Hospitality

Continuum Partners Receives $110M Refinancing for Mixed-Use Project in Downtown Denver

by Amy Works October 12, 2018

DENVER — Denver-based Continuum Partners has received $110 million in financing for A Block, a mixed-use development located in downtown Denver. The 310,055-square-foot project features the 200-key Kimpton Hotel Born, located at 1600 Wewatta St., and a 54,976-square-foot Class A office building with ground-level retail space and a 197-space parking garage, located at 1881 16th St. Completed in 2017, A Block has two separate components: the 12-story Hotel Born and the five-story office and retail portion. The hotel features 13,937 square feet of flexible meeting space, a fitness center, business center, ground-floor retail space and two food and beverage options, Citizen Rail Restaurant in the hotel lobby and Tavernetta. The fully occupied office building features 7,929 square feet of retail space leased to national tenants. Eric Tupler, Leon McBroom and Tyler Dumon of HFF arranged the floating-rate loan with a national bank. Loan proceeds will be used to retire the existing construction financing, which was placed by HFF in 2015.

October 12, 2018

Acquisitions Hospitality South Carolina Southeast

Union Investment Acquires New Dual-Branded Hotel in Historic Charleston

by Amy Works October 12, 2018

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Union Investment has purchased a dual-branded hotel property located on King Street in Charleston’s historic district for an undisclosed price. Opened in 2015, the property includes a modern Hyatt House apartment-style hotel and a Hyatt Place hotel. In total, the two hotels offer 304 rooms. Hyatt House features 113 guest rooms designed for extended-stay guests with a living area and integrated kitchen, while Hyatt Place features 191 rooms and 800 square feet of conference space. Additional on-site amenities include a fitness center, swimming pool, market and a rooftop bar. Regent/BN Charleston Holdings is the vendor of the properties, and the hotels are leased for 30 years to Pyramid Hotel Group, the operator. Germany-based Union Investment is adding the hotel property to the portfolio of its open-ended real estate fund, Unilmmo: Global.

October 12, 2018

Acquisitions Hospitality Texas

Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of 96-Room Hotel in Houston

by Taylor Williams October 11, 2018

HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Ramada Houston Intercontinental Airport South, a 96-room hotel located about four miles from George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. Lisa Hankamer, Andrew Frosch, Allan Miller and Chris Gomes of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. Miller and Gomes also procured the buyer, a Dallas-based limited liability company. Other terms of sale were not disclosed.

October 11, 2018

Acquisitions Florida Hospitality Southeast

HREC Negotiates Sale of St. Petersburg Marriott Clearwater Hotel

by Amy Works October 9, 2018

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — HREC has arranged the sale of St. Petersburg Marriott Clearwater. Menna Development & Management sold the Tampa Bay property for an undisclosed price. Located at 12600 Roosevelt Blvd. in Northeast St. Petersburg, the hotel features 209 guest rooms, 22,832 square feet of meeting space, a 1,600-square-foot fitness center and The Crafted Plate, a farm-fresh American restaurant. Scott Stephens and Jaimin Patel of HREC’s Tampa office represented the seller in the transaction.

October 9, 2018

Acquisitions Hospitality Illinois Midwest

HREC Arranges Sale of 106-Room Fairfield Inn & Suites in Rockford, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow October 9, 2018

ROCKFORD, ILL. — HREC Investment Advisors has arranged the sale of the 106-room Fairfield Inn & Suites in Rockford for an undisclosed price. Minnesota-based Oliver Cos. purchased the asset. Jeff Preston and Tom Sommer of HREC represented the sellers, North Central Group and Raymond Management Co. The hotel, located near I-90, features a complimentary breakfast, Wi-Fi, a fitness center and pool. Fairfield Inn & Suites is part of the Marriott chain of hotels.

October 9, 2018

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Best Practices for Structuring Nevada Hotel, Casino Deals

by Taylor Williams October 9, 2018

One of the first questions clients ask when considering a hotel casino acquisition or the development of a new hotel casino project in Nevada is whether they have to obtain a gaming license. Since applying for a gaming license requires the disclosure of extensive, private personal information — and obtaining a gaming license can take several months — buyers and developers often want to learn about alternatives to the license. Those alternatives are briefly summarized below. Sale-Leaseback: The sale-leaseback structure involves the current hotel casino owner and/or operator selling substantially all of the assets to the buyer. The buyer, in turn, then leases all of such assets back to the seller. The seller retains the gaming assets and liabilities, utilizes the other assets per the lease and continues to operate the hotel casino for the lease term. The advantage of this structure is that the sale transaction can be closed quickly since the parties do not have to wait for the buyer to obtain its gaming license. A potential disadvantage to the seller is that it still has to operate the property. Possible disadvantages to the buyer are that the buyer assumes the future licensing risk and, generally speaking, cannot …

October 9, 2018

Development Florida Hospitality Southeast

Emerald Hospitality, Nimbus Investment Fund Open 124-Room Hilton Garden Inn in Metro Tampa

by Amy Works October 8, 2018

WESLEY CHAPEL, FLA. — Westlake, Ohio-based Emerald Hospitality Associates has acquired and opened Hilton Garden Inn Tampa-Wesley Chapel, located at 26640 Silver Maple Parkway in Wesley Chapel. Emerald Hospitality Associates will manage the property, which it purchased in partnership with Nimbus Investment Fund, an independent affiliate of Emerald Hospitality. The hotel features 124 guestrooms each with a microwave and refrigerator, 3,712 square feet of flexible meeting space, and an extensive lobby and outdoor patio featuring the Garden Grille & Bar. Additional amenities include complimentary Wi-Fi, a 24-hour business station, state-of-the-art fitness center, Keurig coffee maker and a full-service restaurant and bar.

October 8, 2018

Hospitality Loans New York Northeast

NKF Capital Markets Arranges $57M Construction Financing for Walker Hotel Tribeca

by David Cohen October 8, 2018

NEW YORK CITY — NKF Capital Markets has arranged a $57 million construction loan for the Walker Hotel Tribeca, a 171-room hotel in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan. The borrower, Bridgeton Holdings, is converting the 10-story former office building into a hotel. The lender was BoI Federal. The property will be Bridgeton’s second Walker Hotel in New York City, with the first in Greenwich Village. The hotel will include a Blue Bottle Coffee on the ground floor as well as a speakeasy bar in the cellar.

October 8, 2018

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Acquisitions Hospitality Texas

CBRE Negotiates Sale of 84-Room Holiday Inn Express in Metro Houston

by Taylor Williams October 5, 2018

MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS — CBRE has negotiated the sale of Holiday Inn Express & Suites Missouri City West, an 84-room hotel in Missouri City, a southwestern suburb of Houston. Illinois-based Yeluh, LLC purchased the asset from MC Hotels LLC for an undisclosed price. Michael Yu, Rahul Bijlani and Agrama Mannapperuma of CBRE brokered the transaction, which is the seventh Houston-area hotel sold by CBRE’s South Central Hotel team this year.

October 5, 2018

Development Hospitality Loans Southeast Tennessee

Goldman Sachs, Lionheart Strategic Management Provide $133M Construction Financing for W Hotel in Nashville’s Gulch District

by Amy Works October 5, 2018

NASHVILLE, TENN. — Goldman Sachs and Lionheart Strategic Management have provided senior and mezzanine financing totaling $133 million for the ground-up construction of a W-branded hotel in Nashville’s Gulch neighborhood. Magellan Development, Corner Partnership and Hospitality Gaming Advisors are developing the 346-room hotel. The senior and mezzanine financing will have co-terminus initial terms of three years. The financing closed in mid-September.

October 5, 2018

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