SAN FRANCISCO — BH Properties has acquired Anchorage Square, a 322,000-square-foot mixed-use property located in Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco. The seller and price were not disclosed. Built in 1974 and situated on 2.6 acres, the development features 63,000 square feet of retail space, as well as a 128-room hotel, 28,000 square feet of office space and a 685-space parking garage. The buyer plans to implement an extensive capital improvement program, which will include upgraded façades, landscaping, lighting, signage, wayfinding and tenant and common areas. The firm will also explore alternative uses for the office space such as restaurant and entertainment options. Eastdil Secured brokered the transaction, and Laura Barr of CBRE will lead the repositioning and leasing efforts at the property.
Hospitality
PHOENIX — Atlanta-based RADCO Cos. has purchased Aloft Phoenix-Airport, a six-story hotel located at 4450 E. Washington St. in Phoenix. Terms of the transaction were not released. RADCO plans to renovate the 143-room hotel, which is located across the street from the airport Sky train station and the light rail station that provides immediate access to downtown Phoenix and Tempe. Bill Murney of Cushman & Wakefield’s Hospitality team in Phoenix represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Cronheim Hotel Capital has arranged a $25.8 million loan for the refinancing of Hotel Phillips in Kansas City. The loan will replace the existing note plus anticipated capital expenditures. The borrowers, Arbor Lodging and Lubert-Adler, acquired the property in 2018. The 216-room hotel, built in 1931, is located in the city’s central business district. It was once the tallest building in town, rising 20 stories. Today, Hotel Phillips is part of Hilton’s Curio collection and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Three Pillars, Seven Seas to Develop 119-Room At Home Studio Living Hotel in Metro Nashville
by John Nelson
SMYRNA, TENN. — Three Pillars Group and Seven Seas Ventures are co-developing At Home Studio Living, a 119-room hotel in Smyrna, a suburb of Nashville. The hotel will be part of the larger Marketplace at Smyrna mixed-use development. Set to open in first-quarter 2025, the property will mark the launch of the At Home Studio Living brand. Three Pillars is planning to add five more locations for the brand in the next 36 months. The company has selected Panama City Beach, Fla., for the second host city. Amenities at the At Home Studio Living Smyrna location will include guestroom kitchens, free Wi-Fi, onsite laundry, outdoor community patios with grills and modern technology in the guest rooms.
ROCKWALL, TEXAS — Mumford Co., a hospitality brokerage firm with regional offices around the country, has arranged the sale of the 98-room Tru by Hilton Rockwall Dallas hotel, located on the city’s eastern outskirts. The property was built in 2020 and features a fitness center, business center and an outdoor pool with patio seating. The name of the seller and the Alabama-based developer that purchased the property were not disclosed.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., AND PHOENIX — MCR has purchased two hotels in the greater Phoenix area: Holiday Inn Express & Suites Scottsdale – Old Town and Hampton Inn by Hilton Phoenix-Biltmore. With this acquisition, MCR now owns nine hotels in Arizona. Located at 3131 N. Scottsdale Road in Scottsdale, Holiday Inn Express & Suites features 169 suites and is 1.5 miles from Fashion Square Mall. Hampton Inn Phoenix-Biltmore, located 2310 E. Highland Ave. in Phoenix, features 121 rooms. Bill Murney with Cushman & Wakefield’s Hospitality team in Phoenix represented the seller, MIG Real Estate, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Cronheim Hotel Capital (CHC) has arranged an $85 million loan for the refinancing of Grand Beach Hotel, a 424-room hotel in Miami Beach. The 21-story property is situated near the entrance to the Miami Beach boardwalk and one block from the Fontainebleau, a hotel/resort. The unnamed borrower, which developed the Grand Beach Hotel in 2009, is in the midst of a full renovation to the hotel’s lobby, bar, coffeeshop, boutique restaurant, spa and guest rooms. David Poncia, Dev Morris, Allison Villamagna and Andrew Stewart of CHC arranged the financing through an unnamed life insurance company. The five-year loan features a fixed interest rate and interest-only payments for the full term.
LEHI, UTAH, AND HENDERSON, NEV. — Boise, Idaho-based Braintree Group has acquired three hotel properties adding a total of 330 rooms to its hospitality portfolio. Resolute Road Hospitality, a national third-party management company, will manage all three assets. The properties are the Courtyard by Marriott Lehi at Thanksgiving Point and the SpringHill Suites by Marriott Lehi at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi and the Hilton Garden Inn Las Vegas/Henderson in Henderson. Opened in 2014, the four-story, 97-room Courtyard by Marriott Lehi at Thanksgiving Point features an indoor swimming pool, hot tub, fitness center, business center and bistro. The four-story, 94-room SpringHill Suites by Marriott Thanksgiving Point, which opened in 2008, offers a complimentary breakfast, indoor pool, hot tub, fitness center, business center, meeting rooms, guest laundry and an outdoor barbecue area. Renovated in 2020, the three-story, 139-key Hilton Garden Inn Las Vegas/Henderson features an outdoor pool, business center, fitness center, meeting rooms and the Garden Grille & Bar.
PITTSBURGH — JLL has negotiated the sale of a 125-room Holiday Inn Express & Suites hotel in Pittsburgh. The six-story hotel sits on a 1.7-acre site on the city’s south side and offers an indoor pool, fitness center, business center and 600 square feet of meeting and event space. Ketan Patel and Phil White of JLL represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction. The sales price was also not disclosed.
RANCHO SANTA FE, CALIF. — Steve Hermann Hotels has sold The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe, an 85-room luxury boutique resort in Rancho Santa Fe, a northern suburb of San Diego. An institutional investment fund purchased the asset for $100 million. The resort is currently undergoing a comprehensive renovation and should be fully operational by the end of this year. Sonnenblick-Eichner Company represented the seller.