Hospitality

PACE Loan Group Provides $32.2M C-PACE Loan for Hyatt House Hotel in Orlando

by John Nelson January 14, 2026

ORLANDO, FLA. — PACE Loan Group (PLG) has provided a $32.2 million C-PACE loan for the development of Hyatt House, a 274-room extended stay hotel located at 6469 Westwood Blvd. in Orlando. The borrower is a joint venture between New York-based firms GFI Hospitality and LCP Group. The C-PACE loan will cover energy efficient HVAC systems, elevators, windows, high-efficiency plumbing, lighting and mechanical systems. The hotel will have direct access to the Orange County Convention Center upon completion, as well as an onsite restaurant, bar and a fitness center. About 60 percent of the hotel rooms will come equipped with a full kitchen. Crescent Hotels will operate and manage the Hyatt House hotel upon completion. The project team includes general contractor Cleveland Construction and architect Behar Peteranecz Inc.

January 14, 2026

Company News Florida Georgia Hospitality Southeast

Franklin Street Acquires Hospitality Brokerage Firm Hodges Ward Elliott

by John Nelson January 13, 2026

TAMPA, FLA. AND ATLANTA — Tampa-based commercial real estate services firm Franklin Street has acquired Hodges Ward Elliott (HWE), a global hospitality brokerage firm based in Atlanta with offices in London, New York City, Miami, Tampa and Dallas. HWE will continue to provide its services under its current name and brand and will keep its leadership and brokerage teams intact. “HWE’s experience with executing institutional deals will benefit Franklin Street as we expand our reach and market share,” says Tony DeSisto, president and chief operating officer at Franklin Street. The company opened offices in Nashville and Dallas last year and recently hired a new regional managing director in Miami. HWE will join the Franklin Street platform and have access to the company’s multiple business verticals, including insurance, project management, capital advisory, leasing and property management. HWE team members have joined existing Franklin Street offices in Atlanta, Dallas, Nashville, Orlando and Tampa. Over the past five years, HWE has completed $17 billion in closed transactions, with 30 deals exceeding $100 million. In 2025, the firm closed $1.5 billion in transactions, including the sale of W London and Viewline Resort Snowmass, Autograph Collection in Colorado.

January 13, 2026

Hospitality Loans New York Northeast

Goldman Sachs Provides $145M Loan for Refinancing of Manhattan Hotel

by Taylor Williams January 12, 2026

NEW YORK CITY — Goldman Sachs has provided a $145 million loan for the refinancing of Fouquet’s New York, a 97-room hotel in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood that is operated/managed as part of the family of brands of Paris-based Barrière’s Signature Luxury Hotels. The hotel features multiple onsite food-and-beverage establishments, as well as a spa and meeting/event space. The sponsor and majority owner of the hotel is APW Avenue Group, a group led by Los Angeles-based investor James Parks. Specific loan terms were not disclosed.

January 12, 2026

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Bayview PACE Provides $200M C-PACE Financing for Mixed-Use Tower in Downtown Miami

by John Nelson January 8, 2026

MIAMI — Bayview PACE, a division of Bayview Commercial Mortgage Finance, has provided $200 million in C-PACE financing for Okan Tower, a 72-story mixed-use tower underway at 555. N. Miami Ave. in downtown Miami. The borrower, Okan Group, and its construction affiliate Okan Construction recently reached the 40th floor of the tower’s build-out. The tower will rise 903 feet upon completion in 2028, making it the second tallest building in Florida. The C-PACE financing completes the capital stack for the new skyscraper, according to Bayview PACE. Other capital sources were not released. Designed by Behar Font & Partners, Okan Tower will feature four levels of offices totaling 56,000 square feet; an onsite parking garage totaling 429 spaces; a five-star, Hilton-branded hotel totaling 316 rooms; 236 condo-hotel units managed by Hilton; and Sky Residences, 163 for-sale condominiums that will occupy the tower’s uppermost floors.

January 8, 2026

Connecticut Development Hospitality Loans Multifamily Northeast

Knighthead Funding Provides $48M Loan for Acquisition, Conversion of Stamford Hotel

by Taylor Williams January 8, 2026

STAMFORD, CONN. — Knighthead Funding has provided a $48 million loan for the acquisition and partial conversion of the 508-room Marriott Stamford hotel in southern coastal Connecticut. The sponsor, Clearview Hotel Capital, will use a portion of the proceeds to convert one of the hotel’s two towers, which were built in 1975 and 1985, into a residential complex with studio, one- and two-bedroom units. The other tower will be renovated and relaunched as a modernized hotel. Tyler Dumon, Christopher Kramer, Daniel Fromm, Ricky Braha, Jordan Roeschlaub and Nick Scribani of Newmark arranged the debt.

January 8, 2026

Acquisitions Hospitality Louisiana Southeast

Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of 68-Room Comfort Inn New Orleans Airport Hotel

by Abby Cox January 6, 2026

SAINT ROSE, LA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of the 68-room Comfort Inn New Orleans Airport hotel in Saint Rose. Built in 2010, the three-story property is situated at 10151 W. Airline Highway, roughly five miles from the Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Amenities include complimentary breakfast, a fitness center, business center, meeting facilities and an airport shuttle. David Altman and Jeff Halavacs of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Siddiqui Enterprises LLC, and procured the buyer, NOLA Airport Hospitality LLC, in the transaction. Steve Greer was Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in Louisiana.

January 6, 2026

Alabama Development Hospitality Mixed-Use Retail Southeast

RCP Unveils Plans for $300M Mixed-Use Expansion at MidCity District in Huntsville

by John Nelson December 23, 2025

HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — RCP Cos. has unveiled plans for MidCity Arts + Innovation, a 12-acre development within the larger $2.2 billion MidCity District in downtown Huntsville. The project represents a $300 million investment and will expand the development’s master plan by three city blocks along Sanderson Road. MidCity Arts + Innovation will be anchored by MidCity Live, a 3,000-seat indoor music venue jointly designed by Matheny Goldmon Architects and Urban Design Associates. RCP will name an operating partner for the venue in early 2026. MidCity Live will join The Orion Amphitheater, an existing 8,000-seat music venue within MidCity District. Other components of the expansion will include a new location for The Camp, an outdoor venue and community gathering space; two hotels, including a 200-room, music-branded hotel; a tech-centric office campus developed by the Apollo Coalition nonprofit; and approximately 60,000 square feet of new retail and entertainment space.

December 23, 2025

Acquisitions Development Hospitality Multifamily New York Northeast

Partnership Buys Midtown Manhattan Hotel for $255M, Plans Affordable Housing Conversion

by Taylor Williams December 23, 2025

NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between local owner-operator Slate Property Group and nonprofit supportive housing developer Breaking Ground has acquired the Stewart Hotel in Midtown Manhattan for $255 million with plans to implement an affordable housing conversion. Slate will develop the project, which will convert the 611-room hotel into a 579-unit apartment complex, and Breaking Ground will own and operate the property upon completion. The 31-story hotel, which is located across from Penn Station and closed in 2022, also features a 100-space underground parking garage, 12,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 3,500 square feet of ballroom space. All units will be reserved for low-income households and/or formerly homeless individuals, with rents to range from $1,385 to $1,731 per month. Construction is scheduled to begin late next year. As part of the redevelopment, the project team will replace all major utility and mechanical systems, upgrade lighting and merge adjacent hotel rooms into living spaces as needed. New office space will be constructed for onsite social services, and the building will also have full-time security and maintenance staff.

December 23, 2025

Hospitality Illinois Loans Midwest

Red Oak Capital Holdings Provides $10M Acquisition Loan for Metro Chicago Hotel

by Kristin Harlow December 22, 2025

SCHILLER PARK, ILL. — Red Oak Capital Holdings has provided a $10 million loan for the acquisition and refurbishment of the Four Points by Sheraton Chicago O’Hare Airport hotel. Structured under Red Oak’s Core-Plus Bridge Loan program, the nonrecourse loan features an 18-month initial term, interest-only payments and a loan-to-stabilized value of 54.5 percent. The loan proceeds will be used to fund a portion of the $13 million purchase price and support initial capital improvements. Stratos Athanassiades of Red Oak originated the financing, which was underwritten by Thomas Gorski and administered by James Myatt. The borrower was a seasoned hospitality investor with a portfolio of 20 assets worth in excess of $70 million in gross asset value, including 10 hospitality properties across the Midwest. Located at 10249 W. Irving Park Road in Schiller Park, the 295-room, 195,000-square-foot hotel sits on 7.5 acres adjacent to Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Originally built in 1985 and renovated in 2015, the full-service property includes an indoor pool, meeting space, restaurant, gift shop and fitness center. The borrower’s business plan includes a new Marriott franchise agreement, modest room upgrades in the first year and a larger, Marriott-approved property improvement plan (PIP) renovation thereafter. The buyer …

December 22, 2025

Hospitality Loans Southeast Tennessee

Newmark Arranges $51M Refinancing for Virgin Hotels Nashville

by John Nelson December 18, 2025

NASHVILLE, TENN. — Newmark has arranged a $51 million loan for the refinancing of Virgin Hotels Nashville, a 14-story hotel located at 1 Music Square W in Nashville’s Music Row district. Jordan Roeschlaub, Nick Scribani, Tyler Dumon, Holden Witkoff and Tate Keir of Newmark arranged the loan through Apollo. The borrower, Virgin Group, opened the 262-room hotel in July 2020. Virgin Hotels Nashville features multiple food-and-beverage eateries, including a rooftop bar, speakeasy and a signature restaurant with indoor and outdoor dining space. Other features include a rooftop pool with private cabanas, a fitness center and more than 15,000 square feet of meeting and event space.

December 18, 2025

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