Hospitality

BPM Plans $600M, 35-Story Mixed-Use Tower in Downtown Portland

by Jeff Shaw June 21, 2019

PORTLAND, ORE. — BPM Real Estate Group has unveiled plans for a 35-story tower in downtown Portland that will feature a mix of condominiums, office space, retail and the Pacific Northwest’s first Ritz-Carlton hotel. Project costs are estimated at $600 million. The tower will be built on the current site of the Alder Street Food Cart Pod, a collection of street food vendors that recently announced it would close at the end of this month. Construction of the project is slated to begin before the end of the year for completion in early 2023. Marriott International Inc. recently signed a contract to bring the Ritz-Carlton Residences brand to the tower with 251 hotel rooms and 138 condominiums. Marriott will also operate that portion of the development, which will be the city’s first five-star hotel, according to Marriott. Plans also call for retail space and a ground-level food hall, while details on the office portion have not yet been released. The new tower will be one of the five tallest buildings in Portland upon completion, offering views of the city, Cascade Mountains and Willamette River. The site is a few blocks from Pioneer Courthouse Square, the most-visited tourist destination in Oregon, …

June 21, 2019

Acquisitions Hospitality New Jersey Northeast

MCR Acquires 150-Room Marriott-Branded Hotel in Newark

by Taylor Williams June 20, 2019

NEWARK, N.J. — MCR, a hospitality owner-operator based in Dallas and New York City, has acquired the 150-room Courtyard by Marriott Newark Downtown. The property, which opened in 2012, is located near Newark Penn Station, Newark Liberty International Airport and the Prudential Center, a live music venue. Hotel amenities include a restaurant, coffee shop, snack shop, a fitness center and more than 4,000 square feet of meeting and event space. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.

June 20, 2019

Content Partner Features Hospitality

Hospitality Lending: Whose Market?

by Jeff Shaw June 20, 2019

As the economy continues its upward trajectory, hotels are enjoying the benefits of strong demand from both personal and business travel. Despite these solid operating fundamentals, many lenders are apprehensive about the record length of the current economic expansion and the impact that a future downturn may have on room rates and occupancy levels. In response to these growing fears, many capital sources have either tightened their lending criteria or decided to cease hospitality lending all together. As traditional sources of financing retreat, hospitality owners have had to look far and wide for lenders that remain receptive to this asset class. This has created opportunities for lesser-known sources of capital, like Chicago-based Alliant Credit Union, to finance high quality properties. By going against the trend and utilizing internal specialization, Alliant has been able to exercise a level of selectivity that a more crowded field prevented until recently. This has resulted in loans on well-located properties with demonstrable operating results that are run by highly experienced owners with the financial resources to withstand a downturn. The emergence of non-household name lenders has enabled an accomplished subset of borrowers to access needed liquidity and obtain favorable loan terms in light of the …

June 20, 2019

Acquisitions Florida Hospitality Property Type Southeast

Hunter Hotel Advisors Brokers Sale of Beachfront Hotel in Panama City, Florida

by John Nelson June 19, 2019

PANAMA CITY, FLA. — Hunter Hotel Advisors has arranged the sale of Hampton Inn & Suites Panama City Beach Beachfront. The 182-room, oceanfront hotel features a two-story atrium lobby with a bar, meeting rooms, a business center, 24-hour market, fitness center and a swimming pool with a hot tub. Innisfree Hotels and Stonehill co-developed the hotel, which opened in 2017. Atlanta-based Hunter Hotel Advisors marketed the hotel on behalf of the sellers. Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based Innisfree will continue to manage the hotel and also retained an ownership stake in partnership with the new owners, Wesley and Donna Spruill. The new ownership group will recapitalize the hotel.

June 19, 2019

Acquisitions Hospitality Washington Western

Crystal Investment Property Brokers Sale of 42-Key Rodeway Inn in Washington

by Amy Works June 18, 2019

LONG BEACH, WASH. — Crystal Investment Property (CIP) has arranged the sale of Rodeway Inn & Suites, located at 115 Third St. SW in Long Beach. Terms of the transaction were not released. Situated 2.5 blocks from the beach, the hotel features 42 guestrooms, a seasonal pool, guest laundry, high-speed internet and a mix of kitchenette, fireplace and pet-friendly rooms. Additionally, the property features two owner’s quarters and an additional apartment. Joseph Kennedy of CIP handled the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller and undisclosed buyer.

June 18, 2019

Acquisitions Hospitality Northeast Pennsylvania

HREC Brokers Sale of 110-Room Hampton Inn & Suites in Hershey, Pennsylvania

by Taylor Williams June 18, 2019

HERSHEY, PA. — HREC Investment Advisors has brokered the sale of a 110-room Hampton Inn & Suites located in Hershey, an eastern suburb of Harrisburg. Kenan Patel and Kevin Hanley of HREC handled the sale on behalf of the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity. Greg Porter of HREC arranged an acquisition loan for the transaction that carried a 10-year term, a 72.6 percent loan-to-cost ratio and a fixed interest rate of 4.35 percent.

June 18, 2019

Development Hospitality Illinois Midwest

Skender Completes 14-Story Hyatt House Hotel in Chicago’s Fulton Market

by Kristin Harlow June 17, 2019

CHICAGO — Skender has completed construction of Chicago’s newest Hyatt House extended-stay hotel. The 14-story, 167,000-square-foot property is located in the heart of Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood at 105 N. May St. Amenities include an indoor pool, bar and lounge and green roof features. The hotel also includes a third-floor lobby and first-floor retail space. The pool, workout center and lounge are situated on the 14th floor. The 200 guest rooms are on floors four through 13. Sterling Bay developed the hotel. Eckenhoff Saunders Architects served as the project architect.

June 17, 2019

Alaska Development Hospitality Western

Columbia Sussex Completes Renovations at Hilton Anchorage in Alaska

by Amy Works June 13, 2019

ANCHORAGE — Columbia Sussex has completed a multi-million-dollar renovation at Hilton Anchorage, located at 500 W. Third Ave. in downtown Anchorage. The project included upgrades to the lobby, dining establishments, guest rooms, fitness center and conference spaces. The renovated guestrooms include work stations with desk-level electrical outlets and high-speed internet access, The Bed by Hilton bedding systems, Hilton alarm clock radios with MP3 Player plug-ins, Cuisinart single-serve/dual-cup coffee makers, back-lit vanities, full-length mirrors, showers with rain showerhead fixtures and 49-inch televisions. The hotel also features 11 suites and more than 50 Club Level executive rooms. Hotel amenities include a fitness center, indoor pool, hot tub, Kaladi Brothers Coffee, Hooper Bay Café, Bruins Bar and 23,000 square feet of flexible meeting and event space. Crestview Hills, Ky.-based Columbia Sussex has owned and managed the hotel since 2006.

June 13, 2019

Acquisitions Hospitality Texas

Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of 71-Room Fairfield-Branded Hotel in Metro Dallas

by Taylor Williams June 13, 2019

LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 71-room Fairfield Inn & Suites hotel in Lewisville, a northern suburb of Dallas. Chris Gomes, Joseph Jacques and Allan Miller of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Dallas-based limited liability company, in the transaction. The trio also procured the buyer, a private investor. Marriott, which owns the Fairfield brand, has approved the buyer to self-manage the property.

June 13, 2019

Georgia Hospitality Loans Southeast

PMZ Realty Capital Provides $83.5M Loan for Refinancing of Embassy Suites in Downtown Atlanta

by Alex Tostado June 11, 2019

ATLANTA — PMZ Realty Capital LLC has provided an $83.5 million fixed-rate loan to Legacy Ventures for the refinancing of Embassy Suites Atlanta Centennial Park. The hotel offers 321 rooms and is situated next to Centennial Park, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Georgia World Congress Center, Georgia Aquarium, the National Center for Civil and Human Rights Museum and the World of Coke. The hotel is located less than one mile from the future site of Centennial Yards, a $5 billion redevelopment that will bring more than 9 million square feet of new office space to downtown Atlanta over the next 10 years. The hotel recently underwent a $10 million renovation.

June 11, 2019

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