COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Best Western Plus College Station Inn & Suites is now open at 950 Arrington Road in College Station. The 64-room hotel is located within the Tower Point mixed-use development. Rooms include mini-fridges, microwaves, coffee and tea makers, work desks and 42-inch televisions. Community amenities include a fitness room and outdoor swimming pool.
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — Picone Construction has completed the $10 million Wingate by Wyndham Hotel in Niagara Falls. Located at 333 Rainbow Blvd., the four-story 100,000-square-foot hotel features 110 rooms, an indoor pool, breakfast area, meeting and board space, a fitness center, a restaurant and retail space. The architect of record was Silvestri Architects and the project engineer was Studio T3 Engineering.
Hilton Worldwide has announced it will open the new the 623-guestroom Hilton Garden Inn Waikiki Beach on Oahu early next year. It will occupy the former site of OHANA Waikiki West at 2330 Kuhio Ave. That structure was built in 1970. The resort’s public spaces and guestrooms are currently undergoing a renovation that should be completed in early 2016. Hilton is also adding a full-service restaurant and lounge, a grab-and-go market, a modern lobby and a new fitness center. The hotel will also feature an enhanced pool deck with a bar, grill and poolside cabanas. This will be the firm’s first Hilton Garden Inn hotel on the island of Oahu. It will be managed by Evolution Hospitality.
Hilton recently debuted the DoubleTree by Hilton Park City – The Yarrow in Utah. This resort occupies a former resort, the Yarrow Resort Hotel & Conference Center, which received an extensive renovation. The property is located at 1800 Park Ave. It is situated near Park City Mountain Resort, Deer Valley Resort and Canyons Resort. The renovation will upgrade the hotel’s guestrooms, meeting spaces and public areas. Amenities include a year-round heated outdoor swimming pool and hot tub, 24-hour fitness center and a 24-hour business center. A new game room will open at the resort later this year. The Yarrow property also features 11,837 square feet of flexible event space, including a 5,100-square-foot ballroom that accommodates more than 700 guests.
CARLISLE AND MECHANICSBURG, PA., AND HAGERSTOWN, MD. — HREC Investment Advisors has arranged the sale of a three-property hospitality portfolio located in Pennsylvania and Maryland. Keystone Lodging Enterprise sold the properties for an undisclosed price. The portfolio consists of the 99-room Sleep Inn in Carlisle, the 93-room Wingate by Wyndham in Mechanicsburg, and the 96-room Sleep Inn & Suites in Hagerstown. Ketan Patel and Geoff Davis of HREC represented the seller in the transaction. The name of the buyer was not released.
MIAMI — Aztec Group has brokered the $8.6 million sale of Miami River Inn, Miami’s longest operating hotel. Vagabond Group, led by developer Avra Jain, purchased the 58-room hotel, which is located along the Miami River at 118 S.W. South River Drive. Vagabond Group plans to renovate the hotel, which was built in 1906. Jason Katz of Aztec Group represented Vagabond in the transaction. Alfonso Jaramillo of Fortune International Realty represented the seller, Habitat Group.
DES MOINES, IOWA — The Weitz Co. has been selected to build the $101 million Iowa Events Center Hotel at Fifth Avenue and Park Street in Des Moines. The Iowa Events Center Hotel will include a build-out of a 330-room convention hotel, which will be connected to the Iowa Events Center, a multi-venue convention center and entertainment complex. Weitz will work with Des Moines-area architectural and engineering firms to complete the project.
DALLAS — Hilton Worldwide and Dallas-based Centurion American Development have signed a franchise license agreement to open The Statler Hotel & Residences in Dallas. Opening in October 2016, the refurbished hotel will be part of Curio by Hilton, a brand of upscale and luxury hotels for travelers. The original Dallas Statler Hilton was located at 1914 Commerce St. in downtown Dallas. Centurion American Development Group’s master plan includes 161 hotel rooms on the lower five floors and 219 residences on the top 11 floors. The building will include meeting space, retail and office space, four restaurants and a hotel lounge. A new music venue is also planned in the 14,500-square-foot ballroom. Development of the building is set to start at the beginning of May. Plano-based Aimbridge Hospitality will manage the hotel.
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves and Omni Hotels & Resorts have partnered to develop a new Omni hotel in the mixed-use development adjacent to SunTrust Park in Cobb County. Known as the Omni Atlanta Northwest Hotel, the property will span 16 floors and feature 260 guest rooms. The hotel will comprise 12,500 square feet of meeting space, a signature restaurant and an elevated pool deck and bar overlooking the plaza and ballpark. Groundbreaking for the Omni Atlanta Northwest Hotel is expected to occur later this year. The Dallas-based hospitality company has 60 hotels and resorts in the top markets across the U.S., including the Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center. SunTrust Park is set to open by April 2017 and will be the new home to the Atlanta Braves.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Hilton Worldwide has acquired the 150-room Boulders Resort & Spa near Scottsdale for an undisclosed sum. The 1,300-acre resort is located at 34631 N. Tom Darlington Drive in the Sonoran Desert foothill town of Carefree, just north of Scottsdale. The property will soon undergo a significant remodel and upgrade. Hilton announced the hotel will now operate under the “Curio – A Collection by Hilton” portfolio. Curio is a global brand of upper-upscale and luxury hotels that focus on delivering travel experiences tailored to the local attractions and culture. Boulders Resort & Spa offers one-, two- and three-bedroom guest casitas, or small houses, in addition to a five-bedroom, 5,000-square-foot villa retreat. The resort also features two 18-hole, Jay Morrish-designed championship golf courses, a terraced tennis garden, four swimming pools, six restaurants, a 33,000-square-foot spa, a fitness center and a variety of outdoor adventure activities. The renovation will upgrade the casitas. The lobby bar, front desk and Palo Verde restaurant will also be remodeled. The redesign will be carried out by DiLEONARDO. The seller, an affiliate of Blackstone Group, was represented by Hodges Ward Elliott in this transaction. There are six hotels currently under the Curio brand, including the …
