WAUWATOSA, WIS. — Axilla Capital LLC has arranged a $5.6 million loan for the acquisition of the Holiday Inn Express in Wauwatosa. Originally completed in 1984, the 121-room hotel underwent a multi-million dollar renovation in 2017. The three-story property features a fitness center, business center and shuttle service. Tom Fleming of Axilla arranged the loan with a conventional bank on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. — Muroff Daigle Hospitality Group has orchestrated the sale of The Wingate by Wyndham – Lake George in Lake George. HELI IP LLC acquired the hotel for $7.3 million from seller Adirondack Lodging LLC. The Wingate opened in 2007 and includes 96 updated guestrooms and suites as well as an indoor and outdoor pool and fitness facility. Mitch Muroff of Muroff Daigle Hospitality Group represented the seller in the transaction.
DETROIT — Berkadia has arranged an $87 million bridge loan for the recapitalization of The Westin Book Cadillac in downtown Detroit. The full-service hotel includes amenities such as a business services center, indoor pool, fitness center and spa. The sponsor is Cleveland-based Ferchill Group, which redeveloped the property in 2006. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc. provided the loan.
BOISE, IDAHO — Berkadia has arranged $16.2 million in financing for Hyatt Place Boise, a select-service hotel located at 1024 W. Bannock St. in downtown Boise. The borrower is a partnership between Utah-based PEG Development and Idaho-based Rafanelli and Nahas. Adrienne Kautzman of Berkadia’s Phoenix office secured the permanent financing for the borrower. The non-recourse long-term loan features a fixed rate and several years of interest-only payments. Hyatt Place Boise features 150 guest rooms, 24-hour fitness center, business center, outdoor pool and restaurant.
WEST CHESTER, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $6.2 million sale of a Comfort Inn & Suites in West Chester, about 20 miles north of Cincinnati. The 92-room hotel is located at 5944 W. Chester Road. Alexandre Duong and Andrew Bankhurst of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. The team also represented the buyer, a limited liability company.
WARWICK, R.I. — MCR Development has acquired the Hilton Garden Inn Providence Airport/Warwick in Warwick. The price was not disclosed. The 160-room hotel opened in 2005 and is located at Rhode Island’s T.F. Green International Airport, which serves 4 million passengers annually. Amenities at the hotel include a fitness center, indoor pool, 24-hour convenience store, free airport shuttle and a connection to the Iron Works Tavern, a community bar housed in the historic 1867 R.I. Malleable Iron Works Factory building. The seller was not disclosed.
NEW YORK — New York-based PMZ Realty Capital LLC has arranged a $32 million loan for the refinancing of a three-property hotel portfolio located throughout Georgia. The portfolio includes the 150-room Hyatt Place Airport North in Atlanta, the 132-room Hampton Inn Atlanta/Norcross in Norcross and the 80-room Fairfield Inn & Suites in Commerce. The 10-year loan was arranged on behalf of the borrower, Elite Hotel Management Group LLC. The loan features a fixed interest rate below 4.85 percent.
GOODYEAR, ARIZ. — Byrd Hotel Group has completed the sale-leaseback of four hotel properties in Goodyear. Florida-based Kawa Capital Management acquired the properties for $20 million. The properties are the 90-room Red Lion Inn & Suites at 1313 N. Litchfield Road, the 110-guestroom Hampton Inn & Suites at 2000 N. Litchfield Road, the 100-key Holiday Inn & Suites at 1188 N. Dysart Road and the 78-suite Residence Inn at 2020 N. Litchfield Road. The four limited- and full-service hotels contain a total of 441,967 square feet of space on approximately 10.1 acres. Jon Grantham and James Meng of Colliers International’s Greater Phoenix office represented the seller, while Kawa Capital was self-represented in the transaction.
NAPA, CALIF. — Mani Brothers Real Estate Group has purchased the Embassy Suites by Hilton Napa Valley, located at 1075 California Blvd. in Napa, for an undisclosed price. The seller was RLJ Lodging Trust. The buyer plans to convert the 205-room hotel into a Curio Collection property, complete with a refurbishment and overall renovation of the existing property. Upgrades will include a redesign of all guest rooms and restaurant spaces, addition of a full-service space, new pools and a 54-room expansion. Situated on more than eight acres, the property features over 10,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor event space, including a rose garden, chef’s garden, fire pits, mill pond with resident swans and year-round pool.
CHICAGO — Summit Design + Build has begun to renovate a portion of the Swissôtel Chicago, a 44-story hotel located at 323 E. Wacker Drive in Chicago. The company is renovating the amenity spaces on the 42nd and 43rd floors for a total project size of 13,200 square feet. The hotel will remain operational throughout renovations. Summit’s work includes relocating the fitness center, building a new ballroom and meeting space, installing new windows, replacing doors and renovating lobby bathrooms. The ballroom will feature a 150-foot chandelier. The fitness center will feature new bathrooms, a crossfit studio and juice bar. AccorHotels operates the hotel. JLL is the owner’s representative, while Design One Studio is the project architect and Gettys Group is the interior designer. Swissôtel Chicago was built in 1989.