WHITEFISH, MONT. — Berkadia’s Hotels & Hospitality team has arranged the sale and financing of TownePlace Suites Whitefish Kalispell, an all-suite hotel in Whitefish. Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Glacier House Hotels sold the asset to Venture Hospitality for an undisclosed price. Matt Bailly and Spencer Scott of Berkadia represented the seller, while Adrienne Kautzman, also of Berkadia, secured financing for the buyer in the deal. The 10-year, fixed-rate loan features a 60 percent loan-to-cost ratio and three years of interest-only payments. Built in 2018, the 81-suite hotel is located next to Glacier National Park and the Going-to-the-Sun highway. The property is also near Glacier International Airport, Whitefish Lake, Whitefish Mountain Resort and Flathead Lake.
MILLBRAE, CALIF. — A partnership between Republic Urban Properties and Principal Real Estate Investors is preparing to break ground on a transit-oriented, mixed-use project named Gateway at Millbrae Station in Millbrae, a suburb just south of San Francisco. Located at the Millbrae Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station, the development will comprise 157,000 square feet of office space, 320 market-rate apartments, 80 affordable housing units, a 164-room hotel, 400 homes and 44,000 square feet of retail. Development costs are estimated at $401 million. The two developers formed a partnership called Republic Millbrae LLC, which will finance, construct and own the residential and office components of the project. “Gateway at Millbrae Station promises to be the new standard for revitalizing transit stations by increasing ridership while increasing revenues and creating much-needed affordable housing and jobs for the city of Millbrae and San Mateo County,” says Michael Van Every, president and CEO of Republic Urban Properties. The Millbrae BART Station and parking garage will remain open during construction, which is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, Dec. 4. “BART’s transit-oriented development helps the Bay Area address two of its greatest challenges: worsening traffic congestion and the lack of affordable housing,” says Bevan Dufty, …
WATERTOWN, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $5.8 million sale of a 79-room Holiday Inn Express hotel in Watertown, which is situated in between Madison and Milwaukee. Built in 1996, the property is located at 101 Aviation Way. Ebrahim Valliani, John Yurich, Allan Miller and Chris Gomes of Marcus & Millichap marketed the hotel for sale on behalf of the seller, a private investor. Jake Erickson and Jared Plamann of Marcus & Millichap’s Minneapolis office secured and represented the buyer, a limited liability company.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $36.2 million sale of a portfolio of five Candlewood Suites hotels totaling 517 rooms in Texas and Oklahoma. Two of the assets are located in San Antonio and Midland, and the other three are located in the Oklahoma cities of Lawton, McAlester and Bartlesville. Allan Miller and Chris Gomes of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, KJ Properties LLC, and procured the buyer, a Texas-based investment firm.
SAN ANTONIO — Hospitality Real Estate Counselors (HREC) has arranged the sale of the 384-room Hilton San Antonio Airport hotel. The property is located less than a mile from San Antonio International Airport and offers a pool, fitness center, business center and meeting space. Mike Armstrong and Arnold Armstrong of HREC handled the transaction. Both the buyer and seller were not disclosed.
NEW ORLEANS — A partnership has purchased the 1,193-room Hyatt Regency New Orleans and will continue to manage the property as a Hyatt hotel. A partnership between investment company ERG, GMB Properties, The Berger Co. and asset management firm Fulcrum Hospitality purchased the downtown New Orleans hotel for an undisclosed price. The seller was Los Angeles-based Poydras Hotel Holdings Co. The ownership team plans to invest $20 million in capital investments over the next few years. According to ERG Enterprises, the sale represents the largest hotel acquisition in Louisiana history and the first time the Hyatt Regency will fall under local majority ownership. The Hyatt Regency New Orleans is the third-largest hotel in New Orleans and is accessible to sports venues including Mercedes-Benz Superdome and Smoothie King Center. Established in 1976, the 601 Loyola Ave. property occupies a space near the French Quarter and Mississippi Riverfront and features a pool, fitness center and meeting facilities.
MILWAUKEE — Midas Hospitality has acquired Aloft Milwaukee Downtown, a 160-room hotel located at 1230 Old World Third St. The purchase price was nearly $26.5 million, according to the Milwaukee Business Journal. Jackson Street Holdings LLC developed the property in 2009. The hotel is home to five meeting rooms, a bar, fitness center, indoor swimming pool and outdoor space. It is adjacent to Fiserv Forum, the new arena for the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team. This is the third hotel Midas has acquired through its Midas Hotel Fund, which has raised $25 million to date. Aloft is under the Marriott umbrella of hotels.
FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS — Chicago-based Mag Mile Capital has provided a $5.5 million CMBS loan for the 78-room Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott hotel in Fredericksburg, about 80 miles west of Austin. The property offers a pool and a fitness center. The loan carried a sub-5 percent interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. The borrower was not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Los Angeles-based Cottonwood Group and Hana Alternative Asset Management have provided a $102 million loan for the refinancing of Intercontinental Houston-Medical Center, a 354-room hotel in Houston. The 22-story luxury hotel opened in March and features food and beverage offerings, a lobby bar, outdoor pool, fitness center, workstations and more than 11,000 square feet of meeting and ballroom space. The borrower was Texas-based developer Medistar Corp.
ATLANTA — Lucror Resources and equity partner Sixty West have begun construction on one of the first Motto by Hilton hotels in the United States. The 146-room micro-hotel brand is located in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood of Atlanta at 40 Boulevard NE, less than two miles from Ponce City Market. The hotel is slated to open in 2021 as part of Waldo’s, a planned $80 million mixed-use development project that will include 13,000 square feet of restaurants, an office building and 10 residential units. Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG), a private hotel investment, ownership and management company based in Atlanta, will operate the hotel. Additionally, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has signed deals to open six additional Motto by Hilton hotels in Brooklyn, N.Y.; Chelsea, N.Y.; Indianapolis; Lima, Peru; Savannah, Ga.; and Washington, D.C.