Hospitality

R.D. Olson Construction Begins Building Hotel Trio in Healdsburg

by Nellie Day August 22, 2017

HEALDSBURG, CALIF. — R.D. Olson Construction has started construction of the 122-room Hotel Trio in the Sonoma wine country submarket of Healdsburg. The hotel will be located at 110 Dry Creek Road. The property includes 13 one-bedrooms and 109 studios. It is within walking distance of the downtown area and a host of local wineries. Hotel Trio will also offer on-site bicycle rentals to provide access to the hundreds of wineries within a 30-mile radius. Amenities will include a bar, meeting room, outdoor pool, BBQ area, lounge, fully equipped fitness center and multiple outdoor patios with fireplaces. The hotel will connect the Dry Creek, Russian River and Alexander wine valleys, which is why it is named “Trio.” Additional partners on the project include Axis/GFA Architecture + Design, ZFA Structural Engineers, CSW/Stuber-Stroeh Engineering Group, Tuan and Robinson Engineering and CU Investors.

August 22, 2017

Hospitality Illinois Midwest Top Stories

Natixis Provides $270M Refinancing for JW Marriott Chicago

by Katie Sloan August 22, 2017

CHICAGO — Natixis has provided a $270 million refinancing for the JW Marriott Chicago, a luxury hotel located within The Loop in downtown Chicago. Daniel Burnham designed the property in the early 1900s. It served as the Continental and Commercial National Bank Building for many years. In 2010, the first 12 floors of the building were transformed into a 610-room hotel. Architectural firm Lucien Lagrange & Associates led the $396 million restoration. The hotel offers amenities including a 20,000-square-foot spa; 38 meeting rooms totaling 45,000 square feet; a fitness center; barber and beauty shop; The Florentine, a full service Italian restaurant; lobby lounge; and 24-hour room service. Danny Kaufman and Jeff Bucaro of HFF placed the five-year, fixed-rate refinancing loan on behalf of UST XIX 208 S LaSalle, a German real estate investment fund managed by affiliates of Orlando, Fla.-based Estein USA. Natixis is the international corporate, asset management, insurance and financial services arm of Groupe BPCE, the second largest banking group in France. The firm is a full-service, direct lender for commercial real estate clients across the United States. Groupe BPCE has 31.2 million clients spread over two retail-banking networks — Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne. — Katie Sloan

August 22, 2017

Hospitality South Carolina Southeast

Legacy Suites Opens $11M Hotel in Metro Charlotte

by Camren Skelton August 21, 2017

ROCK HILL, S.C. — Legacy Suites has opened a new hotel at 1835 Canterbury Glen Lane in Rock Hill, a South Carolina suburb of Charlotte. Built by MC Hotel Construction, the $11 million, four-story hotel comprises 64,000 square feet and includes 115 rooms. The extended-stay hotel features a kitchen and full-size appliances. Amenities include a gathering room, fitness center, laundry facilities, barbeque grills and a picnic area. MC Hotel Construction’s sister company, Midas Hospitality, will manage the new property. The Rock Hill location is the second Legacy Suites hotel in the country, the other being in Donaldsonville, La. A third Legacy Suites location is slated to open in Greenville, S.C., in summer 2018.

August 21, 2017

Hospitality Mississippi Southeast

CVH Airways Opens New Homewood Suites Location in Metro Memphis

by Camren Skelton August 21, 2017

SOUTHAVEN, MISS. — CVH Airways LLC has opened Homewood Suites by Hilton Southaven, a 99-room hotel located at 135 Homewood Drive in Southaven, roughly 13 miles south of Memphis in Mississippi. The hotel includes a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom accommodations and features fully equipped kitchens and separate living and sleeping areas. Amenities include a fitness center, indoor pool, outdoor sports court and 468 square feet of meeting space. Vista Host Inc. will manage the property.

August 21, 2017

California Hawaii Hospitality Top Stories Western

Trinity, Oaktree to Form $3B Hospitality Joint Venture

by Taylor Williams August 21, 2017

HONOLULU AND LOS ANGELES — Trinity Investments LLC and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management have entered into a joint venture partnership, with plans to invest up to $3 billion in hospitality assets in Hawaii, California, Mexico and Japan. The formation of the joint venture follows Trinity and Oaktree’s $317 million acquisition of the 759-room Westin Maui Resort and Spa in April. That transaction more than doubled Trinity’s volume of hospitality investment for 2017. In addition to the four markets mentioned, the joint venture may also pursue investment opportunities in select gateway markets in the continental United States. Honolulu-based Trinity will oversee the joint venture and be responsible for its acquisitions and asset management. “Expanding our relationship with Oaktree provides us with additional capital to increase our scale in our core markets,” says Sean Hehir, president and CEO of Trinity. “Oaktree is a savvy investor that recognizes the success of our platform and shares our bullish outlook on these markets.” The stock price of Los Angeles-based Oaktree Capital Group LLC closed at $46.60 per share on Friday, Aug. 18, up from $43.87 on Aug. 25, 2016. — Taylor Williams

August 21, 2017

Hospitality Texas

HFF Arranges Sale of 305-Room, Dual-Branded Hotel in Austin

by Taylor Williams August 17, 2017

AUSTIN, TEXAS — HFF has arranged the sale of a two dual-branded hotel property located at 805 Neches St. and 810 Red River St. in Austin. The asset consists of the 134-room Hotel Indigo Austin Downtown and the 171-room Holiday Inn Express Austin Downtown University. Completed in 2016, the hotels share amenities such as an outdoor pool, bar and lounge and five levels of underground parking. John Bourret and Austin Brooks of HFF represented the seller, Journeyman Group, in the transaction. Nimes Real Estate purchased the property for an undisclosed price.

August 17, 2017

California Hospitality Western

SpringHill Suites in Central California Sells for $25M

by Nellie Day August 16, 2017

ATASCADERO, CALIF. — A Korean investment firm has acquired the 130-room SpringHill Suites Paso Robles Atascadero in Central California for $25 million. The hotel is located at 900 El Camino Real in the Paso Robles wine region. The four-story property opened in 2015. This is the new owner’s second U.S. investment. The group was attracted to the hotel’s location near the Central Coast and the emerging Paso Robles wine industry. Hunter Hotel Advisors represented the seller, an affiliate of J Street Hospitality, in this transaction.

August 16, 2017

California Hospitality Retail Top Stories Western

Sudberry Properties, Ayres Hotels Break Ground on Retail Center, Hotel Near San Diego

by Nellie Day August 16, 2017

CHULA VISTA, CALIF. — Sudberry Properties and Ayres Hotels have broken ground on Millenia Commons, a 131,800-square-foot “lifestyle destination center” and a 135-room Ayres Hotel in the San Diego suburb of Chula Vista. The center and hotel will be part of the 210-acre, multi-billion-dollar Millenia master-planned community, which is currently being developed in South San Diego County. Millenia Commons will include tenants like HomeGoods, Cost Plus World Market, Ross Dress for Less, buybuy Baby, Mattress Firm, Hurricane Grill & Wings, Papagayos Grill & Cantina, Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt, Great Clips, Jamba Juice, McDonald’s and Pacific Dental Services. Flocke & Avoyer is handling the project’s retail leasing efforts. The retail component will extend on both sides of Millenia Avenue, just south of Birch Road, on two separate parcels. The urban design will place an emphasis on walkability and outdoor gathering spaces. The design of the center is intended to complement the style of the overall Millenia master plan. Sudberry Properties is the developer of Millenia Commons, which Andrew Hull Stevenson Architects designed. Hazard Construction is doing the initial grading and infrastructure work for this component, though Sudberry is in the process of selecting additional contractors. The boutique hotel is scheduled to open …

August 16, 2017

Hospitality Texas

Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale of 60-Room Hotel in Cotulla, Texas

by Taylor Williams August 15, 2017

COTULLA, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Cowboy Inn Cotulla, a 60-room hotel locate at 145 FM 468 West in Cotulla, about 90 miles southwest of San Antonio. Andrew Frosch, Chris Gomes, Robert Arzola and Allan Miller of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller. Leilani Tedeski of Marcus & Millichap procured the buyer. Both parties were limited liability companies.

August 15, 2017

Georgia Hospitality Southeast

Peachtree Hotel Group Sells AC Hotel by Marriott in Downtown Atlanta for $57.5M

by Camren Skelton August 11, 2017

ATLANTA — Atlanta-based Peachtree Hotel Group has sold the AC Hotel by Marriott in downtown Atlanta to Austin, Texas-based Summit Hotel Properties Inc. for $57.5 million. The 255-room hotel — a redevelopment of a former Holiday Inn — opened in May 2017 after undergoing approximately $20 million in renovations. The hotel features a health and fitness studio, outdoor patio, swimming pool and an enclosed Zen garden with greenery walls. Interstate Hotels & Resorts will manage the property. Situated at 101 Andrew Young International Blvd. in the heart of downtown Atlanta, the hotel is within walking distance to CNN Studios, Centennial Olympic Park, the Georgia Aquarium, the College Football Hall of Fame and the World of Coca-Cola.

August 11, 2017

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