BERKELEY — The former Hotel Durant will reopen in April as Graduate Berkeley, the latest piece of “transformative real estate” in the “one-of-a-kind portfolio of timeless assets” of self-described counterculture investors AJ Capital Partners.

The 143-room landmark hotel originally opened in 1928 and was named for UC Berkeley founder Henry Durant. Included in the renovation is the hotel restaurant, Henry’s, “a game day watering hole and neighborhood staple for Golden Bear fans and hotel guests,” according to a news release from the hotel’s publicist, Meg Connolly Communications.

“A nod to Berkeley’s hometown pride, Henry’s will maintain a menu of honest American classics with the addition of a few comforting favorites including Sloppy Joes, crispy chicken sandwiches and skillet cookies,” the publicist promises.

Graduate Berkeley will also feature a boardroom and event space for large groups and events such as business meetings and social gatherings.

The hotel is a block south of the UC Berkeley campus. The opening is slated for mid-April but no specific date was set as of this week.

Graduate Berkeley and another Graduate Hotel slated to open this spring in Lincoln, Nebraska, will be the latest in a “well-curated, thoughtfully crafted collection of hotels that reside in the most dynamic, university-anchored cities across the country,” according to the publicist. Other Graduate Hotels are in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Athens, Georgia; Charlottesville, Virginia; Madison, Wisconsin; Oxford, Mississippi; and Tempe, Arizona.

Additional Graduate hotels are slated to open in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Richmond, Virginia this year; in Bloomington, Indiana and Seattle, Washington next year; and on New York City’s Roosevelt Island in 2019.

Chicago-based AJ Capital Partners — “AJ” stands for “Adventurous Journeys” — launched the Graduate Hotels brand in fall 2014. The company also owns and operates properties elsewhere in the United States and on the Caribbean island of Anguilla, according to its website.