Hospitality

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Hilton Worldwide has opened the new 105-room Homewood Suites by Hilton Birmingham Downtown near University of Alabama at Birmingham and Five Points South District. Wyatt Construction recently completed the hotel on behalf of the owner, AUM Enterprise Inc. Located at 1016 20th St. in downtown Birmingham, the hotel features studio and one-bedroom suites with kitchens and separate living and sleeping areas. Amenities include an indoor swimming pool, fitness center, game room, complimentary breakfast and a free shuttle within a seven-mile radius of the hotel.

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NEW YORK CITY — Capital One has provided an $80 million construction/mini-perm loan for 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge, located on Brooklyn’s waterfront. The loan was initially part of a larger financing package that included a recently completed 107-unit condominium building. Capital One previously provided a $160 million loan to the borrower, a joint venture between Starwood Capital Group and Toll Brothers, to finance initial construction of the project. The 194-key hotel, which opened yesterday, is the third property in Starwood’s 1 Hotel brand. The property features 20,000 square feet of meeting/event space, a 24-hour fitness center, rooftop bar and pool and a 12,000-square-foot indoor/outdoor restaurant.

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NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Best Western Northeast Mall Inn & Suites, a hotel located at 8709 Airport Freeway in North Richland Hills. A limited liability company acquired the 87-room hotel for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 1984 and recently renovated, the property features a fitness center, pool and spa, meeting space and fully equipped business center. Chris Gomes and Allan Miller of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, and procured the buyer in the transaction.

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PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WIS. — DoubleTree by Hilton Pleasant Prairie Kenosha has reopened after undergoing a $3.5 million renovation. The hotel is located at 11800 108th St. in Pleasant Prairie. The conversion and renovation of the 120-room hotel includes upgrades to the guest rooms, meeting spaces and public spaces, including the lobby, business center, fitness center and pool area. The hotel also includes an on-site restaurant and bar, The Chancery Bar & Grill. Business meetings and events accommodating up to 500 attendees can be held in the hotel’s 5,500 square feet of meeting and banquet facility space. The property is owned by Varin Realty LLC and managed by First Hospitality Group Inc.

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ADDISON, TEXAS — Shinn-Addison Hospitality has opened Home2 Suites by Hilton Dallas Addison, located at 4875 Belt Line Road in Addison. The hotel features 132 suites with fully equipped kitchens and modular furniture, complimentary internet, community spaces, laundry and fitness facilities, a grab-and-go market, outdoor pool, fire pit and barbecue area. Magnolia Lodging manages the property.

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IRVING, TEXAS — PMZ Realty Capital has arranged an $11.9 million acquisition loan for TownePlace Suites by Marriott Las Colinas in Irving. The property offers 135 suites in studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts with fully equipped kitchens and free grocery delivery. Additionally, the hotel features a complimentary breakfast buffet, fitness center, outdoor pool and a 340-square-foot meeting room. The name of the borrower was not released.

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OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Midas Hospitality and sister company MC Hotel Construction are building a new Home2 Suites by Hilton in Overland Park. The 123-room hotel will be located at 7121 W. 135th St., which is the former site of a Smokehouse Bar-B-Que restaurant. The 65,000-square-foot hotel will offer suites with fully equipped kitchens, a fitness center, indoor pool and outdoor living area. Construction will begin in June and be completed by May 2018. Midas Hospitality will manage the hotel. The builder is MC Hotel Construction, and the architecture firm is Gray Design. All three companies are based in St. Louis.

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NEWARK, DEL. — HALL Structured Finance has closed a first lien construction loan totaling $14.7 million for the development of a SpringHill Suites by Marriott in Newark. Danneman Hospitality is developing the hotel, which will be the first SpringHill Suites in the state. The property will have 118 one-room suites and seven two-room suites. Amenities at the five-story property will include a breakfast dining area, lobby, bar, three meeting rooms, an indoor pool, fitness center, laundry room, marketplace and on-site restaurant.

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PORTLAND, TEXAS — Portland Hospitality LP has opened Home2 Suites by Hilton Portland, located at 139 Buddy Ganem Drive in Portland, located across the bay from Corpus Christi. Managed by ZJZ Hospitality Inc., the 88-room hotel features complimentary breakfast, community spaces, fitness area, outdoor pool, fire pit and barbecue grill area and a business center.

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OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Avison Young Hospitality Group has brokered the sale of a Hilton Garden Inn located at 5800 College Blvd. in Overland Park. The sales price was not disclosed. A West Coast-based family office purchased the 125-room hotel. The seller was an institutional hospitality platform based in the Southeast. Michael Bernath and Andrew Broad of Avison Young brokered the transaction.

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