ATLANTA — The 32nd annual Hunter Hotel Investment Conference, slated to take place at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis from March 18 to 20, has been postponed as part of a concerted effort worldwide to contain the spread of COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus. The conference presenter, Atlanta-based Hunter Hotel Advisors, says it will identify alternative dates for the event. An education and networking event for hotel investors, the conference attracted more than 1,850 attendees from across the Southeast and beyond in 2019. A note posted to the conference website Thursday afternoon read in part: “After the unprecedented events of the past 24 hours, and with an overabundance of caution for everyone involved, we have made the difficult decision to postpone/reschedule the Hunter Conference. We know at times like this it is important to meet and discuss current issues, but given the circumstances it doesn’t seem appropriate.” The number of coronavirus cases topped 125,000 worldwide as of Friday morning. Leaders across the United States are banning large gatherings to thwart the spread of the illness. In response to the growing coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance …
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LOUISVILLE, KY. — Hilton Hotels has broken ground on Tempo by Hilton Louisville NuLu, a 130-room, six-story hotel in Louisville’s NuLu neighborhood. The property is situated at 710 E. Jefferson St., two miles east of downtown Louisville and six miles north of Churchill Downs, site of the annual Kentucky Derby. Hilton, and co-owners First Hospitality and Weyland Ventures, expect the hotel to open in time for the 2021 Kentucky Derby. Tempo by Hilton will offer a rooftop bar, fitness center, meeting space, complimentary coffee service and public greenspaces. Hilton has more than 30 confirmed deals for the Tempo brand in cities including New York City, Maui, Boston and Washington, D.C.
MANKATO, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of the Holiday Inn Express Mankato for $9.5 million. Built in 2008, the five-story, 88-room hotel is located at 2051 Adams St. in southern Minnesota’s Mankato. Jake Erickson and Jared Plamann of Marcus & Millichap brokered the transaction. A Minnesota-based hotelier purchased the property from an undisclosed seller. The sales price represents a cap rate of 9.6 percent.
MINNEAPOLIS — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $12.3 million loan for the refinancing of Moxy Minneapolis Uptown, a 125-room boutique hotel in the Uptown submarket of Minneapolis. Completed in 2018, the hotel features a fitness center, business center, lobby lounge and bar, hot breakfast and valet parking. Gerard Sansosti, Jeff Bucaro and Nicole Aguiar of JLL arranged the five-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, Graves Hospitality. A newly formed debt fund provided the loan, proceeds of which were used to refinance the original construction loan. Moxy hotels are under the Marriott umbrella of properties.
WENATCHEE, WASH. — The Hotel Group (THG) is expanding its hotels-under-management portfolio with the addition of Residence Inn by Marriott Wenatchee, a five-story hotel development in Wenatchee. Developed and owned by Seattle-based Stream Real Estate, the hotel will feature 127 suites with fully equipped kitchens and window-facing workspaces. Additionally, the property will offer complimentary breakfast, an outdoor area with seating, fire pit, outdoor grills, heated pool and spa, full-service bar, fitness facility and 1,400 square feet of meeting space. Slated to open in fourth-quarter 2020, the hotel is a joint venture between THG and Stream Real Estate.
ST. PAUL, MINN. — Commonwealth Properties LLC has opened The Davidson, a boutique eight-room hotel in St. Paul. Located at 344 Summit Ave., the building is a 105-year-old former mansion. Five of the rooms have a view of downtown St. Paul, while the other three face Summit Avenue, which is known for its stretch of historic homes. Each guest room is equipped with a kitchen. The hotel provides guests with breakfast vouchers that can be used at nearby Bon Vie. Hotel guests also have access to the fitness facilities at The University Club of St. Paul and the Saint Paul Athletic Club. The hotel draws its name from the building’s original occupants, the Davidson family. The 18,000-square-foot home was built in 1915. Commonwealth Properties purchased the building in 2013.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Sonnenblick-Eichner Co., a California-based investment banking firm, has arranged a CMBS loan for the refinancing of Lone Star Court, a 123-room hotel in Austin. Designed to resemble old-fashioned motor courts, the property is located within the 303-acre Domain mixed-use development on the city’s north side. Amenities include an onsite bar and restaurant called Water Trough, 1,933 square feet of meeting space, 3,341 square feet of outdoor event space, a fitness center, pool and 154 parking spaces. An undisclosed Wall Street lender provided the loan, which was structured with a 3.49 percent interest rate. The loan features interest-only payments for the entire 10-year term. The borrower and loan amount were not disclosed.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Xenia Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: XHR), an Orlando-based hospitality REIT, has agreed to sell a seven-hotel, 1,124-room portfolio for $483 million, or approximately $430,000 per room. Kimpton manages all seven properties in the portfolio, which comprises the 97-room Canary Hotel Santa Barbara in California; 191-room Hotel Monaco Chicago; 189-room Hotel Monaco Denver; 225-room Hotel Monaco Salt Lake City; 230-room Hotel Palomar Philadelphia; 107-room Lorien Hotel & Spa in Alexandria, Va.; and the 85-room RiverPlace Hotel in Portland, Ore. Orlando-based Xenia acquired RiverPlace Hotel, Hotel Palomar Philadelphia and Canary Hotel Santa Barbara in 2015. The company acquired Hotel Monaco Denver, Lorien Hotel & Spa, Hotel Monaco Salt Lake City and Hotel Monaco Chicago in 2013. Xenia expects the sale to close in May, although the undisclosed buyer can extend the deadline to June with an additional deposit payment. The sales price represents a 5.3 percent capitalization rate, according to Xenia. “While these hotels are high-quality assets that are largely consistent with our long-term investment strategy, we believe that this disposition is an illustration of our ability to opportunistically unlock value within our current portfolio and increase shareholder value through portfolio recycling,” says Marcel Verbaas, chairman and chief executive officer …
HERNDON, VA. — Stonebridge Cos. has acquired Residence Inn by Marriott Herndon Reston in Herndon for $17.3 million. The hotel offers 168 rooms and features complimentary Wi-Fi, a pool, barbecue and picnic area, complimentary breakfast buffet, 24-hour market, an onsite business center and meeting space. The property is situated at 315 Elden St., 24 miles west of downtown Washington, D.C. and two miles from Reston Town Center, which features more than 50 retailers and 35 restaurants. LNR Partners LLC sold the hotel.