BUFORD, GA. — Locally based Hunter Hotel Advisors has brokered the sale of Fairfield Inn & Suites Atlanta Buford Mall of Georgia, a 96-room hotel located off I-85 in the Atlanta suburb of Buford. Woodvale acquired the property from Hotel Equities for an undisclosed price. Lee Hunter and David Perrin of Hunter Hotel Advisors facilitated the transaction. The hotel is situated in close proximity to its namesake mall, as well as other attractions including The Exchange & Gwinnett, which features a Topgolf, and Lake Lanier. Woodvale plans to fully renovate all guest rooms and public areas, including the hotel’s fitness center, meeting spaces and an indoor pool. Hotel Equities had owned the Fairfield Inn & Suites hotel for nine years.
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SEATTLE — CBRE has secured $27 million in refinancing for the Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Seattle Downtown. James Bach, Connor Lemley, Regina Wang and Griffin Walker of CBRE’s Pacific Northwest Debt & Structured Finance team facilitated the five-year, fixed-rate refinancing on behalf of the undisclosed owner. Located at 700 Fifth Ave. North, the six-story hotel features 199 guest rooms with in-room kitchens. Hotel amenities include free breakfast, free Wi-Fi, a fitness center, laundry facilities, parking, a 24-hour business center and conference spaces. This financing represents the first refinancing of the property in 20 years and follows a significant interior and exterior renovation completed by the owner in 2020.
Marcus & Millichap Negotiates Sale of 94-Room Extended-Stay Hotel in Westminster, Colorado
by Amy Works
WESTMINSTER, COLO. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of Residence Inn by Marriott Denver North Westminster, Colorado in Westminster, a suburb 12 miles north of Denver. Dallas-based NewcrestImage sold the extended-stay hotel to Archer Capital Group for an undisclosed price. Chris Gomes of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller. Gomes, along with Allan Miller and Christy McDougall of Marcus & Millichap, procured the buyer. Adam Lewis is Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in Colorado. Located at 5010 W. 88th Place, the four-story Residence Inn by Marriott offers 94 extended-stay suites with kitchens, separate living areas and modern amenities.
MBA: Third-Quarter Commercial, Multifamily Borrowing Increased 59 Percent Year-Over-Year
by John Nelson
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations increased 59 percent in the third quarter of 2024 compared to a year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations. The third-quarter volume also represents a 44 percent increase from the second quarter. There was a 510 percent year-over-year increase in the dollar volume of loans for healthcare properties, a 99 percent increase for hotel properties, 82 percent increase for retail properties, 57 percent increase for industrial properties and a 56 percent increase for multifamily properties. Office real estate originations decreased 3 percent from a year ago. Among investor types, the dollar volume of loans originated for commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) increased by 260 percent year-over-year. There was a 69 percent increase for depository (i.e. bank) loans, a 62 percent increase for investor-driven lender loans, 31 percent increase in loans for life insurance companies and a 28 percent increase in loans from government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs, namely Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac). Jamie Woodwell, MBA’s head of commercial real estate research, says that lower interest rates due in part to the Federal Reserve’s 50-basis-point decrease in September were “a key driver” for the uptick …
SAVANNAH, GA. — Mesa West Capital has provided a $50 million loan for the refinancing of Thompson Savannah, a 193-room upscale hotel in Savannah that opened in August 2021. The hotel sits on the southern bank of the Savannah River at 201 Port St. The borrower, a joint venture led by co-developers Regent Partners and Mariner Group, are using the five-year, non-recourse financing to take out the original construction loan. Hyatt Hotels operates Thompson Savannah, which features a signature restaurant, bakery, two bars, pool with private cabanas, fitness and wellness center and 11,000 square feet of meeting space. Russell Frahm, Pamir Niaz and Jacob Rosen led Mesa West Capital’s New York-based origination team for the financing. Jared Kelso, Steve Michels and Lauren Greenberg of Berkadia’s Hotel and Hospitality Group in New York arranged the financing on behalf of Regent and Mariner, which developed the hotel in partnership with Cadre.
ROSEMONT, ILL. — Bradford Allen Hospitality has begun a $25 million renovation of its Hyatt Rosemont Chicago O’Hare hotel to transform it into a Hyatt Centric full-service lifestyle hotel. The property is located at 6350 N. River Road across the street from Rivers Casino in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont. The renovations entail a full gut rehab of the property, which will result in 206 completely remodeled guest rooms, 12,000 square feet of modernized meeting space, an improved fitness center and a ballroom with capacity for up to 500 people. What was once an American eatery will be transformed into Cima, an upscale, beverage-forward restaurant with outdoor seating. Maverick Hotels & Restaurants will continue to oversee operations of the property.
MIAMI — Newmark has brokered the more than $400 million sale of the W Hotel South Beach in Miami. Reuben Brothers purchased the 20-story, oceanfront property from Tricap. The sale marks the largest hotel transaction in the Miami market this year, according to Newmark. The property is also the newest hotel to sell in the market since 2021. The W Hotel, which Tricap completed in 2009, features more than 300 hotel and condo units. There are multiple luxury restaurants, including The Grove, Mr. Chow and WET Bar, as well as a full-service spa. The 3.8-acre site at 2201 Collins Ave. formerly housed a Holiday Inn hotel, which was demolished in 2006. The tower sits immediately adjacent to Miami Beach with views of Biscayne Bay and the Miami River. The hotel features convenient access to I-195 and I-395 and is proximate to luxury retail options along the waterfront. Newmark represented Manhattan-based Tricap in the sale. Eastdil Secured also advised the seller. Tricap has developed a portfolio of real estate holdings, including hotel, office, retail and mixed-use properties in major metropolitan markets such as New York City, Miami, Silicon Valley, Seattle and Las Vegas. London-based Reuben Brothers is a private equity, real …
ROCKWALL, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm DuWest Realty has negotiated the sale of an 85,116-square-foot hospitality development site in Rockwall, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. Shiv Hospitality Group purchased the two-acre site at 600 Cooke Drive with plans to develop a 130-room hotel that will be operated under the Tempo by Hilton brand. The hotel will be a component of Sapphire Bay, a mixed-use waterfront development. Giancarlo Carriero and Scott Rodgers of DuWest Realty brokered the deal.
DEVENS, MASS. — JLL has arranged the sale and financing of two hotels totaling 238 rooms in Devens, about 35 miles northwest of Boston. The 118-room Hilton Garden Inn Devens and 120-room SpringHill Suites Devens both offer indoor pools, fitness and business centers and meeting/event space. Alan Suzuki, Matthew Enright and Emily Zhang of JLL represented the seller, RA Ventures, in the transaction. Amy Lousararian and Hugh Doherty of JLL arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the undisclosed buyer(s). BankProv provided the loan for the Hilton Garden Inn, and Avidia Bank funded the acquisition of the SpringHill Suites.
COLUMBUS, NEB. — PACE Loan Group has provided a $3 million C-PACE loan for a dual-branded TownePlace Suites and Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott hotel under construction in Columbus, about 75 miles northwest of Lincoln. A regional bank provided a $10.5 million first mortgage. The C-PACE loan will be used to build the 102-room property. C-PACE proceeds will finance energy conservation and renewable energy measures, including high-efficiency HVAC and Domestic Hot Water (DHW) fixtures, low U-factor windows and interior LED lighting. Renewable and energy conservation measures are expected to save $64,224 annually. Construction is scheduled for completion this month.
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