Hospitality is eyeing two new hotels in northwestern Chesterfield, adding to a list of other local projects in progress or planned by the hotelier.

The company is looking to break ground on the two hotels near Westchester Commons in the first quarter of 2026, CEO Ravi Patel said this week.

The two hotels – one a 102-room Residence Inn and the other a 95-room Fairfield Inn & Suites – are anticipated to cost a total of $35 million. The hotels are currently slated to open in mid-2027.

Hopewell-based Harlan Construction will be the general contractor on both hotels. Asim Kumar, a locally based architect, is handling the designs, and Petersburg-based Site Design Co. is handling engineering.

Sina is set to buy a 5-acre site for the project, which would be carved out of a larger 13-acre parcel at 15200 East West Road, between the recently opened OrthoVirginia Westchester facility and the Hamlet at Watkins Centre residential development.

SINA Hospitality Ravi Patel Headshot 2023

Ravi Patel

The land for the hotels would be purchased from Henrico-based real estate firm Lingerfelt. The site is currently owned by an LLC tied to former state senator John Watkins, per online land records. Lingerfelt has the land under contract and plans to ultimately sell it to Sina, Patel said.

Patel said the project is needed due to a lack of hotels in the area. He said the company hopes to capture the business of those who travel for medical care at the OrthoVirginia office and other nearby healthcare facilities.

“This part of Chesterfield is underrepresented when it comes to hotels,” Patel said. “From this area (eastward) to Chesterfield Towne Center, there are no hotels.”

The hotels slated to rise near Westchester Commons come as Sina works to further expand its local presence with other projects.

Sina plans to finish construction this summer on a Springhill Suites hotel near Richmond International Airport. The company is planning to start construction on a Residence Inn at 5249 Commonwealth Centre Parkway in Brandermill this spring, and it is also planning a Towneplace Suites at 101 N. Providence Road in Chesterfield.

The Henrico-based hotelier has 36 hotels in six states that it currently operates or plans to open, Patel said. Sina is also involved in a project being planned by Chesterfield Food Bank to expand its facility on Iron Bridge Road.

residence inn sina chesterfield east west scaled

Sina Hospitality is planning to open two new hotels near Westchester Commons, one of them a Residence Inn, pictured. The hotels are expected to cost $35 million. (Courtesy Sina Hospitality)

Sina Hospitality is eyeing two new hotels in northwestern Chesterfield, adding to a list of other local projects in progress or planned by the hotelier.

The company is looking to break ground on the two hotels near Westchester Commons in the first quarter of 2026, CEO Ravi Patel said this week.

The two hotels – one a 102-room Residence Inn and the other a 95-room Fairfield Inn & Suites – are anticipated to cost a total of $35 million. The hotels are currently slated to open in mid-2027.

Hopewell-based Harlan Construction will be the general contractor on both hotels. Asim Kumar, a locally based architect, is handling the designs, and Petersburg-based Site Design Co. is handling engineering.

Sina is set to buy a 5-acre site for the project, which would be carved out of a larger 13-acre parcel at 15200 East West Road, between the recently opened OrthoVirginia Westchester facility and the Hamlet at Watkins Centre residential development.

SINA Hospitality Ravi Patel Headshot 2023

Ravi Patel

The land for the hotels would be purchased from Henrico-based real estate firm Lingerfelt. The site is currently owned by an LLC tied to former state senator John Watkins, per online land records. Lingerfelt has the land under contract and plans to ultimately sell it to Sina, Patel said.

Patel said the project is needed due to a lack of hotels in the area. He said the company hopes to capture the business of those who travel for medical care at the OrthoVirginia office and other nearby healthcare facilities.

“This part of Chesterfield is underrepresented when it comes to hotels,” Patel said. “From this area (eastward) to Chesterfield Towne Center, there are no hotels.”

The hotels slated to rise near Westchester Commons come as Sina works to further expand its local presence with other projects.

Sina plans to finish construction this summer on a Springhill Suites hotel near Richmond International Airport. The company is planning to start construction on a Residence Inn at 5249 Commonwealth Centre Parkway in Brandermill this spring, and it is also planning a Towneplace Suites at 101 N. Providence Road in Chesterfield.

The Henrico-based hotelier has 36 hotels in six states that it currently operates or plans to open, Patel said. Sina is also involved in a project being planned by Chesterfield Food Bank to expand its facility on Iron Bridge Road.

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Landon Edwards
Landon Edwards
30 days ago

I’m surprised to learn that there is a significant lodging demand from patients’ families at Ortho VA and/or the mostly residential population of this area. I suppose a few travelers along 288 might also stop in. The addition of not 1, but 2 hotels seems like a long shot at profitability.

Mark Charles
Mark Charles
30 days ago
Reply to  Landon Edwards

With the Sportsplex and The Lake just down 288 maybe there will be more demand.

Polgar Concertado
Polgar Concertado
30 days ago
Reply to  Landon Edwards

Perhaps they’ll also get some of the River City Sportsplex tourism. Westchester’s not much further away than Hull Street, and it’s a bit more “quaint” (by suburban sprawl standards).

Chris Williams
Chris Williams
30 days ago

Our business is near Westchester Commons. The lack of hotels in this area has been a significant challenge for us. Great news!