RAJ GURU was born in India and migrated to the US in
the early 90’s. He owned and operated a custom imaging
lab in Chelsea, Manhattan for almost 10 years before delving into telecommunications, telecast services and ATM
industries and then slowly moving to real estate development. With 20 years of experience in the real estate development industry, Mr. Guru serves as the development
and technology arm of Atlas Hotels and Atlas Hospitality. Mr. Guru holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering as
well as Biology
He has owned and operated a portfolio of 23 franchised
restaurants, KFC/Taco Bell in Florida. As an experienced
NYC developer, he has completed several ground-up hotels including, the 310 room Staybridge Hotel in midtown
Manhattan and Hampton Inn by LaGuardia Airport, from inception to Certificate of Occupancy, on time and on
budget. In 2023, opened 2 ground up construction hotel
projects, a 128 room Hotel Indigo at 120 Water St New
York in Financial District Manhattan and a 203 room
independent boutique hotel, The Civilian at 305 W 48th
Street New York, around Times Square. Both these projects were the brainchild of Mr. Guru, where he was instrumental in selection of the real-estate, planning and
designing the best layouts and programs on the proposed hotels/restaurant/bars and
then completely overseeing every aspect of the development from raising equity and debt and then hard construction on site, to hiring and managing various engineers,
architects, designers, franchise brand selection/approval,
furnishing, finishing and hiring the right operators to
manage the hotel and the several Food and Beverage outlets within the asset, thus maximizing the potential profitability of both the projects.