Hospitality

Ares Real Estate Group Sells Stake in 1,500-Room Colorado Resort for $270M

by Kristin Harlow September 14, 2018

AURORA, COLO. — Ares Real Estate Group has sold its investment stake in the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Aurora for $270 million. Slated to open this December, the 1,500-room hotel is located less than 10 minutes from the Denver International Airport. Marriott International Inc. will manage the hotel upon its opening. In addition to 486,012 square feet of convention space, the property will feature a full-service spa, fitness center, pool, several restaurants, a coffee shop and marketplace store. The resort is expected to be the largest combined hotel and convention center in Colorado, according to Ares. Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc. and RIDA Development Corp., the other partners in the development’s joint venture, acquired Ares’ investment stake. The sale comes on the heels of Ares’ announcement last week that its power and infrastructure fund acquired the assets of Irving, Texas-based oil and gas company Paradigm Energy Partners. Ares Real Estate Group is part of Ares Management LP (NYSE: ARES), which has approximately $121.4 billion in assets under management and 18 offices worldwide. Ryman (NYSE: RHP) owns four resorts totaling 8,114 rooms that are managed by Marriott under the Gaylord Hotels brand. Ryman also owns other Marriott-branded hotels as …

September 14, 2018

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HALL Structured Finance Secures $53M Construction Loan for Hotel Expansion in Scottsdale, Arizona

by Amy Works September 13, 2018

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Dallas-based HALL Structured Finance has closed a $53 million construction loan to finance the expansion, redevelopment, flagging and rebranding of CopperWynd Resort, located at 13225 N. Eagle Ridge Drive in Scottsdale. The existing 32-room property will be converted into the 177-room Marriott Autograph Scottsdale Resort. Bill Hinz is redeveloping the property, which is slated to open by fourth-quarter 2019. Located in the McDowell Mountains, the existing property features a full-service spa and 26,500 square feet of lobby and common areas, including a fitness center, two pools, a pool café, tennis facilities and Flourish Restaurant. As part of the renovation, the existing 32 rooms will be refreshed and 145 rooms and 12,000 square feet of meeting space will be added to the resort. Malcolm Davies of George Smith Partners sourced the financing for the project.

September 13, 2018

Acquisitions Hospitality Iowa Midwest

CBRE Arranges Sale of Two Hotels in Coralville, Iowa

by Kristin Harlow September 12, 2018

CORALVILLE, IOWA — In two separate transactions, CBRE has arranged the sales of a Comfort Inn & Suites and a Quality Inn in Coralville, a suburb of Iowa City. The sales prices were not disclosed. The 62-room Comfort Inn & Suites is located at 214 W. 9th St., while the 55-room Quality Inn is located at 209 W. 9th St. Douglas Johnson of CBRE represented the undisclosed sellers. Two different investment groups purchased the assets.

September 12, 2018

Acquisitions Hospitality Maryland Southeast

HREC Brokers Sale of 152-Room, Hilton-Branded Hotel in Metro Baltimore

by Camren Skelton September 12, 2018

COLUMBIA, MD. — HREC Investment Advisors has arranged the sale of the 152-room DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Columbia in downtown Columbia, roughly 19 miles southwest of Baltimore. A joint venture between LTD Hospitality Group and Sefira Capital acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Ketan Patel and Kevin Kanley of HREC arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, RLJ Lodging Trust. The hotel features meeting space, a fitness center, heated indoor pool and an onsite restaurant and bar.

September 12, 2018

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VanTrust Real Estate Acquires 20-Acre Land Parcel for Mixed-Use Development in Chandler, Arizona

by Amy Works September 11, 2018

CHANDLER, ARIZ. — VanTrust Real Estate has purchased 20 acres of land, located at Chandler Boulevard and the Loop 101 in Chandler. The Rockefeller Group, New York City, sold the land parcel for $12.2 million. VanTrust plans to build a mixed-use development with office, hotel and retail space on the site. This transaction continues the company’s development pipeline in the Arizona market, which consists of projects for industrial, multifamily and office space. The company recently completed Chandler Corporate Center, a 117,000-square-foot office asset located at 350. N. McClintock Drive in Chandler, and it plans to break ground on the second phase of the development soon.

September 11, 2018

Florida Hospitality Loans Southeast

Berkadia Arranges $17.5M Construction Loan for New Hotel in Tallahassee

by Camren Skelton September 11, 2018

TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged a $17.5 million construction loan for Hotel Indigo, a 143-room hotel that will be developed in Tallahassee. Brad Williamson and Kyle Ryan of Berkadia arranged the five-year, fixed-rate loan through a regional bank on behalf of the developer, Urban Street Development. The hotel will be one of the final pieces of the company’s Florida State University (FSU) CollegeTown District. The master-planned mixed-use community already includes 982 student housing beds, 60,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space and two parking garages. Urban Street broke ground on the $125 million project in 2013. Situated at 826 Gaines St., Hotel Indigo will be located adjacent to FSU and steps away from Doak Campbell Stadium, home to FSU’s Seminole football team. Designed by hospitality design firm ai3, the hotel will feature a contemporary design and an onsite restaurant and bar. Hotel Indigo is a chain of boutique hotels and part of InterContinental Hotels Group.

September 11, 2018

Acquisitions Hospitality Midwest Missouri

MCR Sells 195-Room Hilton Hotel in Downtown St. Louis

by Kristin Harlow September 11, 2018

ST. LOUIS — MCR has sold the 195-room Hilton St. Louis Downtown at the Arch. The hotel is located at 400 Olive St. Amenities include a business center, bar area, fitness room and meeting rooms. The buyer was not disclosed. MCR, which purchased the property in December 2016, generated a 44 percent internal rate of return on its initial investment. The sales price was not disclosed, but the property has an appraised value of nearly $7 million, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. MCR’s investment strategy is to purchase well-located hotels, improve operations and sell opportunistically, according to Tyler Morse, CEO and managing partner.

September 11, 2018

Features Georgia Hospitality Southeast Southeast Feature Archive

Economist: Hotel Sector Benefitting from Strong Consumer Confidence, Uptick in Income and Corporate Profits

by John Nelson September 11, 2018

ATLANTA — Roger Tutterow, director of Kennesaw State University’s Econometric Center, encourages hoteliers to be optimistic about today’s historic level of consumer confidence because it directly impacts the leisure travel side of the hospitality sector. In late August, the consumer confidence index increased to 133.4, its highest level since October 2000, according to The Conference Board. The index gauges consumers’ confidence levels about business and labor conditions. “This is still a consumer-driven economy, and it’s very important that we maintain those confidence levels,” said Tutterow, who was one of the featured speakers at Atlanta Lodging Outlook 2019. The Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau, Cornell Hotel Society and the Georgia Hotel & Lodging Association jointly hosted the annual event, which took place on Tuesday, Sept. 4 at the InterContinental Buckhead hotel in Atlanta. Spending Power Impacts Hotel Performance Personal income gains and corporate profits also affect hotel absorption as these determine the spending power of leisure travelers and businesses. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, personal income increased by 3.5 percent over the past six months, while corporate profits rose 20 percent during the same period. “You’ve got support both from the personal income and corporate profits side,” said Tutterow …

September 11, 2018

Acquisitions Hospitality New Jersey Northeast

HREC Orchestrates Sale of Holiday Inn Cherry Hill in New Jersey

by David Cohen September 10, 2018

CHERRY HILL, N.J. — HREC Investment Advisors has orchestrated the sale of the Holiday Inn Philadelphia-Cherry Hill. The sales price was undisclosed. The 186-room property is located seven miles east of downtown Philadelphia. Ketan Patel, Mark von Dwingelo and Bill Schoenenberger of HREC represented the seller, 2715 Marlton Pike Associates LP., in the transaction. KPG Hotels acquired the property.

September 10, 2018

Hospitality Top Stories

LaSalle Hotel Properties Changes Course, Accepts Pebblebrook’s $5.2B Merger Offer as Blackstone Bows Out

by Jeff Shaw September 6, 2018

BETHESDA, MD. —It appears the sixth time’s a charm as LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE: LHO) has accepted Pebblebrook Hotel Trust’s (NYSE: PEB) merger proposal made in late August. The two Maryland-based hotel REITs jointly announced today that Pebblebrook will acquire all of LaSalle’s outstanding common shares in a deal valued at $5.2 billion. In accepting the unsolicited Pebblebrook bid, LaSalle has terminated its previously announced merger agreement with affiliates of The Blackstone Group LP (NYSE: BX). Blackstone declined to revise its $4.8 billion bid, including $1.1 billion in debt, which LaSalle previously accepted in May. According to The Wall Street Journal,Blackstone is entitled to a $112 million termination fee. Under terms of the merger agreement, each LaSalle shareholder will have the option to receive for each LaSalle common share owned either a fixed amount of $37.80 in cash or a common share of Pebblebrook stock at a fixed exchange ratio of 0.92. A maximum of 30 percent of outstanding LaSalle common shares may be exchanged for cash. “We are very pleased to have reached an agreement to bring Pebblebrook and LaSalle together in a strategic combination that represents a terrific value-maximizing opportunity for both LaSalle and Pebblebrook shareholders,” says Jon …

September 6, 2018

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