Hospitality

American Liberty Hospitality Opens 300-Room Dual-Branded Hotel in Houston

by Taylor Williams November 3, 2021

HOUSTON — Locally based owner-operator American Liberty Hospitality has opened a dual-branded hotel at 6840 Almeda Road on the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center campus in Houston. The combined Hilton Garden Inn and Home2 Suites by Hilton total 300 rooms and include a pool, fitness center, business center, dog run and 3,600 square feet of shared meeting and event space. Project partners included Houston-based design firm MCS Architects, general contractor Arch-Con Corp. and construction lenders Amegy Bank and United Missouri Bank.

November 3, 2021

Acquisitions Hospitality Washington Western

SPI Hospitality Buys Five-Property Woodspring Suites Hotel Portfolio in Washington for $88M

by Amy Works November 2, 2021

REDMOND, TUKWILA, RICHLAND, LAKEWOOD AND VANCOUVER, WASH. — Dallas-based SPI Hospitality has acquired five Woodspring Suites properties in Washington for a total of $88 million. West77 Partners sold the portfolio for $88 million. The 596-room, extended-stay hotel portfolio includes Woodspring Suites Redmond at 7045 180th Ave. NE in Redmond, Woodspring Suites Tukwila at 15637 W. Valley Highway in Tukwila, Woodspring Suites Richland at 1370 Tapteal Drive in Richland, Woodspring Suites Lakewood at 11329 Pacific Highway in Lakewood and Woodspring Suites Vancouver at 200 NE 104th Ave. in Vancouver. The Redmond and Tukwila properties were completed in 2018, the Richland and Lakewood assets opened in late 2020 and the Vancouver hotel is slated to open in November. Matthew Behrens, Chris Burdett and Jordan Caudill of CBRE Hotels represented the seller in the transaction.

November 2, 2021

California Hospitality Loans Western

Berkadia Secures $148M in Refinancing for Town & Country Resort in San Diego

by Amy Works November 1, 2021

SAN DIEGO — Berkadia has secured a $148 million loan for the refinancing of Town & Country Resort in San Diego. The borrower is a partnership between Lowe and Atlas Hotels. Scott Hall and Aaron Lapping of Berkadia arranged the floating-rate loan through Värde Partners for the borrower. Situated on 31 acres in San Diego’s Mission Valley submarket, Town & Country Resort features 671 guest rooms, five food and beverage outlets, two resort pools, a water slide and more than 292,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space. CoralTree Hospitality Group manages the resort.

November 1, 2021

Lee & Associates Breaks Down Third-Quarter Economic Outlook by Sector

by Sarah Daniels November 1, 2021

The calculus for which asset classes are likeliest to demonstrate strong growth continues to shift as the pandemic appears to be receding. Patterns in labor shortages, supply chain issues and material costs have managed to solidify through the third quarter of 2021. Lee & Associates’ newly released Q3 2021 North America Market Report dissects third-quarter 2021 industrial, office, retail and multifamily findings, with a focus on where demand is moving and the challenges facing each asset class. Lee & Associates has made the full market report available at this link (with further breakdowns of factors like vacancy rates, market rents, inventory square footage and cap rates by city). Below is a bird’s-eye overview of four commercial real estate asset classes as general categories, broken down to frame each through the trends and complications they faced up to the fourth quarter, according to Lee & Associates’ research. Industrial: Q3 Posts More Record Demand Pandemic-fueled consumer spending drove up third-quarter demand for warehouse and distribution facilities that eclipsed previous records. And despite a nationwide surge in new construction, some metros can barely accommodate the pace of tenant expansion. Additionally, year-over-year rent growth is at a record 6.7 percent for the industrial property sector …

November 1, 2021

Development Hospitality Mixed-Use Office Restaurant Texas Top Stories

HALL Group Unveils Plans for $7B Mixed-Use Expansion at HALL Park Office Complex in Frisco, Texas

by Katie Sloan October 29, 2021

FRISCO, TEXAS — Dallas-based developer HALL Group has unveiled plans for the $7 billion mixed-use expansion of HALL Park, an existing 2.2 million-square-foot, 15-building office park located in Frisco. The full master plan will bring the development to 9.5 million square feet with a mix of office, hospitality, residential and retail uses. The $500 million first phase of development includes a Class A office tower, 154-key boutique hotel, 19-story luxury residential tower, a collection of 60 executive suites and a 10,000-square-foot food hall surrounding a community park. HKS Architects designed the 16-story office building, which will span 410,000 square feet. Amenities include 10,000 square feet of ground-level retail and restaurant space, a corporate lounge, fitness center, meeting space to accommodate upwards of 230 people, a seven-level parking garage and rooftop decks. Merriman Anderson Architects designed the 110,000-square-foot, full-service hotel component of the project, which will offer 13,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor event space, including a 3,000-square-foot ballroom; an outdoor swimming pool; gardens; a state-of-the-art fitness center; chef-driven restaurant and bar; and an expansive patio overlooking the community park. WDG Architecture designed the 331,529-square-foot residential tower with interiors by Dallas-based Waldrop + Nichols Studio. The community will offer one- …

October 29, 2021

Acquisitions Hospitality Multifamily North Carolina Southeast

Blaze Capital, Argosy Purchase Extended-Stay Hotel in Southwest Charlotte for Multifamily Conversion

by Julia Sanders October 28, 2021

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Blaze Capital Partners and Argosy Real Estate Partners have purchased The Spoke at Tyvola Station, an extended-stay hotel in the Southwest submarket of Charlotte, with plans to convert the former hotel into a 116-unit multifamily community. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Built in 1985 as a hotel, The Spoke at Tyvola Station was renovated in 1998 and recently underwent additional interior upgrades over the past 18 months. As part of the repositioning plans, Blaze Capital and Argosy will renovate the interior units and common areas, including the clubhouse, leasing office, exterior curb appeal and landscaping. The Spoke at Tyvola Station will include 10 two-story residential buildings and one three-story building with a mix of one- and two-bedroom floorplans. Community amenities will include a clubhouse, swimming pool and outdoor lounges. Located at 5816 Westpark Drive, The Spoke at Tyvola Station offers access to Interstate 77 and Tyvola Road. The community is situated about 6.5 miles from downtown Charlotte and about 8.3 miles from Charlotte-Douglas International Airport.

October 28, 2021

Acquisitions Hospitality Iowa Midwest

Mumford Co. Brokers Sale of Relax Inn Hotel in Osceola, Iowa

by Kristin Harlow October 28, 2021

OSCEOLA, IOWA — Mumford Co. has brokered the sale of the 35-room Relax Inn hotel property in Osceola, about 45 miles south of Des Moines. The sales price was undisclosed. The hotel was formerly branded as Americas Best Value Inn until May of this year. David Mumford and George Arvanitis of Mumford represented the seller, Rikita LLC. Iowa-based Silverado Farms LLC was the buyer.

October 28, 2021

Acquisitions Hospitality Texas

Stratus Properties Agrees to Sell Block 21 in Austin to Ryman Hospitality for $260M

by Taylor Williams October 27, 2021

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Locally based firm Stratus Properties Inc. (NASDAQ: STRS) has entered into an agreement to sell Block 21, a mixed-use property that occupies a full city block in downtown Austin, to Nashville-based Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc. for $260 million. The two firms originally entered into a purchase agreement for Block 21 in December 2019 for a price of $275 million, including the assumption of $142 million in debt. The agreement was subsequently terminated in May 2020 due to concerns over COVID-19, resulting in Ryman forfeiting $15 million in earnest money. Stratus and Ryman are aiming to close this deal before the end of the year. Originally developed by Stratus in 2010, Block 21 houses the 251-room W Austin Hotel and the 2,750-seat Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater, as well as office and retail space.

October 27, 2021

Acquisitions Hospitality Massachusetts Northeast

RLJ Lodging Trust Acquires AC Hotel by Marriot Boston Downtown for $89M

by Taylor Williams October 27, 2021

BOSTON — RLJ Lodging Trust, a Maryland-based hospitality REIT, has acquired the 205-room AC Hotel by Marriott Boston Downtown for $89 million, or roughly $434,000 per room. The hotel opened in 2018 within the Ink Block, a mixed-use development located at the former site of the Boston Herald headquarters. Amenities include a fitness center, outdoor patios, 2,500 square feet of customizable meeting space and multiple food and beverage concepts. The seller was not disclosed.

October 27, 2021

Development Hospitality North Carolina Southeast

City of Charlotte, Visitors Authority Open $126.9M Charlotte Convention Center

by Julia Sanders October 25, 2021

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The City of Charlotte and the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority (CRVA) have opened the Charlotte Convention Center in Uptown Charlotte. The $126.9 million expansion project broke ground in December 2019 and added approximately 50,000 square feet of meeting room and pre-function space, taking the venue’s total leasable space to 600,000 square feet. The number of meeting rooms increased from 41 to 55 and now includes two 10,000-square-foot spaces. New to the convention center is an exterior over street pedestrian walkway, which connects the property to the adjacent 700-room Westin Charlotte hotel and a LYNX Blue Line light rail stop. The newly expanded convention center is the anchors of Uptown Charlotte, an urban submarket that features 200-plus restaurants and more than 6,000 hotel rooms. Atlanta-based TVS, the original designer of the Charlotte Convention Center, served as the architect for the expansion project. Holder-Edison Foard-Leeper JV was the construction manager.

October 25, 2021

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