DALLAS — Berkadia has negotiated the sale of the 160-room Doubletree Dallas-Farmers Branch hotel. The property, which offers amenities such as a pool, fitness center and a business center, recently underwent an $8 million renovation program. The buyer was an undisclosed 1031 exchange investor. This was the first sale from the 15-property portfolio Berkadia exclusively listed throughout the West and Southwest. The entire portfolio could fetch a sales price of $375 million.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pebblebrook Hotel Trust has entered into an agreement to sell Kimpton Rouge Hotel, a 137-room hotel in downtown Washington, D.C., for $42 million. The hotel offers a 24-hour fitness center, in-room spa services, a yoga mat in every room, bicycles for rent and an on-site bar. The seller expects the sale to close in the third quarter of this year. The buyer was not disclosed.
RENO AND LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Eldorado Resorts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERI) and Caesars Entertainment Corp. (NASDAQ: CZR) have agreed to merge operations in a cash and stock deal valued at $17.3 billion. Eldorado plans to purchase the assets and operations of Caesars, creating the world’s largest gaming company. If approved and executed, the combined company would operate under the Caesars name and continue to trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. The combined company would own and operate approximately 60 casino-resorts and gaming facilities across 16 states. The combined company will also oversee the completion of the $1.2 billion room remodeling program of Caesars’ Las Vegas Strip assets. Eldorado will acquire all the outstanding shares of Caesars using $7.2 billion in cash, approximately 77 million Eldorado common shares and the assumption of Caesars outstanding net debt, excluding face value of the existing convertible note (i.e. short-term debt that converts to equity). Eldorado and Caesars shareholders will hold approximately 51 percent and 49 percent of the combined company’s outstanding shares, respectively. The combined company’s board of directors will consist of 11 members, six from Eldorado’s board of directors and five from Caesars’ board of directors. The board of directors for both …
PERU, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $2.5 million sale of a 61-room Super 8 hotel in Peru, which is located in central Illinois. The property is situated at 1851 May Road. Ebrahim Valliani, Michael Klar and Chris Gomes of Marcus & Millichap brokered the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed buyer and seller. The hotel caters to leisure and business clientele.
PEARLAND, TEXAS — Hospitality owner-operator Banyan Investment Group has acquired the 110-room Courtyard by Marriott Houston Pearland, located on the city’s southwestern outskirts. Banyan will assume operations of the property, which is situated within Pearland Town Center, a mixed-use development with 140 retail stores and restaurants, a 234-unit apartment complex and 50,000 square feet of office space. The hotel’s rooms were renovated in 2016 and its amenities include a fitness center, pool, coffee shop and meeting space for up to 60 people.
SLIDELL, LA. — Q Hotels and Stirling Properties have broken ground on Springhill Suites by Marriott, an 88-room, four-story hotel in Slidell. The hotel will sit on 1.9 acres at the intersection of Ruth Garrett Way and Bill Garrett Road, about 35 miles northeast of downtown New Orleans. Construction is already underway on the hotel with delivery slated for the fourth quarter of 2020. The hotel will be situated within Fremaux Park, Stirling’s 350-acre mixed-use development that includes residential and retail space, including Fremaux Town Center. The 640,000-square-foot retail destination is anchored by Dillard’s, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Kohl’s and Best Buy and includes restaurants such as Five Guys, Rock N Roll Sushi, Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Starbucks and LongHorn Steakhouse. Fremaux Park’s additional phases will include more residential and retail space and bring office and industrial space.
GARDEN GROVE, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged $15.5 million in financing for Garden Grove Hotel LLC, a private buyer, for the development of a Home2Suites hotel in Garden Grove. Bruce Francis, Dana Summers, Doug Birrell, Bob Ybarra, Shaun Moothart and David Stinebaugh of CBRE facilitated the loan. The financing features an 18-month floating-rate period during construction that will convert into a fixed-rate loan for 36 months with two one-year extension options. The lending amount represents 73.5 percent of total project costs. Located at 13650 Harbor Blvd., the 124-unit hotel is currently under construction, with completion slated for late 2020.
PORTLAND, ORE. — BPM Real Estate Group has unveiled plans for a 35-story tower in downtown Portland that will feature a mix of condominiums, office space, retail and the Pacific Northwest’s first Ritz-Carlton hotel. Project costs are estimated at $600 million. The tower will be built on the current site of the Alder Street Food Cart Pod, a collection of street food vendors that recently announced it would close at the end of this month. Construction of the project is slated to begin before the end of the year for completion in early 2023. Marriott International Inc. recently signed a contract to bring the Ritz-Carlton Residences brand to the tower with 251 hotel rooms and 138 condominiums. Marriott will also operate that portion of the development, which will be the city’s first five-star hotel, according to Marriott. Plans also call for retail space and a ground-level food hall, while details on the office portion have not yet been released. The new tower will be one of the five tallest buildings in Portland upon completion, offering views of the city, Cascade Mountains and Willamette River. The site is a few blocks from Pioneer Courthouse Square, the most-visited tourist destination in Oregon, …
NEWARK, N.J. — MCR, a hospitality owner-operator based in Dallas and New York City, has acquired the 150-room Courtyard by Marriott Newark Downtown. The property, which opened in 2012, is located near Newark Penn Station, Newark Liberty International Airport and the Prudential Center, a live music venue. Hotel amenities include a restaurant, coffee shop, snack shop, a fitness center and more than 4,000 square feet of meeting and event space. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
As the economy continues its upward trajectory, hotels are enjoying the benefits of strong demand from both personal and business travel. Despite these solid operating fundamentals, many lenders are apprehensive about the record length of the current economic expansion and the impact that a future downturn may have on room rates and occupancy levels. In response to these growing fears, many capital sources have either tightened their lending criteria or decided to cease hospitality lending all together. As traditional sources of financing retreat, hospitality owners have had to look far and wide for lenders that remain receptive to this asset class. This has created opportunities for lesser-known sources of capital, like Chicago-based Alliant Credit Union, to finance high quality properties. By going against the trend and utilizing internal specialization, Alliant has been able to exercise a level of selectivity that a more crowded field prevented until recently. This has resulted in loans on well-located properties with demonstrable operating results that are run by highly experienced owners with the financial resources to withstand a downturn. The emergence of non-household name lenders has enabled an accomplished subset of borrowers to access needed liquidity and obtain favorable loan terms in light of the …
