The Baker Hotel Renovation

Mark Rawlings is the principal of Syndicated Contracting Services and is responsible for spearheading the constructive restoration for The Baker Hotel and Spa.

He began his extensive career in restoration as a youngster. Mark began learning the trades helping maintain and remodel his family’s historic rental properties and building custom homes alongside his Father.  His Father felt it was important that he learn all aspects of the building process and made sure that the tasks assigned ensured such a balance.

During college Mark found his niche specializing in remodeling for the hospitality Industry, focusing on restaurants and bars, particularly those involving restorations in historic buildings.

In 1998 Mark’s focus turned to the hotel industry, project managing the restoration of the Historic Driskill Hotel in Austin.  Other Hotel clients followed suit including the St. Anthony Hotel (San Antonio),  Hilton Austin, Barton Creek Resort and Spa, Lakeway Resort, Sheraton Capitol, Vintage Villas at Lake Travis, Hilton Garden Inn, Doubletree Guest Suites, Stephen F. Austin Intercontinental, Gunter Hotel (San Antonio), Hotel Icon (Houston), Omni Southpark, Le Pavillon (New Orleans), Hills of Lakeway Resort, Hotel Derek (Houston) Flintrock Falls Country Club, Lost Creek Country Club, World of Tennis/Elevation Athletic Club (Lakeway), Hotel Granduca, Four Seasons, Royal St. Charles (New Orleans), Stagecoach Inn (Salado) and the Mayan Princess Resort (Port Aransas).

Mark specializes in designing/building projects and assists in steering design teams through the processes.  Having a practical knowledge of how the building systems should operate and integrate with one another, what types of systems ultimately will be in the best interest of the building, and the staff who will be charged with maintaining it are just some of the aspects taken into consideration.