MIDLAND, TEXAS — Home2 Suites by Hilton has opened its 46th hotel, Home2 Suites by Hilton Midland. The 93-suite hotel is located at 1401 Catalina Drive and is the seventh property for the brand in Texas. Home2 Suites Midland is located near Midland International Airport, Loop 250 and Highway 191 and Scharbauer Sports Complex. TMI Hospitality Inc. manages the hotel.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Holiday Inn has debuted the new 117-room Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Scottsdale North-Airpark. The 75,000 square-foot hotel is located at 14255 N. 87th Street. The property was formerly a Wingate by Wyndham. The new hotel is owned by Northsight Hospitality and managed by Henderson Hospitality Management. The hotel is franchised by an affiliate of IHG.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — HFF has brokered the sale of the 288-room DoubleTree by Hilton Downtown Little Rock hotel in downtown Little Rock. The 14-story hotel has recently undergone $10 million in capital improvements and features the Plaza Grille and Lounge, a business center, swimming pool, fitness center and 12,000 square feet of meeting space. The hotel, located at 424 W. Markham St., is attached to the Robinson Center Music Hall, which is undergoing a $68.6 million reconstruction. The hotel is located within walking distance to the River Market Entertainment District, the William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Library and Highway 167. Denny Meikleham, John Bourret and Alan Suzuki of HFF represented the seller, a joint venture between Trinity Hotel Investors LLC and BayNorth Capital LLC. An affiliate of New York-based Fifth Avenue Capital LLC and Waterford Hotel Group purchased the hotel for an undisclosed amount.
NEW ORLEANS — HREC Investment Advisors has brokered the portfolio sale of three Hampton Inn & Suites hotels and one parking garage in downtown New Orleans. The hotel portfolio includes the 288-unit Hampton Inn & Suites – Convention Center; the 210-unit Hampton Inn & Suites – Downtown/French Quarter Area; the 100-unit Hampton Inn – Garden District/St. Charles Avenue; and the 529-space EZ Park Garage. Paul Sexton, Geoff Davis, Scott Stephens and Mike Cahill of HREC, along with Hayden Wren of New Orleans-based Corporate Realty Inc., represented the seller in the transaction. Highpointe Hotel Corp. will continue to operate the three hotels. The buyer was an entity related to an unnamed major international equity fund.
MESA, ARIZ. – The 126-room Country Inn & Suites Mesa has sold to KCS Investment for $10.9 million. The hotel is located at 6650 East Superstition Springs Blvd. It is situated at the crossroads of U.S. Route 60 and East Superstition Springs Boulevard, just five miles west of Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. The Country Inn was built in 1998. Gordon Allred, David Greenberg and James Meng of Marcus & Millichap represented both the buyer and seller, Suites of Arizona, in this transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — HKS Capital Partners has arranged $39 million in refinancing for Giraffe Hotel, which is located at 365 Park Avenue South in New York City’s Flatiron district. The 10-year loan features a 4.3 percent interest rate. Cantor Commercial Real Estate (CCRE) provided the CMBS loan. Jerry Swartz and Ayush Kapahi of HKS Capital negotiated the refinancing for the borrower. Henry Kallan owns the 39-key hotel, which is part of the Library Hotels Collection.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — MCR Development LLC has completed an extensive renovation of the 88-room Residence Inn Spartanburg. The hotel is located at 9011 Fairforest Road in Spartanburg. The renovation includes upgrades to the lobby and guestrooms, as well as enhancements to the hotel’s exterior. The hotel’s guestroom suites were outfitted with brand new bedding, couches, dining chairs and carpeting, as well as a new wall pattern accompanied with new curtains and window treatments. Vinyl flooring was also installed in the kitchen of each suite. MCR Development is one of the 15 largest hotel owner-operators in the United States and manages a portfolio of 70 hotel properties with approximately 8,300 rooms in 17 states.
URBANCREST, OHIO — Value Place, an extended-stay hotel brand, has opened a newly constructed hotel in Urbancrest, Ohio. Value Place partnered with VP Columbus LLC to open the new hotel. The hotel is located at 3205 Centerpoint Drive and is within 10 miles of Columbus. The four-story, 124-room hotel features laundry facilities, high-speed wireless Internet and modified kitchens. The opening of this hotel brings the brand’s hotel count in Ohio to 13, with locations in Dayton, Cincinnati and Cleveland.
PARIS, TEXAS — Construction will begin this summer on a new addition to the campus of Paris Regional Medical Center (PRMC). The groundbreaking for the Paris Regional Medical Pavilion, a 40,000-square-foot medical office building, is slated for this summer. The new facility, which will connect to the main hospital, is designed to expand the range of services and improve accessibility for patients of northeast Texas and southeast Oklahoma. PRMC plans to occupy 60 percent of the new facility. Once complete, patients will have access to primary care, specialty care, laboratory and other services. Rendina Healthcare Real Estate will develop the project. Construction is expected to last approximately 10 months. The first phase of construction will coincide with the demolition of two vacant hospital buildings, which is a part of PRMC’s overall goal to enhance the campus environment and free up space for future expansion.
NEW YORK CITY — HFF has brokered the $22.4 million sale/leaseback and arranged $21 million in financing for Holiday Inn Manhattan View, a full-service hotel located in Long Island City in Queens. A New York-based private investor purchased the land under the hotel and then leased it back to the seller, Queens Plaza North LLC, for 99 years. HFF secured the fixed-rate loan through Cantor Commercial Real Estate (CCRE for Queens Plaza North LLC. Located at 39-05 29th St., the 16-story, 136-key hotel features a full-service restaurant, lounge with patio space, state-of-the-art fitness center, business center, 800 square feet of meeting space, concierge services, on-site parking and views of Manhattan. Robert Delitsky, KC Patel, Jackie Ferrer and Cindy True of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
