MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — Frampton Construction Co. has broken ground on a new, 100-room hotel in Mount Pleasant. Frampton is serving as the general contractor on behalf of the developer, Bennett Hospitality, which will operate the property as Residence Inn. Upon completion, the hotel will total 82,000 square feet across five stories. The Residence Inn will be situated within the five-phase, $500 million Patriots Annex development located on the east side of Charleston Harbor and will be within walking distance of Patriots Point Soccer Stadium, the College of Charleston Baseball Stadium x Tennis Center, the Patriots Point Links golf course and the Patriots Point Naval and U.S. /Maritime Museum. The Residence Inn hotel will feature a fitness center, pool, meeting rooms and dining and bar areas. The project team includes Winford Lindsay Architect and civil engineer Seamon Whiteside. Completion of the hotel is scheduled for 2026.
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DALLAS — Locally based hospitality investment and management firm NewcrestImage has acquired the 296-room Beeman Hotel in the Highland Park area of Dallas. The nine-story hotel was renovated in 2021 and houses an indoor pool, fitness center, 12,000 square feet of meeting and event space, coffee shop, video game lounge and an onsite barbeque restaurant. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. NewcrestImage has tapped Dallas-based Coury Hospitality to manage the property.
NORTH OLMSTED, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has secured an $8.5 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of the Hampton Inn by Hilton North Olmsted Cleveland Airport hotel in North Olmsted, a southwest suburb of Cleveland. Built in 2016, the 118-room property features a dining area, business center, meeting space, fitness center and indoor pool. Pete Fehlman and Jake Marshall of MMCC arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Riley Hotel Group. The five-year loan features interest-only payments for the full term, a fixed interest rate of 6.91 percent and a 70 percent loan-to-cost ratio.
NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA. — Locally based investment firm Equus Capital Partners has completed a 140-room hotel in Newtown Square, a western suburb of Philadelphia, that is operated under the AC by Marriott brand. The site of the five-story building is located within the 218-acre Ellis Preserve master-planned community and was formerly home to the Charles Ellis School for fatherless girls. Amenities include 2,200 square feet of meeting and event space, a daytime café that turns into a nighttime lounge and a 24-hour fitness center. Gulph Creek Hotels manages the property.
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — Berkadia has arranged $92.5 million in refinancing for two hotels in Carlsbad — Cape Rey Carlsbad Beach, a Hilton Resort & Spa and Hilton Garden Inn Carlsbad Beach. Scott Hall and Aaron Lapping of Berkadia Hotels & Hospitality secured the loan through MetLife Investment Management on behalf of the borrower, California-based Wave Crest Hotels and Resorts. The five-year loan features a half-term interest-only provision and a 65 percent loan-to-value ratio. The 215-key Cape Rey Carlsbad Beach and the 161-key Hilton Garden Inn Carlsbad Beach both offer access to beaches, shopping, golf, Legoland and the Flower Fields. The hotels feature ocean views, outdoor pool areas and meeting and event venues.
BELGRADE, MONT. — Rimrock Cos. has developed the first Extended Stay America-branded hotel in Montana. Located at 101 Abby St. in Belgrade, the four-story Extended Stay America Premier Suites Belgrade – Bozeman – Yellowstone Airport offers 124 guest rooms and convenient access to the area’s top attractions and businesses. The hotel features free Wi-Fi, complimentary breakfast, premium cable, a 24-hour fitness room, on-site guest laundry, a dedicated pet area, and a grill and picnic area, as well as the Extended Stay America Premier Suites’ signature lobby with vending options. Each suite includes signature bedding, recliner, workspace and a fully equipped kitchen with a full-size refrigerator, microwaves, stovetops, cookware, utensils and dishes. Hotel Management & Consulting will manage the hotel.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Clarion Pointe Charleston-West Ashley, a 77-room hotel located at 2455 Savannah Highway in Charleston. The out-of-state buyer purchased the Choice Hotels-branded hotel for an undisclosed price. The seller was also not disclosed. Jack Davis, Chase Dewese, Joce Messinger and Joseph Simpson of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction. Robert Hunter and McLean Hicklin, also with Marcus & Millichap, procured the buyer. Built in 2005, the four-story hotel features an indoor swimming pool, fitness center and a breakfast bar.
HOUSTON — Locally based owner MetroNational has completed a 33,000-square-foot hospitality renovation project in West Houston. The multimillion-dollar project upgraded all 29 meeting and event rooms at the 289-room Westin Memorial City Hotel with new wallpaper, carpet, light fixtures, furniture, artwork and curtains. Atlanta-based interior design firm Blackdog Studio served as the project architect, and Houston-based DPR Construction served as the general contractor.
INGLEWOOD, CALIF. — KPC Development Co. has announced its newest project, Kali Hotel and Rooftop, Autograph Collection, at Hollywood Park in Inglewood. Located at 3737 Stadium Drive, the 300-key hotel is adjacent to SoFi Stadium (home of the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers) and YouTube Theater, within walking distance to Intuit Dome (home of the Los Angeles Clippers) and Kia Forum and four miles from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The 13-story hotel will offer 34 suites, a pool and yoga deck, spa, fitness center, three food-and-beverage concepts and nearly 20,000 square feet of meeting and event space. The property will also offer 315 onsite parking stalls. The hotel will join Autograph Collection Hotels, part of Marriott Bonoy’s global portfolio of more than 30 brands. The development team includes Clayco as general contractor and design firms Lamar Johnson Collaborative and Sixteenfifty Creative Intelligence.
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C-PACE Maintains Appeal in Lower Interest Rate Environment
The Federal Reserve’s decision to begin aggressively hiking the federal funds rate in 2022 threw the commercial real estate market into turmoil. Property investors found it difficult to refinance much cheaper short-term loans that were often used to renovate or develop properties. However, the interest rate spike greatly enhanced the viability of commercial property assessed clean energy (C-PACE) financing, a type of loan that becomes an assessment that borrowers pay along with their tax bill. The program emerged more than a decade ago and generally pays for energy, water and seismic resiliency upgrades in new construction and rehabs, including retroactively. As a result, developers embraced C-PACE as they sought ways to pay down debt to secure new financing or loan extensions and modifications. Now that the Federal Reserve has reversed course with its 50-basis-point federal funds rate reduction in September — and with Wall Street anticipating additional rate cuts before the end of the year — will C-PACE demand start to cool? Don’t count on it, says Rafi Golberstein, founder and CEO of PACE Loan Group, a direct lender of C-PACE financing based in Minneapolis, Minn. From the competitive cost of capital to the continued restraints on bank lending, C-PACE …