Hospitality

TIFTONIA, TENN. — Cronheim Hotel Capital (CHC) has arranged a $16 million loan for the refinancing of two hotels in Tiftonia: a Hampton Inn and a Fairfield Inn & Suites. The adjacent properties are located roughly five miles southwest of Chattanooga. Cronheim arranged the 10-year loan with a 30-year amortization schedule and a fixed interest rate of 4.12 percent on behalf of the borrower, Vision Hospitality Group Inc. The Chattanooga-based company developed the Hampton Inn and Fairfield Inn in 2009 and 2013, respectively. The properties share a common parking lot and feature business centers, meeting rooms, fitness centers and swimming pools.

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KANSAS CITY, MO. — Windsor Aughtry Hotel Group has begun development of a Hampton Inn and Suites by Hilton in Kansas City. The 132-room, seven-story hotel will be located at 1571 Main St. Designed by McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture, the hotel will include a Starbucks on the ground floor. Crossland Construction Co. is the general contractor and Hospitality America Inc. will manage the property. Completion is slated for early 2019. This is Windsor Aughtry’s first hotel in the Midwest.

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NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $23.5 million loan for the refinancing of the 130-room Box House Hotel in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn. New York-based Ladder Capital provided the loan, which features interest-only payments. The borrower was undisclosed. Cary Pollack and Judah Neuman of Meridian negotiated the terms of the loan. The Box House Hotel is a former warehouse space at 77 Box St. that was redeveloped into a hotel in 2012. The four-story property also features a rooftop event space with views of the Manhattan skyline. Greenpoint is accessible from Manhattan via the G subway line and the East River ferry.

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GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has closed the sale of a 94-room Hampton Inn & Suites and a 96-room Comfort Suites, two hotels located in the Dallas metro of Grapevine. Chris Gomes and Allan Miller of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Dallas-based Supreme Bright Grapevine II and IV LLC, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer. Other terms of sale were not disclosed.  

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ARLINGTON, VA. — Mission Capital Advisors has arranged a $47 million bridge loan for the refinancing of Hyatt Place Arlington Courthouse Plaza, a 168-room hotel located at 2401 Wilson Blvd. in Arlington, roughly 5 miles southwest of Washington, D.C. The property is located adjacent to the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Conference and Event Center. Jason Parker, Ari Hirt and Jamie Matheny of Mission Capital arranged the loan through EagleBank on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between The Schupp Cos. and LodgeWorks Partners. The eight-story hotel was constructed in 2016 and features a business center and indoor valet parking. In addition, the hotel is home to Verre Wine Bar on the ground level.

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PEVELY, MO. — Mumford Co. has arranged the sale of a Super 8 hotel in Pevely, about 29 miles south of St. Louis. The sales price was not disclosed. The three-story hotel features an indoor pool. George Arvanitis and Justin Pinkard of Mumford Co. represented the seller, Faiz Awana LLC. Investment Property Exchange Services Inc. purchased the asset.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — HFF has negotiated the sale of the 194-room DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Austin Northwest Arboretum on Austin’s north side. The property is situated adjacent to two mixed-use developments, The Domain and The Arboretum, and features a 24-hour business center, outdoor pool and 6,600 square feet of meeting and event space. John Bourret, Austin Brooks and Daniel Peek of HFF represented the seller, Florida-based Driftwood Hospitality Management, in the transaction. San Diego-based Pinnacle Hotels USA purchased the property for an undisclosed price.

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Dallas-based hospitality development firm NewcrestImage has opened a 134-room Hyatt Place hotel in the Bricktown district of Oklahoma City. The five-story property features a 24-hour fitness center and 1,800 square feet of meeting space. The Hyatt Place is the third hotel operated by NewcrestImage in Oklahoma City.  

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ATLANTA — Despite possible headwinds from Capitol Hill, the hospitality industry is poised for a healthy 2018. The combination of a strong economy, tax cuts and rising consumer confidence is boosting demand for hotels across the country. Meanwhile, lenders are tightening their purse strings when it comes to new development, leaving hoteliers confident that the industry is on solid footing. Those points were among the big takeaways stemming from two separate panel discussions held last Friday morning, March 23, during the Hunter Hotel Conference. The 30th annual event drew 1,700 attendees to the famed Atlanta Marriott Marquis hotel downtown designed by the late John C. Portman. In February, the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.1 percent, a 17-year low. The Consumer Confidence Index is at its highest level since 2000. “Domestically, things are great,” said Chip Rogers, president and CEO of the Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA). “This past holiday season was the most traveled holiday season on record.” Rogers said some credit goes to the low cost of gasoline. The price per gallon has been under $3 for four consecutive years, he pointed out. “You can see a direct relationship between how willing people are to travel and the …

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DES MOINES, IOWA — The Weitz Company has completed construction of the Hilton Des Moines Downtown. The 330-room convention center hotel spans 322,000 square feet. The $101 million project was financed with a mix of public and private money, according to the Des Moines Register. The Iowa Events Center Hotel Corp., a nonprofit established by Polk County in partnership with Bankers Trust, oversaw the project. The Waldinger Corp. and Baker Electric served as local subcontractors.

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