Hospitality

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Opens in Oklahoma City

by Haisten Willis February 13, 2015

OKLAHOMA CITY — The new DoubleTree by Hilton Oklahoma City Airport hotel is now open. Renovations on the 134-room, full-service hotel included updates to the design and furnishings throughout the lobby, guest rooms and public areas. Suenos LLC owns the hotel. HP Hotels, the same team that owns and operates Hilton Garden Inn North Quail Springs in Oklahoma City, manages the property. The hotel’s guest rooms feature HDTVs, a refrigerator and microwave and complimentary WiFi. Community amenities include an indoor heated pool and hot tub, 24-hour fitness center, business center, on-site parking and shuttle service to and from the airport. Three meeting rooms span more than 1,600 feet of event space. The hotel is located off I-40 and is four miles from Will Rogers World Airport (OKC).DoubleTree by Hilton Oklahoma City Airport is located at 4410 SW. 19th Street.

February 13, 2015

Hospitality Massachusetts Northeast

Westmont Hospitality Group Buys Battery Wharf Hotel in Boston

by Amy Works February 12, 2015

BOSTON — A partnership between Westmont Hospitality Group and Thomas Tan, a member of the Bestford Hospitality Group, has acquired Battery Wharf Hotel, which is part of a mixed-use development in Boston’s North End, for an undisclosed price. Located on the Boston Waterfront, the property features the 150-room hotel, the 13,000-square-foot Exhale Spa, a pocket Maritime Museum, a 24-hour observation deck and more than 15,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. The buyers plan to upgrade the hotel with new facilities and services. The hotel features 6,000 square feet of meeting space, a fitness center and Aragosta Bar & Bistro. Additional terms of the transaction were not released. Located on the Boston Waterfront, the 150-room Battery Wharf Hotel features a Presidential Suite (pictured).

February 12, 2015

Hospitality Oregon Western

Embassy Suites Opens in Portland’s Silicon Forest

by Nellie Day February 10, 2015

PORTLAND, ORE. – A 165-room Embassy Suites has opened in Portland’s Silicon Forest neighborhood, which is known as a local tech hub. The hotel is located at 20001 NW Tanasbourne Drive. It is the first and only full-service hotel in the area. The Embassy Suites is owned by Hillsboro Hotel Partners II LLC, developed by Thackeray Garn Company LLC and managed by Western States Lodging and Management.

February 10, 2015

Hospitality Texas

M&M Arranges Sale of 89-Room La Quinta Inn & Suites in Northeast Texas

by Haisten Willis February 10, 2015

MOUNT PLEASANT, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of La Quinta Inn & Suites, an 89-room hotel located in Mount Pleasant. Chris Gomes and Skyler Cooper of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office, along with Allan Miller of the firm’s San Antonio office, marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a Dallas-based company. Gomes and Cooper also procured the buyer, a private investor. La Quinta Inn & Suites is located at 1620 Rotan Road, near the intersection of West Ferguson Road and I-30. Built in 2008, the interior corridor, limited service hotel is less than six miles from the Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport. Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor swimming pool and spa, fitness facility and vending area. The hotel offers a fully equipped business center, meeting facilities and free wireless Internet access in all rooms.

February 10, 2015

Hospitality New Jersey Northeast

The Pinnacle Companies, The Hampshire Companies to Develop The MC Hotel in New Jersey

by Amy Works February 10, 2015

MONTCLAIR, N.J. — The Pinnacle Companies has formed a joint venture with The Hampshire Companies to develop The MC Hotel in Montclair. Part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection, the 148-room boutique hotel will feature a rooftop bar, farm-to-table restaurant, conference center and a public art atrium. The joint venture will submit final construction plans in March, and, pending approval, will break ground in the spring. Construction financing will be provided by US Bank. Chicago-based Aparium Hotel Group will manage the property.

February 10, 2015

Georgia Hospitality Southeast

HREC Brokers Sale of Ramada Limited in Metro Atlanta

by John Nelson February 10, 2015

FOREST PARK, GA. — HREC Investment Advisors has brokered the sale of the 79-guestroom Ramada Limited in Forest Park, roughly 11 miles south of Atlanta down I-75 and approximately five miles south of the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The buyer, HR Hotel Management Inc., purchased the hotel for an undisclosed amount. Monty Levy, Jeff Brown and Scott Stephens of HREC Investment Advisors represented the seller, VFC Properties LLC.

February 10, 2015

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Georgia Hospitality Southeast

Rockbridge to Build Boutique Hotel in Savannah

by John Nelson February 9, 2015

SAVANNAH, GA. — Rockbridge plans to develop a 173-room boutique hotel in Savannah’s Historic District on River Street. With a projected opening in late 2016, the hotel will include a ground-floor restaurant and retail space, 4,000 square feet of meeting space, an upscale swimming pool experience, rooftop bar and on-site parking. Rockbridge will implement its all-king concept for this property, with 82 double king rooms, 66 kings and 25 suites. The hotel is located on the site of the oldest bottleworks factory in America and will incorporate historic bricks and bottles from the site in the development. Rockbridge has been working with city leaders to design and construct the first public, ADA-accessible pedestrian stairway and elevator to the river adjacent to the property. Plans include very wide, safe stairs and an elevator with new streetscaping and lighting enhancements.

February 9, 2015

Hospitality Midwest Wisconsin

First Hospitality Group to Manage New Hotel in Kenosha, Wis.

by Danielle Everson February 9, 2015

KENOSHA, WIS. — Rosemont, Ill.-based First Hospitality Group Inc. will manage the brand new Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott in Kenosha/Pleasant Prairie. Construction on Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Kenosha is scheduled for later this year, with plans to open in 2016. Located in the southeast quadrant of highway 165 and I-94, the Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Kenosha will feature 108 guest rooms throughout four stories and convenient amenities including an indoor pool, exercise room and business center. Along with the hotel, the owner of the property, Varin/Kenosha Hotel Partners II, is also interested in developing two adjacent restaurants on site.

February 9, 2015

Hospitality Texas

Stage Equity Partners Acquires Medical Office Building in Houston

by Haisten Willis February 9, 2015

HOUSTON — Chicago-based healthcare real estate investment company Stage Equity Partners LLC has acquired a 24,075-square-foot multi-tenant medical office building in Houston. The single-story, Class A building was acquired in an off-market transaction from a local investment group. The property, located at 5650 E. Sam Houston Pkwy. (Beltway 8) in east Houston, is 100 percent leased by seven established medical practices. These include anchor tenant Texas Children’s Pediatrics (Texas Children’s Hospital), Bayshore Medical Center (HCA), Houston Eye Associates and Diagnostic Radiology of Texas. The property is within 20 minutes of Texas Children’s Hospital’s main campus, as well as other hospitals, for those patients requiring acute procedures.

February 9, 2015

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Hospitality Texas

DoubleTree by Hilton Opens on Galveston Island

by Haisten Willis February 6, 2015

GALVESTON, TEXAS — DoubleTree by Hilton Galveston Beach, a five-story, 97-room hotel located in the island’s dining and entertainment districts and overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, is now open. Formerly the Galveston Beach Hotel, the property has concluded a multi-million dollar renovation that includes a redesign of the lobby, food and beverage outlets, public spaces, meeting and event areas and guest rooms. The property is DoubleTree by Hilton’s first hotel in Galveston. 17th Street Properties LLC owns the property and Houston-based American Liberty Hospitality will manage the property. Amenities include a saltwater swimming pool with swim-up bar, 24-hour fitness center, laundry service, on-site parking, 24-hour business center and in-room safes. Free WiFi is also available throughout the hotel’s public areas and guest rooms. The hotel is located at 1702 Seawall Blvd.

February 6, 2015

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