Hospitality

WASHINGTON, D.C. — PCCP LLC has provided a $44.9 million loan for the acquisition of Embassy Suites at Chevy Chase Pavilion, a 198-room hotel in Washington D.C.’s Friendship Heights neighborhood. Arden Group acquired the asset from Clarion Partners. The hotel is located at 4300 Military Road N.W., on the border of northwest Washington, D.C. and Chevy Chase, Md., and within Chevy Chase Pavilion, a mixed-use complex. In addition to the hotel, the development includes a 205,000-square-foot office building and 155,000 square feet of retail. The hotel features an indoor swimming pool, health club and four meeting rooms. In addition, the hotel has access to Chevy Chase Pavilion’s 675-space underground parking garage and direct underground access to the Red Line Metro Station.

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HAWTHORNE, CALIF. — Mogul Capital has received $60 million in construction financing to build the dual-branded Marriott Courtyard and TownePlace Suites hotel in Hawthorne. The five-story property will contain 354 guest rooms, a restaurant, swimming pool, and meeting space for corporate and community functions. The hotel will be located near aerospace-related businesses like SpaceX and Northrup Gruman, as well as Tesla’s design headquarters, Boeing, Aerospace Corp, Raytheon, LA Airforce Base and Mattel. Lusardi Construction Co. will build the project. Avana Capital provided the capital.

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SEATTLE — Hilton Hotels has announced plans to construct the Sound Hotel Seattle Belltown, a 142-room hotel in Seattle. The hotel is being developed as part of a 42-story mixed-use building. The new property will also house Arrivè apartments. The hotel will be situated on floors one through 10 with a first-floor lobby and restaurant. A bar/lounge, pre-function space and 770 square feet of meeting space, which will divide into two rooms, will all be available on the seventh floor. The Sound Hotel Seattle Belltown is part of the Tapestry Collection by Hilton. The Hotel Group will manage the asset.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Condor Hospitality Trust Inc., a Maryland-based, publicly traded hospitality REIT, has acquired a 122-room TownePlace Suites hotel located in the North Tech Ridge submarket of Austin. The purchase price of the Marriott-branded asset was approximately $19.7 million. Aimbridge Hospitality will continue to manage the pet-friendly property, which features 24-hour fitness and business centers and an outdoor pool with a fire pit.

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HEALDSBURG, CALIF. — Montage Hotels & Resorts has unveiled plans for Montage Healdsburg, a 130-room hotel in the Sonoma County city of Healdsburg.Construction is scheduled to start in spring 2018. The 258-acre resort will feature bungalow-style accommodations, Spa Montage, an infinity pool overlooking the resort’s vineyards and Montage’s children’s program called Paintbox. The new hotel will open in 2020. The Robert Green Company is developing the property. Ohana Real Estate Investors will be the owner, and Montage Hotels & Resorts will operate the asset.

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SAN ANTONIO — Houston-based DC Partners will develop Thompson San Antonio Hotel, a 162-room hospitality project that will be located in the RiverWalk area of San Antonio. The 20-story property will also include 58 residences. Amenities will include 5,000 square feet of meeting space, a pool with cabanas and a bar, fitness center and a spa. Construction is expected to begin within the next month, according to realtynewsreport.com.

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LA PORTE, IND. — Huff, Niehaus & Associates Inc. has brokered the sale of the Best Western Plus hotel in La Porte, about 30 miles west of South Bend, for $4.5 million. The 142-room hotel also features a conference center. GDR Hospitality LLC has operated the hotel for over 10 years. The buyer, BRK Colorado Inc., intends to retain the Best Western Plus franchise and make renovations to the property. Brandt Niehaus of Huff, Niehaus & Associates brokered the transaction.

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PARK CITY, UTAH — Sonnenblick-Eichner Co. has arranged $60 million in financing for the 177-room St. Regis Deer Valley resort in Park City. The resort is located at 2300 Deer Valley Drive E. The St. Regis Deer Valley offers 67 hotel condominium suites divisible into 177 hotel keys and 25 private whole-ownership residences. The ski-in, ski-out resort includes amenities like the 14,000-square-foot Remède Spa, fitness facilities, a Jean-Georges Vongerichten signature restaurant (J&G Grill) and the Deer Crest Club, a private club. A domestic life insurance company funded the loan in a highly structured transaction. Proceeds of this non-recourse financing were used to refinance existing debt with a new long-term, fixed-rate loan. The proceeds will also fund the next phase of the resort’s development, which will include additional condominium and hotel units, a destination restaurant and other amenities. Construction on the next phase is scheduled to begin in late 2018 or early 2019. This is the third financing Sonnenblick-Eichner has arranged for the ownership. This includes a $212.5 million construction loan and a subsequent permanent loan.

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ALPHARETTA, GA. — Developers of the Hotel at Avalon and Alpharetta Conference Center celebrated the grand opening on Tuesday, Jan. 16, marking the final phase of Avalon, the 2.4 million-square-foot mixed-use development in the northern Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta. The $112 million hotel and conference center were developed in a public-private partnership between Stormont Hospitality Group, Long Wharf Capital, North American Properties (NAP) and the City of Alpharetta. The 330-room hotel features a 24-hour fitness center, access to Club Avalon Concierge and proximity to the variety of shops, dining and entertainment venues offered within Avalon. The hotel’s food and beverage options, Fifth Group restaurant’s South City Kitchen Avalon and Starbucks Coffee, will open this month on the ground floor. The Hotel at Avalon and 65,000-square-foot Alpharetta Conference Center offer 44,000 square feet of adaptable event space, including a second-story pool terrace overlooking Avalon Boulevard. In addition, the development includes two ballrooms, an executive boardroom and smaller meeting rooms. Atlanta-based architect Cooper Carry led the design of the hotel, and Chicago-based Perkins + Will designed the hotel and conference center interiors. The Johnson Studio at Cooper Carry designed South City Kitchen Avalon, and Brasfield & Gorrie was the project’s general contractor.

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MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO. — Midas Hospitality has opened Residence Inn and Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott in Maryland Heights, about 20 miles northwest of St. Louis. The $25 million project is Marriott’s first dual-branded hotel in the St. Louis area. The 119,000-square-foot property is located at 11918 Westline Industrial Drive, formerly home to Clayton Engineering. The hotel includes 96 rooms for the Residence Inn and 88 rooms for the Fairfield Inn & Suites. The property features a fitness center, indoor pool, meeting rooms, guest laundry facilities and backyard seating areas with a grill and pergola. Midas Hospitality will manage the hotel, which was built by sister company MC Hotel Construction.

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