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Historic El Paso Hotel Will Reopen with Enhanced Air Quality

Add optimal air quality to the amenities at El Paso’s Hotel Paso del Norte. The newly renovated 108-year-old property will reopen later this year with the Plasma Air system, shown to remove 99% of bacteriophage in the air after 10 minutes of use, installed throughout its HVAC system.

“We are among the first Marriott Autograph hotels in the world to install a system that cleans air to this level,” said Carlos Sarmiento, general manager of Hotel Paso del Norte. “Being in the renovation process when this crisis occurred gave us the unique opportunity to implement additional safety features before opening our doors.

“When we undertook this project; we were prepared to restore the 108-year-old property’s architectural elements, create stunning event spaces and amenities, and curate a distinct culinary destination—but COVID-19 gave us the need to enhance air quality in all areas of the hotel,” Sarmiento continued.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).