Press Release - September 15, 2009

WHITE LODGING ANNOUNCES FINANCING & GROUNDBREAKING FOR FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES AT NOTRE DAME

SOUTH BEND, IN  (September 15, 2009) – White Lodging of Merrillville, IN, in conjunction with Kite Realty Group of Indianapolis, IN, is pleased to announce that they have closed on the financing and commenced construction on the new Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott at Notre Dame. The hotel will be open for the 2010 Notre Dame Football season.

The deal with 1st Source Bank of South Bend marks White Lodging’s second hotel development project to receive financing in the past three months.

“We are thrilled to be commencing construction on the Fairfield Inn & Suites project as it will be the first nationally-affiliated first class hotel near the Notre Dame campus which will provide our guests with a unique experience unmatched by our competitors”, said Deno Yiankes, president & CEO, Investments & Development, White Lodging.

Located directly across from Notre Dame Stadium, the Fairfield Inn & Suites will include 119 guestrooms and suites. Plans include upgrades to the exterior and interior design of the hotel to reflect its coveted location adjacent to the University of Notre Dame.

The hotel will be part of Eddy Street Commons at Notre Dame, a 600,000-plus square foot mixed-use development led by Kite Realty Group that includes retail, office, hotels, and private residences. A 1,281 space parking garage has also been developed for guests and tenants of the complex.

White Lodging Services Corporation was established in 1985 and is headquartered in Merrillville, Indiana. White Lodging is a fully integrated hotel ownership, development, and operations company – a recognized leader that has defined and cultivated the ability to achieve consistent, sustainable growth among mid- to large-scale hotels across the country. Their current portfolio consists of 142 hotels in eighteen states and encompasses representation of the following leading brands: Marriott International, Inc., Hilton Hotels Corporation, Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, InterContinental Hotel Group, and Carlson Hotels Worldwide.

Kite Realty Group Trust is a full-service, vertically integrated real estate investment trust engaged in the ownership, operation, management, leasing, acquisition, construction, expansion and development of high quality neighborhood and community shopping centers in selected growth markets in the United States. The company owns interests in a portfolio of operating retail properties, retail properties under development, operating commercial properties, a related parking garage, and parcels of land that may be used for future development of retail or commercial properties.

For more information about hotel general manager and sales job opportunities or hotel management careers with White Lodging, please visit careers.whitelodging.com or call (219)-769-3267 ext 4376.

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