CLEVELAND — Kassouf Development has closed on financing for the Erieview Tower & Galleria redevelopment in downtown Clevleand. The developer will convert the property into a dual-branded W Residences and W Hotels by Marriott project. Plans call for 227 residences and 210 luxury hotel rooms. Residents will have access to concierge services, housekeeping, a doorman, bellman and butler services in addition to all hospitality and experiential amenities as well as access to the connected retail Galleria. The hotel component will feature a rooftop bar, fine dining restaurant, spa, fitness center, lobby lounge, office spaces and a 15,000-square-foot ballroom. The project marks the first W Hotels offering in Ohio. The development’s price tag is more than $218 million. The dual-branded W Residences and W Hotels concept is offered by Marriott worldwide, and there are eight locations in the United States. The existing Erieview Tower & Galleria is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Construction will be completed in phases, with residential construction commencing immediately and hotel construction beginning later this year. Completion is slated for late 2026. The Kassouf family purchased Erieview Tower in 2018 and has worked since the acquisition to secure the various capital sources needed to …
LITTLE CHUTE, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of the Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Appleton North hotel in Little Chute, about 25 miles southwest of Green Bay. The 66-room property is located at 130 Patriot Drive just off I-41. Amenities include an indoor pool, whirlpool, waterslide, waterpark, fitness center, business center, guest laundry, recreational vehicle parking and 400 square feet of meeting space. The asset will continue to operate as a Country Inn & Suites and is set to undergo a renovation. Ebrahim Valliani and Michael Klar of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller, both of which were limited liability companies.
FLINT, TEXAS — The Multifamily Group (TMG), a Dallas-based brokerage firm, has negotiated the sale of Lake O’ the Woods, a 64-unit hospitality property in Flint, about 100 miles east of Dallas. The property, which was vacant at the time of sale, was built in 1986 and offers one-bedroom cabins with an average size of 667 square feet. Jon Krebbs and Paul Yazbeck of TMG brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
BOSSIER CITY, LA. — The Cordish Companies has set the opening date for its $270 million Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana — Thursday, Feb. 13, pending approval from the Louisiana Gaming Control Board. The Baltimore-based company launched bookings at the Bossier City hotel last Friday, almost exactly a full year after breaking ground. Additionally, tickets are now on sale for a slate of shows/concerts at the development’s Event Center at Live! Situated along the Red River near Shreveport, La., the Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana will feature more than 47,000 square feet of gaming space; a sportsbook for live betting on sporting events; an upscale 550-room hotel with a resort-style pool and fitness center; 25,000-square-foot events center; structured and surface parking; a 31-site RV park; and 30,000 square feet of dining and entertainment venues, including Cordish brands Sports & Social, PBR Cowboy Bar and Luk Fu, as well as Ridotto Grand Café and The Prime Rib steakhouse.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — Atlanta-based brokerage firm Hunter Hotel Advisors has arranged the sale of the 101-key Hampton Inn & Suites Corpus Christi. The hotel is located at 5879 South Padre Island Drive and offers amenities such as a pool and fitness center. Kami Burnette and Mason McDavid of Hunter Hotel Advisors represented the seller, Canada-based hospitality REIT American Hotel Income Properties, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
BOSTON — MassHousing has provided an undisclosed amount of financing for an affordable housing redevelopment project in Boston. The project will convert the former Comfort Inn at 900 Morrissey Blvd. in the Dorchester area into a 99-unit apartment complex whose units will be reserved for households earning 30 percent or less of the area median income. The Community Builders is the developer of the project, which will include office and community spaces on the ground floor. Other project partners include BWA Architecture and Commodore Builders. Financing for the project stems in part from a $24 million bond issued by MassHousing that was purchased by Eastern Bank. Completion is slated for mid-summer 2025.
WESLEY CHAPEL, FLA. — A partnership between Mast Capital and Amzak Capital Management has secured a $72.5 million loan for the renovation of Saddlebrook Resort, a 480-acre hospitality property located in the Tampa suburb of Wesley Chapel. Beachpoint Capital Management provided the loan. Chris Drew, Brian Gaswirth, Jeff Bucaro, Paul Adams, Mark Deslauriers and Nicole Barba of JLL arranged the loan on behalf of the borrowers. The renovation of Saddlebrook Resort is expected to total $92 million and encompass a full-scale redesign of the guestroom suites, lobby, meeting spaces, pool and outdoor facilities, golf course and food-and-beverage destinations, as well as significant upgrades to the resort’s landscaping, sports facilities and lifestyle amenities. Mast Capital first partnered with Amzak Capital to acquire the resort in spring 2022.
SEDONA, ARIZ. — Chicago-based Waterton has purchased Poco Diablo Resort, a 137-key hotel located at 1752 AZ-179 in Sedona. Terms of the transaction were not released. Waterton plans to reposition and rebrand the asset as Outbound Sedona. Planned renovations include adding a heated pool and hot tub with rock formations, mini-waterfall features and zero gravity lounging options, as well as expanding the spa to include new treatment rooms. Situated on 18 acres adjacent to Oak Creek, the hotel features a lobby, onsite restaurant, 8,500 square feet of indoor/outdoor event space, a swimming pool and spa center. Outbound Sedona will be operated by Denver-based CoralTree Hospitality. The property will the fifth hotel under Waterton’s Outbound Hotels brand, a collection of lifestyle hotels in outdoor destinations.
BOSTON — Charlotte-based commercial lender Barings has provided a $115 million loan for the refinancing of the 471-room Renaissance Boston Seaport Hotel. Built in 2008 and set to be renovated next year, the hotel offers amenities such as 21,000 square feet of meeting and event space, a 10,700-square-foot ballroom, club lounge, recently renovated fitness center, an indoor pool and several food-and-beverage outlets. Eastdil Secured arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between affiliates of Rockpoint, Highgate and hotelAVE.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of 200 North College, a five-story mixed-use campus located on a 3.5-acre site in Uptown Charlotte. According to The Charlotte Ledger, the property sold for $32.7 million. Rob Cochran and Bill Harrison of Cushman & Wakefield’s Charlotte office, along with Steve Lindley in the firm’s Phoenix office, represented the seller, an entity doing business as Terra Funding – Wake Forest LLC, through the court-appointed receiver, locally based Childress Klein. An investor doing business as A H Real Estate Holdings was the buyer. The 455,000-square-foot property features a five-story office building anchored by Wake Forest University’s business school. The development also includes an 810-space parking deck and a DoubleTree by Hilton hotel with 294 rooms. The buyer plans to redevelop a portion of 200 North College to include multifamily units and ground-level retail space.