TORRANCE, CALIF. — CalBay Development has acquired a freeway-oriented land site located at the northwest corner of 190th and Western avenues in Torrance. Irvine, Calif.-based Sares-Regis sold the 5.3-acre development site for $12 million. CalBay plans to develop the site into hotel, health club, retail and/or restaurant uses. The site was part of a 110-acre Toyota Headquarters, which was recently vacated. The campus comprises 18 buildings with more than 2 million square feet of office and industrial space. The campus served as Toyota’s North American headquarters since 1967 until it was sold to a partnership led by Sares-Regis. Jeff Adkison and Geoff Tranchina of JLL arranged the transaction.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — CBL Properties and Vision Hospitality Group plan to develop a 135-room hotel in Chattanooga as part of the redevelopment of Hamilton Place mall. The new Aloft by Marriott will be situated between The Cheesecake Factory and the future Dave & Buster’s where a former Sears used to be at Hamilton Place. Amenities will include an urban-inspired design with loft-like guestrooms featuring nine-foot ceilings and keyless entry using your smartphone or Apple Watch. The hotel will be situated about 12 miles east of downtown Chattanooga. Construction on Hamilton Place is set to begin in the spring.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA — The Warrior Hotel and neighboring Davidson Building in downtown Sioux City will undergo a $73 million restoration. A groundbreaking ceremony took place on Tuesday, Feb. 5. The 10-story hotel and six-story building are slated to open in the fall of 2020 as The Warrior Hotel and Davidson Apartments. Marriott will operate the hotel as an Autograph Collection hotel. Both the Davidson and The Warrior properties, built in 1913 and 1930, respectively, have been vacant for the past 40 years. They are listed on the National Register of Historical Places. Restoration of St. Louis is leading the renovation. BSI Contractors Inc., FEH Architects and Checkmate Design are also project partners. Funding for the project was supported by nearly $18 million in assistance approved by the Iowa Department of Economic Development, including $16.5 million in historic tax credits and $5 million in the form of loans and grants from the city. When completed, The Warrior will feature 148 guest rooms. The Davidson Apartments will house an additional 56 hotel rooms on the second through fourth floors, 20 apartment units, two lofts and street-level commercial space.
PHOENIX — Park Hotels & Resorts has closed on the sale of Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort, located at 7677 N. 16th St. in Phoenix. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset for $51.4 million, or $91,200 per key before customary closing costs. The all-suite resort features 563 rooms, a four-acre waterpark, kid’s camp, full-service spa and fitness center, three restaurants and 48,000 square feet of indoor/outdoor meeting space. This transaction represents the 14th hotel that Park has sold over the prior year and continues the company’s strategy of improving the overall quality of its portfolio by recycling out of non-core hotels.
WAIKOLOA, HAWAII — Hilton Grand Vacations has opened Ocean Tower by Hilton Grand Vacations Club, the company’s fourth property in Waikoloa and its first on Hawaii Island with direct oceanfront views. Once complete, the multi-phase project will feature 350 units in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom suites, including upgraded penthouse residences. The project’s initial phases, which are now complete, features 72 units consisting of 18 studios, 24 one-bedroom suites, 24 two-bedroom suites and six three-bedroom suites. All completed suites offer resort or ocean views, full kitchens, private balconies, walk-in showers with soaking tubs and spacious living and dining areas. At complete built out, on-site amenities will include a check-in and departure lounge and fitness center. Additionally, owners and guests will have access to the amenities of the Hilton Waikoloa Village, including three pools, a salt water lagoon, Dolphin Quest, tennis courts, a tram and boat system, resort shops, restaurants and the Kohala Spa.
HONOLULU — Bethesda, Md.-based Phillips Realty Capital has secured $63 million in financing on behalf of Lucky Hotels USA. Benefit Street Partners provided fixed-rate, permanent financing secured by the OHANA Waikiki Malia Hotel in Honolulu. John Sieber Jr. of Phillips Realty Capital structured the financing, while Aaron Derby at Benefit Street Partners represented the lender. Situated at 2211 Kuhio Ave. within the Waikiki Resort District, the hotel features two towers built in 1960 and 1980 and underwent a $6.2 million renovation in 2010 to update the rooms, lobby and common areas. Outrigger Hotels and Resorts manages the 327-room hotel.
NEW ORLEANS — Stonebridge Cos. has acquired the 280-room Embassy Suites by Hilton New Orleans Convention Center hotel in New Orleans’ Art and Warehouse District. The hotel offers modern guest rooms, two- and three-room suites, a fitness center, outdoor pool, complimentary breakfast, complimentary drinks and appetizers nightly, on-site restaurant Stacks, a 24-hour business center and more than 8,000 square feet of versatile function space. This is the first hotel acquisition in New Orleans for Denver-based Stonebridge and the company’s third Embassy Suites by Hilton in the United States, joining locations in Austin, Texas, and Anchorage, Alaska. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
BELTON, MO. — The city of Belton has approved development plans for a 95-room Avid Hotel by IHG. The four-story hotel is expected to be the first Avid property to open in the Kansas City area. Completion is slated for the end of 2020. The property will include a fitness room and lobby with “grab-and-go” breakfast. The project team includes developer Liberty Hotel Group, general contractor Genesis Construction Management, architect B+A Architecture and civil engineer Renaissance Infrastructure Consulting.
PROVINCETOWN, MASS. — HFF has arranged an $11.7 million acquisition loan for the 129-room Harbor Hotel Provincetown in Massachusetts. Located at 698 Commercial St., the three-building seasonal boutique hotel includes an outdoor pool, patio, fire pit, cabana bar and pet-friendly rooms as well as an onsite lounge and restaurant. The hotel is less than two miles from the ferry port, which delivers tourists from Boston. Provincetown attracts more than 60,000 tourists each summer. Greg LaBine and Martha Nay of HFF secured a seven-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan on behalf of the borrower, subsidiary entities of funds managed by Linchris Hotel Corp. The lender was HarborOne Bank.
CAMBRIDGE, OHIO — Mumford Co. has negotiated the sale of the Holiday Inn Express hotel in Cambridge, located in eastern Ohio, for an undisclosed price. Built in 2014, the 77-room property features a business center, fitness facility and indoor pool. David Mumford, Justin Pinkard and George Arvanitis of Mumford represented the seller, Cambridge Lodging LLC. Arvanitis procured the buyer, Jannat Investments Inc.