Hospitality

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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