BURLINGTON, VT. — RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE: RLJ) has sold the 309-room DoubleTree by Hilton Burlington Vermont in Burlington for $35 million. The sales price represents a 4.5 percent capitalization rate. The buyer was not disclosed. Located at 870 Williston Road, the property features a fitness room, indoor pool, business center and meeting rooms. The hotel is located nearby the University of Vermont and Champlain College.
MINNEAPOLIS — Alliant Credit Union has provided a $23 million loan for the refinancing of The Hewing Hotel in the North Loop market of Minneapolis. The 124-room boutique hotel features a restaurant called Tullibee as well as a rooftop, social club and ballroom. Ben Greazel of NKF Capital arranged the four-year loan. The borrower was not disclosed.
BREINIGSVILLE, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $9.7 million sale of the Holiday Inn Allentown I-78 (Lehigh Valley), a 175-room hotel in Breinigsville. The three-story property is located approximately 11 miles southwest of Allentown. Jerry Swon, Tim McCaffrey, Dan Zagoria and Brian Whelan of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Meyer Jabara Hotels, in the transaction. A local buyer purchased the property.
NEWTON, MASS. — HFF has secured a $9.8 million acquisition loan for the leasehold interest in the Crowne Plaza Boston Newton, a 270-room hotel in Newton. HFF arranged a long-term, non-recourse loan through UniBank on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. Loan proceeds are being used to both acquire and renovate the hotel. The property is located approximately five miles west of Boston and features a restaurant and bar, indoor pool, fitness facility, on-site parking, room service and 15,000 square feet of meeting and event space.
CHICAGO — Broughton Hotels has completed the renovation of its three historic boutique hotels in Chicago, including The Majestic Hotel, The Willows Hotel and City Suites Chicago. Initially built during the 1920s, each property now features new lobby furnishings, enhanced lighting, window treatments, linens, carpeting and artwork. City Suites also features new guestrooms. Anthony Laurino of California-based design firm ALD Designs created the concepts for each hotel’s renovation. The Majestic Hotel, which includes 52 rooms, features a baseball theme. The property is within walking distance of Wrigley Field. The Willows Hotel, which is home to 55 rooms, features a new lobby inspired by Lincoln Park Zoo. The 45-room City Suites Chicago features vibrant décor and urban art. The guestrooms are reminiscent of modern Chicago apartments.
NEW ORLEANS, LA. — Sonnenblick-Eichner Co. has arranged a $29.2 million loan for the refinancing of the Old No. 77 Hotel & Chandlery, a historic, 167-room hotel in New Orleans’ Warehouse Arts District. The five-year, floating-rate loan was priced at a spread in the mid-300s over LIBOR. The name of the borrower was not disclosed. The hotel underwent a $14 million renovation in 2015 that included the renovation of guest rooms, bathrooms, public spaces and a build-out of the ground floor retail space. The hotel is home to Compère Lapin, an upscale restaurant and bar helmed by James Beard Award-winning chef Nina Compton. The Old No. 77 Hotel was originally constructed in 1854 as a warehouse building. The facility was used as a chandlery, and traded in goods used for sailing voyages.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Trinity Bluff Hospitality LLC has acquired 1.5 acres in downtown Fort Worth’s Trinity Uptown neighborhood with plans to construct a 100-room Avid hotel. Austin Reilly of Land Advisors Organization arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Trinity Bluff Development Ltd. Avid is a newer concept from InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG). These hotels feature 24-hour coffee bars, breakfast on the go and a 24-hour market. A construction timeline for the new location was not disclosed.
HONOLULU — Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (NYSE: HGV) has purchased a one-acre site in Honolulu’s Waikiki neighborhood with plans to develop a 32-story timeshare resort. The site currently houses King’s Village shopping center, Hale Waikiki Hotel and Prince Edward Apartments. Construction is slated to begin in the second quarter of 2019, with project completion in the first quarter of 2022. The property will include 191 timeshare apartment units, comprised of studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom suites. Resort amenities will include a fitness center, pool, business center and owners’ lounge. The project will be HGV’s sixth resort on the island of Oahu, increasing the total count to 1,429 units. “Building on our local development history that started with the Lagoon Tower in 2000, our latest project in Waikiki will assure that HGV continues to offer lifetime vacation experiences to our next generation of owners,” says Mark Wang, president and CEO of HGV. Orlando-based HGV is a global timeshare company that develops, markets and operates vacation ownership resorts in select vacation destinations. The company’s stock price closed at $32.58 per share on Tuesday, Sept. 25, down from $38.57 per share one year ago. BSC KVSC LLC, a partnership that includes BlackSand Capital, …
NEW YORK CITY — Mission Capital Advisors has arranged a $137 million refinancing for the Holiday Inn Manhattan-Financial District, a 50-story, 492-room hotel in Manhattan. Located at 99 Washington St., the property was built in 2014 and is the tallest Holiday Inn in the world. Beau Williams, Ari Hirt, Steven Buchwald, Alex Draganiuk and Jamie Matheny of Mission Capital represented the borrower, real estate development firm Golden Seahorse, in securing the 10-year, interest-only loan at a fixed rate through lender Ladder Capital. The property also includes the St. George Tavern, a full-service restaurant and event space. Proceeds from the loan were used to refinance an existing first mortgage and return capital to the borrower.
COLLEGE PARK, GA. — Trinity Street Capital Partners (TSCP) has provided a $28.5 million construction loan for the development of a 222-room AC Marriott hotel in College Park, roughly 10 miles south of downtown Atlanta . The three-year loan featured a 75 percent loan-to-cost ratio, with two, one-year extension options. The hotel will be located along Roosevelt Highway within walking distance to the Georgia International Convention Center and the ATL Skytrain, with a two-minute ride to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. AC Hotels by Marriott, part of Marriott International, owns and operates a chain of hotels worldwide. Amenities include onsite dining, corporate programs, meeting and conference rooms and facilities for weddings.
