William Hall, now senior vice president and managing director of resort operations for the Cloisters in Sea Island, Ga., will serve as development manager for the project. Hall is known in the hotel and resort world for both developing new projects and turning around hotels with some operating woes, Van Kirk said. Hall was involved with the development of The Inn at Spanish Bay at Pebble Beach. He will relocate to this area to head up the project. Rick Swig founded RSBA in 1986 after working in his family's business, the Fairmont Hotels.
Swig does consultancy and asset management work for hotels.
Plus the adjacent airport can help firms fly in and out of Vacaville for conferences and meetings. Retail development also is in its first phase and will be headed by Terranomics Retail Services in San Francisco. The firm's portfolio of properties across Northern and Coastal California include handling leasing for Fairfield's new Gateway Courtyard near Travis Boulevard. Terranomics is a subsidiary of BT Commercial Real Estate, headquartered in San Jose, and that firm is handling the commercial office as well as planning and marketing for the site. The site plan calls for a maximum of 500,000 square feet of Class A office space if the developer includes a golf driving range.