Hospitality

Indianapolis Lodging Edges Out National Trends

by Kristin Harlow March 19, 2026

By Aghfar Arun, Bradford Allen Indianapolis has a reputation as a convention town, but its hotel story has moved well beyond lanyards and name badges. A growing mix of sports, healthcare, corporate and leisure demand is now filling rooms year‑round — downtown and across the suburbs — turning the market into one of the Midwest’s most reliable hospitality overachievers. Event boom downtown Indianapolis experienced 8.1 million room nights of demand in the 12-month period ending at mid-year 2025, according to CoStar data. This is over 580,000 more than the market’s pre-COVID peak. To meet this demand, the construction pipeline at mid-year included more than 1,500 hotel rooms, with another 3,402 rooms in the final planning stages and 3,220 rooms proposed. According to Visit Indy, new projects slated for delivery in 2026 include a pair of adaptive reuse projects: The Kimpton will transform the historic Odd Fellows Building into a 167-key luxury hotel and the Motto Hotel will bring 116 rooms to the King Cole Building. The most notable project is Signia by Hilton, a 38-story hotel with 800 guest rooms developed alongside a 143,500-square-foot expansion of the Indiana Convention Center. A snapshot of downtown Indianapolis, prepared last year by …

March 19, 2026

Acquisitions Hospitality Texas

Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of 69-Room Comfort Inn Hotel in Sherman, Texas

by Taylor Williams March 17, 2026

SHERMAN, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 69-room Comfort Inn hotel in the North Texas city of Sherman. Built on 4.3 acres in 1999 and renovated in 2020, the hotel offers a business center, fitness center, indoor pool and onsite laundry facilities. Chris Gomes, Allan Miller and Skyler Cooper of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.

March 17, 2026

Development Florida Hospitality Loans Southeast

Peachtree Group Originates $103M Loan for Hilton Miami Beach Convention Center Hotel

by John Nelson March 17, 2026

MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Atlanta-based Peachtree Group has originated a $103 million bridge loan for the recapitalization and completion of the 289-room Hilton Miami Beach Convention Center Hotel. The development team behind the hotel was not released. The property is a redevelopment of the historic Collins Park Hotel, which is designated by the City of Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board. The hotel is set for completion in May and will sit steps from the Miami Beach Convention Center and two blocks from the Atlantic Ocean. According to the property website, the hotel will offer complimentary Wi-Fi, an onsite concierge, restaurant, bar, outdoor swimming pool and a fitness center. Also adjacent to Miami Beach Convention Center is Grand Hyatt Miami Beach, a 17-story hotel by Terra and Turnberry that will span 800 rooms upon completion.

March 17, 2026

Acquisitions Hospitality Texas

Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of 103-Room Hotel in West Dallas

by Taylor Williams March 16, 2026

DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 103-room hotel in West Dallas. The Residence Inn Dallas at The Canyon is an extended-stay hotel that was built in 2018 and offers studio and one-bedroom suites with full kitchens. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center and a convenience store. Chris Gomes and Allan Miller of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Dallas-based Atlantic Hotel Group, in the transaction. Clayton Hill and Gordon Allred, also with Marcus & Millichap, procured the buyer, a private investment group doing business as Jean Valjean LLC.

March 16, 2026

Acquisitions Hospitality Texas

Vital Capital Partners Buys 38,817 SF Rehabilitation Hospital in Temple, Texas

by Taylor Williams March 16, 2026

TEMPLE, TEXAS — California-based investment firm Vital Capital Partners has purchased a 38,817-square-foot rehabilitation hospital in the Central Texas city of Temple. The 36-bed inpatient facility was developed in 2018 on a six-acre site at 23621 SE H K Dodgen Loop as a build-to-suit project for the tenant, LifePoint Health. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.

March 16, 2026

Development Hospitality New York Northeast

Emerson Hospitality Underway on Hotel Redevelopment Project in Esopus, New York

by Taylor Williams March 16, 2026

ESOPUS, N.Y. — Emerson Hospitality is underway on a hotel redevelopment project in Esopus, located roughly midway between New York City and Albany. The project will convert Black Creek Barns, a historic 153-acre estate, into a 70-room hotel and resort via the restoration of six historic structures and construction of new cabins and suites. Amenities will include a 7,000-square-foot indoor event hall, a 9,000-square-foot craft and design hall, a pool, wellness center and two dining venues. Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, arranged $38 million in construction financing, including $19 million in C-PACE debt, for the project, which is slated for a late-2027 completion.

March 16, 2026

Development Hospitality Midwest Ohio

PENN Entertainment to Open New 203-Room Hotel at Hollywood Casino Columbus on June 12

by Kristin Harlow March 16, 2026

COLUMBUS, OHIO — PENN Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: PENN) is set to open the new hotel tower at Hollywood Casino Columbus on Friday, June 12, pending customary regulatory approvals. The 203-room, 150,000-square-foot hotel will feature 183 standard rooms and 20 luxury suites, a full-service restaurant named The Hill Eatery & Lounge, conference rooms, a fitness center and outdoor seating terrace. Guests will be able to book rooms beginning April 15. The hotel will add roughly 100 new jobs to the west side of Columbus. Grand opening celebrations will take place on June 12, highlighted by an outdoor festival and concert. In addition to the hotel, Hollywood Casino Columbus will also introduce an expanded high limit table games room in the second half of 2026, pending customary regulatory approvals. Operated by PENN Entertainment, Hollywood Casino Columbus is located off I-270 West. The 160,000-square-footgaming facility features slot machines, table games, a retail sportsbook and the largest poker room in Ohio, according to PENN. Dining options include The Lounge at Final Cut Steak & Seafood, The Sportsbook, Mikey’s Late-Night Slice, Dirty Frank’s Hot Dog Palace, Zen Noodle and Wahlburgers. The property also offers more than 16,000 square feet of multi-purpose banquet and event space.

March 16, 2026

Acquisitions Hospitality Illinois Midwest Missouri

CBRE Arranges Sale of Six-Property Hilton Hotel Portfolio Across Three States

by Kristin Harlow March 13, 2026

EFFINGHAM, ILL., JOPLIN, MO. AND PADUCAH, KY. — CBRE has arranged the sale of a six-property, 589-room Hilton select-service and extended-stay hotel portfolio located across Illinois, Missouri and Kentucky. Chatham Lodging Trust acquired the portfolio. Nate Sahn and James Foxx of CBRE represented the seller, McHugh Hospitality Group. The properties include Home2 Suites Effingham, Hampton Inn & Suites Effingham, Home2 Suites Joplin, Homewood Suites Joplin, Hampton Inn & Suites Paducah and Homewood Suites Paducah. Several of the assets received recent renovations.

March 13, 2026

Acquisitions Connecticut Hospitality Northeast

Marcus & Millichap Negotiates $9.2M Sale of Marriott-Branded Hotel in Wallingford, Connecticut

by Taylor Williams March 12, 2026

WALLINGFORD, CONN. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $9.2 million sale of a 116-room, Marriott-branded hotel in Wallingford, located north of New Haven. The four-story hotel at 100 Miles Drive was built in 1985 as a Susse Chalet hotel but has been operated under the Fairfield Inn & Suites brand since 2001. Jerry Swon, Andrew Kern and John Krueger of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.

March 12, 2026

Arkansas Development Hospitality Market Reports Southeast Southeast Market Reports

By Flipping the Script on Value Engineering, AI ‘Saves’ Arkansas Hotel Project

by John Nelson March 11, 2026

How did The Fay hotel in Fayetteville, Ark., save $500,000 mid-construction? How are other apartment, office and mixed-use developments doing the same, across the construction cycle? Developers are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to flip the script on the challenge of value engineering that often dumbs-down original design plans. Value engineering is almost a constant in the business: A project is designed and priced during the feasibility and entitlement stage but three, four or five years later when construction starts, prices have jumped while the budget is the same. And prices go up for many reasons, such as materials costs, labor costs or regulatory issues — even for import tariffs, as we’ve seen the past year. But maybe we’re blaming the wrong culprit in giving “value engineering” a negative connotation.Now it’s time for the procurement process to take its turn in preserving value and design. Saving despite tariffsProactive procurement led to a half-million-dollar savings for real estate investor/developer Dwellist at its Fayetteville project. Dwellist is transforming a decades-old motel near the University of Arkansas into The Fay, its first Motelier-branded property, a full adaptive-reuse. Recently, materials ordering was running into cost-overruns that risked putting the overall project over budget. …

March 11, 2026

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