BASTROP, TEXAS — Redwood City, Calif.-based Ohana Real Estate Investors has purchased the 491-room Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa in Bastrop, an eastern suburb of Austin. The seller was an affiliate of Hyatt Hotels Corp. According to hotelbusiness.com, which tracks the hospitality industry, the sales price was $275 million. The 650-acre property features more than 36,000 square feet of indoor meeting space and 276,000 square feet of outdoor amenity space that includes a golf course, water park, amphitheater and an equestrian facility. In addition, the property adjoins the 1,100-acre McKinney Roughs Nature National Park. The deal follows Ohana’s acquisition of the 496-room La Cantera Resort & Spa in San Antonio.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — GBT Realty Corp., a Brentwood, Tenn.-based commercial development and investment company, has broken ground on the next phase of construction for Parke West, a mixed-use project located near Nashville’s West End neighborhood. The plans include a hotel, residential community, restaurants and retail space, which will all be situated within two towers. Parke West will also have a 450-space underground parking structure that will serve both towers. Developed, owned and managed by Nashville-based Chartwell Hospitality, the nine-story hotel is a dual-branded Hilton Garden Inn and Home2 Suites by Hilton. The hotels will feature a shared lobby and amenities, including a lobby bar and restaurant, fitness center, rooftop pool deck and approximately 4,000 square feet of flexible meeting space. Of the 172 rooms, 69 will operate as Home2 Suites, while the remaining 103 rooms are designated for Hilton Garden Inn. Plans for the 15-story, multifamily tower includes 210 one- and two-bedroom units. Community amenities will include a 12th floor outdoor swimming pool and deck, dog spa and a 24-hour concierge. Between the towers will be a courtyard featuring open-air, landscaped terraces. Approximately 11,000 square feet of commercial space on the ground level will house restaurants with outdoor seating, service …
BROOKSVILLE, FLA. — DSH Hotel Advisors has brokered the sale of a 57-room Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham hotel in Brooksville. Dennis Hopper of DSH represented the seller, an entity doing business as L&H LLC, and the buyer, Aarush Hospitality LLC. The sales price was not disclosed. The Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham is located at 6298 Nature Coast Blvd. near Interstate 75 and State Route 98. The hotel is located adjacent to Croom ATV Park, which has 2,600 acres of trails. According to its website, the hotel offers free breakfast and complimentary Wi-Fi, as well guest laundry services, an onsite gym and an outdoor pool. DSH Hotel Advisors is a Tampa-based hotel brokerage and advisory firm.
LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. — Boutique brokerage firm Muroff Hospitality Group has arranged the sale of Lake George Suites, a waterfront resort located in the Diamond Point area of Lake George in Upstate New York. The property includes a six-bedroom home, private beach, cottages, guestrooms, suites, pool and a marina with 20 docks and moorings. An entity doing business as Lake George Suites LLC sold the property to R.E. Hansen Industries Inc. for $3.2 million. Mitch Muroff of Muroff Hospitality Group represented both parties in the deal.
BIG SUR, CALIF. — Geolo Capital and its joint venture partner Wanxiang America Real Estate have sold Ventana Big Sur Resort, an Alila Resort in Big Sur. The buyer, an affiliate of the Hyatt Hotels Corp., bought the 160-acre property for $148 million. Geolo, which is the private equity investment arm of the John Pritzker family office, claims the $2.5 million-per-room price is a record for a North American resort. Built in 1975, Ventana Big Sur Resort is a 59-room property. Geolo Capital acquired Ventana in 2015 and then renovated and reopened the property in 2017. San Francisco-based interior design firm BraytonHughes Design Studio and Carmel, Calif.-based architectural firm Ray Parks & Associates led the renovation project. The renovations included a new Glass House Gallery, which showcases artwork, jewelry, pottery and photography from California-based artists, as well as upgrades to all the guestrooms, suites and villas. Additionally, outdoor fireside seating was added, and a new 7,000-square-foot Ocean Meadow Lawn was added for events and weddings with space for up to 200 guests. Ventana Big Sur has a total of 12,000 square feet of events and meeting space. A new restaurant, the Sur House restaurant, was also built during renovations, as …
BEAUMONT, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of the 53-room Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Beaumont hotel. The property was listed for $3.3 million. Andrew Frosch, Louis Dan, Chris Gomes and Allan Miller of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was an undisclosed, California-based private investor.
MESA, PHOENIX AND SEDONA, ARIZ., AND OCEANSIDE, CALIF. — Newport Beach, Calif.-based MIG Real Estate has purchased four properties to expand its portfolio in Arizona and California. The properties are: Gateway Technology Commerce Center, a 138,692-square-foot industrial property at 7535 E. Ray Road in Mesa. The property is fully leased to six tenants. Steve Lindley, Eric Wichterman and Will Strong of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller, while Ken McQueen and Chris McClurg of Lee & Associates provided leasing advice for MIG. First Commons, a two-building, 99,528-square-foot, multi-tenant industrial warehouse at 4624-4635 W. McDowell Road in Phoenix. Built in 2001, the property is 84 percent leased to 12 tenants. Tracy Cartledge and Robert Buckley of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, while John Pompay of Cushman & Wakefield provided leasing advice for MIG. Sedona Real Inn & Suites, an 89-key hotel located at 95 Arroyo Pinon Drive in Sedona. Built in two phases in 1996 and 2006, the property was acquired in an off-market transaction. Stone Arbor Apartment Village, an 88-unit, value-add multifamily community located at 612 Los Arbolitos Blvd. in Oceanside. Built in 1977, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans and some townhomes. Stew Weston and …
SAN ANTONIO — USAA Real Estate has sold La Cantera Resort & Spa, a 630-acre hospitality property located within the 1,700-acre La Cantera master-planned community in San Antonio. The property consists of 496 guestrooms and suites, including 34 villas, 127,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space, five pools, two 18-hole golf courses and multiple food and beverage concepts. USAA originally developed the resort in 1999 and renovated its various amenities between 2015 and 2016. Redwood City, Calif.-based Ohana Real Estate Investors purchased the property for an undisclosed price.
WOODWARD, OKLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Woodward, an 89-room hotel located in the northwestern part of the state. The property was built in 2006 and offers amenities such as a pool, fitness center and a business center. Matt Omansky, Allan Miller and Chris Gomes of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Miami-based Rialto Capital, in the transaction. The trio also secured an undisclosed private investor as the buyer.
HARTFORD, CONN. — Locally based brokerage firm Chozick Realty has negotiated the $22 million sale of a hotel and multifamily property located at 50 Morgan St. in Hartford. The 18-story building was originally constructed in 1971 as a 350-room hotel and currently houses 150 hotel rooms and 96 apartments following a recent conversion. The buyer, a partnership between Alexa Group and Shelbourne International, plan to reposition the remaining 150 hotel rooms into 164 apartments, bringing the total number of residences to 260. The new owners will also convert existing banquet space into an amenity area with a fitness center and coworking lounge and add a 380-space parking garage and a pool with a sun deck. Rick Chozick and Tom Boyle of Chozick Realty represented the seller, DW Capital, in the transaction and procured the buyer.