Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has announced that its trailblazing, eco-wise Element brand is picking up momentum in Florida with plans for an Orlando debut. Built green from the ground up, Element Orlando North is scheduled to open in July 2015. It will be the brand's third hotel in Florida following Element Miami International Airport and Element Miami Doral. Owned by a joint venture between UP Development, StaySharpe and LBK Hotel Ventures, Element Orlando North will offer lodging option for travelers with 151 rooms. Element Orlando North will raise eight stories, built above remodeled shops and restaurants at Orlando Fashion Square on Colonial Drive. Less than 30 minutes from Universal Orlando Resort and Walt Disney World Resort, the new Element is across the street from Orlando Executive Airport. The hotel's light-filled studios and one-bedroom suites will have modular furniture, swiveling flat-screen televisions, large desks and custom-designed closets, spa-inspired bathrooms, fully equipped kitchens and the signature Heavenly® Bed. Other brand signatures will include a state-of-the-art, 24-hour fitness center, an outdoor saline swimming pool, and a 977 square-foot meeting room with modular furnishings, a flexible layout and state-of-the-art technology that can be customized to meet any business or social needs.