NASHVILLE, TENN. — Noble Investment Group has acquired the Holiday Inn Express | Nashville Downtown hotel. The seller, number of rooms and sales price were not disclosed, but the Nashville Business Journal reports that the Atlanta-based investment firm paid approximately $82 million for the property. The publication also reports that the price is nearly a third less than what the previous owner paid for the property. Located at 920 Broadway in the city’s entertainment district, the hotel is located within walking distance of more than 100 live music venues, the Music City Center, Bridgestone Arena, more than 500 bars and restaurants and over 100 shopping outlets. The hotel’s physical amenities include an outdoor pool and a business center. “Nashville remains among the most dynamic growth markets in the country, with a highly diversified demand base across multiple segments,” says Dustin Fisher, vice president at Noble Investment Group. Nashville has been a consistent growth center in the Southeast for over 30 years, growing by more than 2 percent every year from 1991 to 2020, according to Macrotrends. The metro-area population more than doubled in that time, from 643,000 in 1994 to more than 1.3 million in 2024. — Taylor Williams
Hospitality
ATLANTA — Hilton Worldwide Holdings (NYSE: HLT) has opened Signia by Hilton Atlanta in the city’s downtown district. At 976 rooms and 1.3 million square feet, the project represents the largest hotel development in the city in at least 40 years, according to Hilton. The property is also the first new-build hotel for the company’s Signia brand, as well as the first Signia property in Georgia. The Georgia World Congress Center Authority (GWCCA), which owns and operates the adjacent Georgia World Congress Center, is the owner of the Signia hotel. Development costs were not disclosed, but the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports that the project cost roughly $450 million to develop. Built on the grounds of the former Georgia Dome, a sports and concert arena that was demolished in November 2017, the 42-story hotel is the lodging component of the GWCCA’s “Championship Campus,” which is self-described as “North America’s largest combined convention, sports and entertainment destination.” The campus also includes Georgia World Congress Center, Centennial Olympic Park and Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which is the home arena of the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons and MLS’s Atlanta United. The hotel is also adjacent to State Farm Arena, home of the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks, and Centennial …
BAYTOWN, TEXAS — Locally based owner Wayside Investment Group has completed renovations of the 82-room Extended Stay Suites America hotel in the eastern Houston suburb of Baytown. The project involved upgrades to guestrooms’ kitchens, furniture and bedding, as well as enhancements of amenity spaces, including the lobby, pool and fitness center. Wayside also outfitted the three-story hotel with new lighting fixtures, wall coverings, flooring and signage.
SAN ANTONIO — A partnership between boutique investment firm Trestle Studio, Colorado-based Sopris Capital and The Town Lake Co. has acquired the 308-room El Tropicano Hotel in San Antonio’s RiverWalk District. According to CultureMap San Antonio, the El Tropicano originally opened in 1962 as the district’s first purpose-built hotel but has been closed since 2020. Steve Leslie and Chris Dewey of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The new ownership did not disclose its plans for the historic property.
JLL Arranges Sale of 107-Room Home2 Suites by Hilton Avalon Hotel in Alpharetta, Georgia
by John Nelson
ALPHARETTA, GA. — JLL has arranged the sale of Home2 Suites by Hilton Avalon, a 107-room hotel located in Alpharetta, a northern suburb of Atlanta. The property is situated off Ga. Highway 400 within walking distance of Avalon, an 86-acre mixed-use destination. Steve Leslie and Chris Dewey of JLL represented the seller, Columbus, Ga.-based Ram Hotels, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between California-based Sabal Investment Holdings and global real estate companies Bsafal Inc. and Argo Real Estate has provided $64.5 million in financing for the 353-room LaGuardia Plaza Hotel in Queens. The borrower, Pennsylvania-based Synergy Hospitality Management, will use the proceeds to refinance existing debt and fund renovations to the guestrooms, common areas and amenity spaces. Moving forward, the hotel will be operated under the DoubleTree by Hilton brand. New Jersey-based intermediary Cronheim Mortgage arranged the loan.
KT Development Buys Land Site for 122-Room WoodSpring Suites Hotel in Centennial, Colorado
by Amy Works
CENTENNIAL, COLO. — KT Development has acquired a three-acre land site within Potomac Park & Industrial Complex in Centennial, just south of Denver. Paragon Financial Partners sold the plot for $1.2 million. The buyer plans to develop a WoodSpring Suites Hotel on the site. Slated for completion in late 2024, WoodSpring Suites Hotel will feature 122 guest rooms. The hotel is an extended-stay brand from Choice Hotels International Inc. Rick Egitto and Howard Schmidt of Avison Young represented the buyer, while Bo Pitto, Chris Schultz and James McGill of JLL represented the seller in the transaction.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Rentyl Resorts plans to develop a 44-unit boutique hotel at 2814 Collins Ave. in Miami Beach. Upon completion, the hotel will feature ground-level restaurants and entertainment venues, as well as direct beach access. The project is a partnership between Rentyl, DaVinci Hospitality Group and Ferrari Group. The construction timeline and name for the new hotel were not disclosed.
PARKER, COLO. — Avison Young has arranged the sale of Ascent on Main, a boutique hotel at 18595 Mainstreet in Parker, a southeast suburb of Denver. Independent Bank, which oversaw the property in receivership, sold the asset to Eagle Point Hotel Partners for $8.2 million. Opened in 2019, the four-story Ascent on Main features 51 guest rooms, meeting rooms, an open-air promenade and three food-and-beverage outlets. Chris Kilcullen of Avison Young, along with Keen-Summit Capital Partners, represented the seller. Eagle Point Hotel Partners was self-represented in the deal.
MIAMI — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $17.7 million sale of a Days Inn hotel located at 7250 N.W. 11th St. in Miami. The 103-room hotel, which includes an onsite Beat Culture Brewery & Restaurant, is situated on the campus of Miami International Airport. Leo Reilly and Robert Hunter of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The team also procured the Massachusetts-based buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.