Genesis Hotel Development LLC
Genesis has been formed by Francis A. Wong to specialize in providing hotel development expertise to selected Clients. Genesis has had for several years strategic partnerships with Bill Penhart (Penhart) and Stantec Architecture (formerly Architectura PLANNING ARCHITECTURE INTERIORS INC.).

Stantec Architecture, one of Canada’s largest architectural firms and Mr. Penhart compliment the wealth of development skills of Mr. Wong and enables Genesis to broaden its expertise in providing not only traditional hotel development services, but an array of complimentary services in marketing, planning and design and international finance and project management. These comprehensive services permits Genesis to evaluate hotel opportunities internationally, create business plans to expedite the hotel development process and generate financial models and strategies to secure project financing. This allows our Clients to make early strategic decisions based on the best available information, resulting in more creative and financially rewarding projects.

Francis A. Wong
Mr. Wong provides the company with years of proven hotel development and financing experience. He continues to be an active hotel developer and applies his experience and expertise to all aspects of the development process. He has built strong personal relationships with members of the hotel management and financial communities that benefit our Clients at the management selection or financing stages of their projects.

William J. Penhart
Mr. Penhart provides the company with 30 years of real estate development experience in finance, marketing, sales, management and syndication. This was gained through work done on condominium destination resort hotels and major residential condominium and single-family home projects. He is a highly experienced contributor at every project stage, utilizing his development background, ability to generate practical solutions and strength in project management to execute high-quality, commercially successful projects on behalf of our Clients.

Stantec Architecture
Stantec Architecture (formerly Architectura PLANNING ARCHITECTURE INTERIORS INC.) is an international architecture, planning and interiors firm, headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, with over 90 experienced professionals. We draw upon expertise in entertainment, themed attractions, hospitality, retail, education and airport sectors to provide creative solutions to our Clients. Stantec Architecture's team of specialized professionals brings passion and creativity to every project. We pride ourselves on listening, understanding and as a team, meeting our Clients' individual needs to deliver creative, award-winning work.