SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLA. — Berkadia has brokered the sale of Solé Miami, A Noble House Resort, a 294-key condominium hotel located in Sunny Isles Beach, about 20 miles north of downtown Miami. The resort features beach access, a pool, fitness center and a steam room. Christian Charre and Paul Wiemer of Berkadia represented the seller, Mast Capital, in the transaction. South Street Partners acquired the property for an undisclosed price.
NEW TOWN, N.D. — Kraus-Anderson has completed a $100 million, 146,200-square-foot renovation and addition at 4 Bears Casino & Lodge, which is located on the western shore of Lake Sakakawea in New Town. Kraus-Anderson demolished the former two-story hotel and remodeled the existing casino, adding a seven-story, 108,000-square-foot hotel tower with 90 guest rooms. The total room count is now 264. Renovations included extending the existing gaming area and remodeling the 20,271-square-foot restaurant into a sports bar with a dining room and gaming stations. New construction includes a seventh-floor, 2,500-square-foot ballroom, meeting rooms and a fine dining steakhouse. Additions include a new Sakakawea Spa with couples’ massage, a gift shop, fitness room and a hair and nail salon. The project team included Wenaha Group, a Native-owned owner’s representative firm and TBE Architects, a St. Louis-based, Native American-founded design firm. Construction of the new hotel tower began in June 2023.
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — Pebblebrook Hotel Trust has completed the disposition of Chamberlain West Hollywood Hotel in West Hollywood. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset for $43.5 million. Located at 1000 Westmount Drive, Chamberlain West Hollywood Hotel features 115 guest rooms.
LONGVIEW, TEXAS — Extended Stay America has opened a 104-room hotel in Longview, about 110 miles east of Dallas. Extended Stay America Select Suites – Longview features suites with fully equipped kitchens, including full-size refrigerators, stovetop microwaves and cookware, as well as dedicated work and dining areas. Amenities include a pool, outdoor grilling and dining stations and onsite laundry facilities. CenterPoint Hospitality owns the hotel.
TUSCALOOSA, ALA. — Travel + Leisure Co., a vacation ownership and membership travel company, has broken ground on the $150 million Sports Illustrated Resort near the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Slated to open in 2028, the planned mixed-use resort will feature a six-story tower with 75 hotel-managed condominiums and a six-story tower with 86 vacation ownership units, which will be connected by a central lobby. Owners and guests will have access to a lounge with stadium-style seating for watch parties, as well as a fitness center and pool deck amenities. The development will include retail and public-facing gathering spaces, including indoor/outdoor bars, a game lounge and a coffee bar. Plans also include a broadcast booth and rooftop terrace event space. Upon completion, the development will become the first ground-up collegiate Sports Illustrated Resort in the country, and will join previously announced projects in Baton Rouge, Nashville and Chicago. Travel + Leisure Co. operates, develops and manages the Sports Illustrated Resorts brand and its vacation club under a license from Authentic Brands Group, the owner of the Sports Illustrated name.
DENVER — Stout Street Hospitality has closed on refinancing for Magnolia Hotel Denver, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel by Marriott, in downtown Denver’s central business district. Mike Huth, Wyatt Krapf and Henry Winchester of JLL Hotels & Hospitality secured the loan through PPM America for the borrower. Originally constructed in 1910 as a First National Bank facility, the property was converted to a boutique hotel in 1995. Magnolia Hotel Denver features 297 guest rooms and suites with 12-foot ceilings and expansive windows, more than 13,450 square feet of flexible meeting and event space across 12 distinct venues, including the 3,800-square-foot 17th by Magnolia ballroom with a 25-foot-tall glass atrium ceiling and art deco-inspired decor. Additionally, the hotel includes Harry’s restaurant and bar serving seasonal American cuisine for three meals daily. Magnolia Hotel Denver serves as Stout Street Hospitality’s flagship property with the company’s corporate headquarters located in the building.
MIDLAND, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 204-site RV park in the West Texas city of Midland. RV Midland was built on a seven-acre site in 2018 and includes nine acres for future expansion. Skyler Henderson and Brad Dorsey of Marcus & Millichap represented the Louisiana-based seller and procured the California-based buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
PHILADELPHIA — The hotel affiliate of New Jersey-based financial intermediary Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $17.6 million loan for the refinancing of the Fairfield Inn & Suites Center City Philadelphia hotel in the city’s downtown area. The number of rooms was not disclosed. The loan carried a floating interest rate and a five-year term with no prepayment penalty. An unnamed regional bank provided the loan to the sponsor, which also requested anonymity.
HOUSTON, LAS VEGAS AND RENO, NEV. — Fertitta Entertainment Inc., a private holding company controlled by the NBA’s Houston Rockets governor (i.e. owner) Tilman Fertitta, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire casino and gaming giant Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR) for $17.6 billion. Fertitta Entertainment plans to finance the acquisition through a combination of equity, assumed Caesars’ outstanding debt (approximately $11.9 billion) and new committed debt financing arranged by a consortium of 10 banks. Under terms of the agreement, Caesars shareholders will receive $31 in cash for each outstanding share, which represents a 49 percent premium to the company’s unaffected stock price on Feb. 25 (the last trading day before rumors of a potential transaction were reported) — $20.77 per share. Upon completion of the transaction, shares of Caesars Entertainment common stock will no longer be listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange. Caesars operates several major Las Vegas Strip properties, such as Caesars Palace, Harrah’s, Paris Las Vegas, Planet Hollywood, Horseshoe, The LINQ Hotel, Flamingo and The Cromwell. Fertitta Entertainment owns Golden Nugget Hotels & Casinos and operates more than 450 full-service restaurants around the world, including Landry’s, Rainforest Café and Morton’s. According to the press releases issued by both companies, …
AMELIA ISLAND, FLA. — Cronheim Hotel Capital has arranged two loans totaling $50.4 million for two hotels on Amelia Island, an island off the coast of northeast Florida. The deals include a $29.9 million loan for the refinancing and conversion of Ocean Coast Hotel to a Holiday Inn Resort and a $20.5 million loan for the refinancing of Amelia Hotel, an independent beachfront hotel. Cronheim Hotel Capital originated both loans with a regional bank and each include USDA and PACE components. The co-sponsors are Innisfree Hotels and RREAF Holdings.
