Hospitality

ATLANTA — Carey Watermark Investors 2 Inc. (CWI 2), a hospitality-focused REIT, has purchased the Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel, a 304-room, 21-story hotel located at the northwest corner of West Peachtree Street and Abercrombie Place in Atlanta’s Midtown district. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Davidson Hotels & Resorts, an Atlanta-based hotel management company that operates 38 hotels throughout the United States, will manage the hotel. Built in 2009 and converted to Marriott International’s Renaissance brand in 2011, the hotel has undergone more than $3 million of capital improvements between 2011 and 2015. The hotel’s restaurant, Community Smith, reopened in January 2015. Other amenities include 8,600 square feet of meeting space, a rooftop bar and lounge, 24-hour spa and fitness center and a 24-hour business center. Affiliates of W. P. Carey Inc. and Watermark Capital Partners advise CWI 2 and manage its overall portfolio.

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NEW YORK CITY — Corona Operating Co. has acquired a conversion site located at 37-10 114th St. in the Corona neighborhood of Queens. Meadows Corona LLC sold the site for $37.3 million. The site offers 226,800 buildable square feet and currently houses an eight-story building with 95,040 square feet above ground with additional built out and useable cellar space of 11,880 square feet. Previously, the building operated as a 200-room hotel featuring a pool, exercise facility, multiple event spaces and parking for 86 cars. The building was vacant at the time of sale. Stephen Preuss of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal.

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ATLANTA — McKibbon Hospitality has teamed up with Coro Realty Advisors to develop a new 186-room Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The 108,659-square-foot hotel will be situated on Piedmont Road within Buckhead Place, Coro Realty’s mixed-use center that features an LA Fitness, Marshall’s, Pier One, Hyatt Place and the 05 Buckhead apartment tower. McKibbon Hospitality has selected Sarasota, Fla.-based Kellogg & Kimsey as the general contractor. The development team expects to break ground on the hotel in September.

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — SunTrust Bank has provided a $25.8 million construction loan to Carr City Centers for the development of a new hotel located at 1106 W. Main St. in downtown Charlottesville. The new 150-room, boutique hotel is set to be part of the Marriott Autograph Collection. The property will be located next to the University of Virginia’s main campus and adjacent to the University Medical Center. The hotel will feature an upscale restaurant, fitness center, business center and 3,000 square feet of meeting space. The general contractor, Donohoe Construction Co., plans to break ground in the third quarter with a scheduled opening in the fourth quarter of 2017. Donohoe Hospitality Services will manage the hotel’s day-to-day operations on behalf of the ownership, a joint venture between Carr City Centers and Donohoe.

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MINNEAPOLIS — Embassy Suites by Hilton has opened a 290-room hotel in downtown Minneapolis. The hotel is located in the historic Plymouth Building, which has access to the Minneapolis Skyway System. HRI Properties LLC owns and redeveloped the former office building. Amenities at the hotel include free made-to-order breakfast, a two-hour complimentary evening reception, free Wi-Fi, 10 separate meeting rooms totaling over 12,600 square feet, a 24-hour business center, a restaurant and bar, convenience store, indoor heated pool, fitness center and heated parking. HRI Lodging LLC will operate the hotel.

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BROOKLINE, MASS. — Tocci Building Cos., on behalf of owner Claremont Cos., has completed the construction of Homewood Suites by Hilton in Brookline. Located at 111 Boylston St., the 101,996-square-foot all-suite hotel features 130 guest rooms, a swimming pool and close proximity to the MBTA Green line. The project team included Group One Partners as architects and R.W. Sullivan Engineering as mechanical and electrical engineers.

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FRANKLIN, TENN. — Hilton Worldwide has opened the 105-room Home2 Suites by Hilton Nashville Franklin Cool Springs located at 107 International Drive in the Nashville suburb of Franklin. Owned and managed by Vision Hospitality Group, the pet-friendly hotel features fully equipped kitchens in each suite, complimentary internet, community spaces, a combined laundry and fitness area known as Spin2 Cycle, complimentary breakfast, convenience store known as Home2 MKT, boardroom, indoor saline pool, outdoor patio, firepit and grill area.

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NEW YORK CITY — Quadram Global is developing two Arlo micro-hotel brand hotels in Manhattan. Both hotels were designed by Gene Kaufman Architect. Located at 231 Hudson St., the 11-story, 325-key Arlo Hudson is slated to open on September 6. The 97,000-square-foot hotel will feature a rooftop terrace with a bar/lounge, a ground-floor courtyard with lounge and Harold’s Meat +3, the latest eatery of Chef Harold Moore, executive chef and owner of Commerce Restaurant. The interiors of the Hudson Square property were designed by AvroKO, and the landscape was designed by MDD Landscape Design. Located at 11 E. 31st St., the 37-story, 250-key Arlo NoMad is scheduled to open later this fall. The 91,000-square-foot hotel will feature a roof deck, small but well-appointed guest rooms, dining and lounging options and public spaces.

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ATLANTA, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Best Western Pineywoods Inn, a 42-room hospitality property located in Atlanta, 25 miles south of Texarkana. Skyler Cooper, Chris Gomes and Allan Miller of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. Gomes, Miller and Cooper also procured the buyer, a private investor. Best Western Pineywoods Inn is located at 306 US Highway 59 Loop. Constructed in 2001, the two-story hotel is located in the Pineywoods region of northeast Texas. The property features an outdoor swimming pool, business center, breakfast area and meeting space.

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BOULDER, COLO. — Summit Hotel Properties has purchased the 157-room Marriott hotel in Boulder for $61.4 million. The hotel is located at 2660 Canyon Blvd. The Marriott is situated within walking distance of the University of Colorado, Folsom Field and Pearl Street Mall. Notable employers in the area include IBM, Google, NCAR, Qualcomm and Covidien. The hotel has achieved a revenue per available room (RevPAR) of $167 a night over the past 12 months. This represents a 51 percent premium over the Summit’s pro forma RevPAR for its portfolio.

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