TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — A partnership between New York-based Taconic Capital Advisors and Connecticut-based HEI Hotels & Resorts has acquired the 444-room Westchester Marriott hotel in Tarrytown, a northern suburb of New York City. The sales price was $40 million. The property houses two food and beverage concepts, a gift shop, fitness center, spa, laundry facilities and 26,700 square feet of meeting and event space. The new ownership will invest $30 million in renovations to the property, with HEI Hotels assuming management responsibilities. Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. is financing the capital improvement program.
ATLANTA — Berkadia has brokered the sale of an office asset in downtown Atlanta that will be redeveloped into a hotel property called Origin Hotel Atlanta. Kyle Stevenson and John Testerman of Berkadia completed the sale on behalf of the seller, Atlanta-based Access Point Financial. The Thrash Group purchased the property for $16 million. Built in the 1950s, the six-story office building is being redeveloped into a 124-room hotel that will offer standard king-bed rooms, two queen-bed rooms and handicap-accessible rooms and suites. After the completed renovation, the hotel will feature a restaurant, bar and meeting and event space. The construction timeline was not disclosed. Located at 166 Pryor St., the property is situated 10.8 miles from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, less than a half-mile from Georgia State University and 2.6 miles from Midtown Atlanta.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Avison Young has brokered the sale of Hyatt Place/Hyatt House, a dual-flagged select-service and extended-stay hotel in Scottsdale. A joint venture between Gardner Batt and private investors sold the asset to a joint venture between KKR and Riller Capital for $54.5 million. Located at 18513 N. Scottsdale Road, the property features 229 guest rooms, an onsite restaurant, bar area, breakfast area, business center, meeting space, fitness center, heated outdoor pool and hotel-wide Wi-Fi. The nine-story property opened in March 2021. Jay Maddox, Keith Thompson, Andrew Broad and David Genovese of Avison Young represented the seller in the transaction.
SAN ANTONIO — Miami-based direct lender 3650 REIT has provided a $38 million loan for the refinancing of Thompson San Antonio — RiverWalk, a 162-room luxury hotel and residential building near the city’s downtown area. Thompson, which is part of the Hyatt family of brands, opened the hotel in February 2021. The property includes 59 for-sale residences, all but one of which have been sold. Lawrence Britvan and Dylan Brandt of Hodges Ward Elliott arranged the financing through 3650 REIT on behalf of the developer and borrower, Houston-based DC Partners. Michael Fleischer, Joel Thompson and Noah Moghavem led the transaction for 3650 REIT. The loan carries a term of 30 months and two six-month extension options.
DALLAS — Hospitality brokerage firm HREC Investment Advisors has arranged the sale of the 295-room Sonesta Suites Dallas Park Central, located in the city’s central business district. The property offers a pool, fitness center, business center and a bar/lounge. Mark Rome and Monty Levy of HREC represented the seller, hospitality REIT Service Properties Trust, in the transaction. Omni Vision Dallas LLC acquired the asset for an undisclosed price with plans to reposition it as a multifamily property.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of the 126-room Holiday Inn Fort Worth North Fossil Creek. The property offers a pool, business center and a cocktail lounge. Allan Miller, Chris Gomes and Matt Omansky of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a bank/financial institution, in the transaction. The buyer was an individual/personal trust.
ST. PETE BEACH, FLA. — A joint venture between The LCP Group LP and Safanad have acquired Postcard Inn on the Beach, a 196-room resort in St. Pete Beach, for $83 million. The seller was not disclosed. CBRE arranged a $72.3 million loan for the purchase. Built in 1957, Postcard Inn features a lobby café, full-service restaurant, pool and 3,880 square feet of combined indoor and outdoor terrace meeting space that can accommodate up to 200 guests. Located on 9.6 acres, the beachfront property offers over 300 feet of frontage along the Gulf of Mexico. The joint venture plans to modernize the guestrooms and improve the food and beverage offerings. Crescent Hotels & Resorts will manage the asset under the Latitudes Collection umbrella.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — MCR, a hotel owner-operator with offices in New York City and Dallas, has bought Homewood Suites by Hilton Little Rock Downtown, a 116-room extended stay property in Little Rock’s downtown district. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Homewood Suites by Hilton Little Rock Downtown is a six-story hotel that offers studio, one- and two-bedroom suites. Room features include a fully equipped kitchen, refrigerator, microwave, dishwasher and twin burner stove. Hotel amenities include a pool, basketball court, complimentary breakfast, free Wi-Fi, 24-hour business center, a grab-and-go market with snacks and beverages, lobby lounge, covered parking, laundry facilities and 1,058 square feet of event space. Located at 400 River Market Ave., the property is situated 1.2 miles from downtown Little Rock and 5.9 miles from the University of Arkansas. The property is also 7.7 miles from the North Little Rock Municipal Airport.
VERSAILLES, OHIO — Hotel Versailles is set to open this May at 22 N. Center St. in Versailles, about 45 miles north of Dayton. The 30-room boutique hotel will feature Silas Creative Kitchen + Cocktails, a restaurant from Chef Aaron Allen, and the 1819 Room, which offers meeting and event space for up to 200 guests. Local firm Kimberly O. Design served as architect. Local Ohio companies and artisans made all the furnishings and artwork adorning the property. Renaissance Corp., a subsidiary of Midmark Corp., owns the hotel. The site was most recently home to the Inn at Versailles, which closed in 2019 after experiencing a substantial fire.
By Zach Demuth, Head of Americas Hotels Research, JLL Hotels & Hospitality Amid one of its most transformative periods in history, the U.S. lodging industry has an opportunity to enact real change through a renewed commitment to sustainability. As the world looks to reduce its carbon emissions, hotels play an important role, as they are the most energy- and water-intensive of any commercial building type globally. Not only will a commitment to sustainability help to slow climate change, but failure to do so also has the potential to result in lower asset value, increased operational costs and decreased consumer demand. Following the pandemic’s unprecedented impact on lodging demand, which was worse than that of 9/11 and the financial crisis of 2007-2008 combined, the industry demonstrated its resilience in 2021 with U.S. revenue per available room (RevPAR) reaching 83 percent of 2019 levels. While demand rebounded more quickly than most prognosticators expected, the industry continues to struggle to generate consistent profits, with gross operating profit per available room (GOPPAR) only recovered 71 percent relative to 2019. This has been driven by rising costs, lack of ancillary revenues and a historic labor shortage. As the industry looks to right-size profits, sustainability should …