CUERO, TEXAS — Aries Capital has arranged $4.7 million in construction financing for a new 77-room Holiday Inn Express coming to Cuero in the Eagle Ford Shale area. Leonard Smith of Aries Capital arranged the loan with an 18-month, fixed-rate term of 6 percent. Smith arranged the loan through an SBA 504 loan provider and the Community Development Council.
HONOLULU– The 399-room Courtyard by Marriott Waikiki Beach in Honolulu has sold to RLJ Lodging Trust for $75.3 million. The company acquired the long-term leasehold interest in this property through cash it had available on its balance sheet.
ASPEN, COLO. — The St. Regis Aspen Resort, a 179-room, five-star Aspen resort, has received $75 million in financing. This resort is the only internationally branded luxury hotel in Aspen. It is located at 315 East Dean Street. The St. Regis recently underwent a $46-million renovation. The floating-rate loan was secured by Mathew Comfort, Mike Huth and Jeff Davis of Jones Lang LaSalle’s Hotels & Hospitality Group and provided by an overseas bank. The hotel is managed by Starwood Hotels & Resorts, though OptAsia Capital is the asset manager and owner’s representative.
MIAMI — Hersha Hospitality Trust has purchased the Residence Inn Coconut Grove from an affiliate of San Francisco-based Fremont Realty Capital for an undisclosed amount. The five-story, extended stay hotel is located in Miami’s Coconut Grove submarket. It features two outdoor swimming pools, a fitness center, a business center, a breakfast area and a sundry shop. The Holliday Fenoglio Fowler team of Daniel Peck, Holden Lim, Mac Comess, Chris Lingerfelt and Alexandra Lalos represented the seller. The Jacksonville, Fla., office of Holland & Knight represented the buyer.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Hersha Hospitality Trust is completing an expansion and renovation of the Courtyard Miami Beach Oceanfront, which is located at 3925 Collins Ave. in Miami Beach. The project includes a 93-room oceanfront tower, which will be complete in the fall. Additional improvements will include a new 32-foot lobby bar and lounge, a new fitness center, a redesigned main pool area, a new pool and a new tiki bar deck area.
COLUMBUS, OHIO— Dallas-based RCP Properties (RCP) has acquired the 156-room Hilton Garden Inn and the 129-room Hampton Inn at the Port Columbus International Airport in Columbus. RCP plans to invest $2.5 million in both hotels for renovations. Key improvements include modernizing the façade of the Hampton Inn and refurbishing the guest rooms. RCP purchased the two hotels, which are the only hotels on airport property, from a court-appointed receiver. Steve Heldenfels of the HFF Dallas office arranged the financing.
BELTSVILLE, MD. — Laurus Corp. has acquired the Sheraton Washington North Hotel in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Beltsville. The hotel is situated near the intersection of the Capital Beltway and Interstate 95. The nine-story hotel contains 207 guestrooms and features 5,410 square feet of meeting space, a restaurant and bar, a lounge, an outdoor swimming pool, a fitness center, and a business center. Laurus plans to renovate the property and bring in a new operator. The seller’s name and the purchase price were not disclosed.
DALLAS — CBRE | Hotels has arranged the sale of the 129-room Staybridge Suites in Dallas, located at 16060 Dallas Parkway. The seller, Driftwood Hospitality Management, sold the hotel to a Texas-based buyer that plans to implement a full renovation of the property. Bert Stevens of CBRE | Hotels in Dallas represented the seller in the transaction. This sale is the 12th hotel closing for CBRE | Hotels in Dallas.
INDIANAPOLIS — Rockbridge Partners has acquired the historic Canterbury Hotel, a 99-room, full-service hotel located in downtown Indianapolis, from Turner Woodard, an Indianapolis entrepreneur and investor. The purchase price was undisclosed. Rockbridge plans to renovate and transform the Canterbury Hotel into upscale lodging. Renovation plans include opening up and refurbishing the lobby area, relocating and expanding the fitness center and redeveloping the restaurant and lounge. The corridors and guestrooms will also be fully refurbished, including completely renovated guest bathrooms. The hotel is located adjacent to the Circle Centre Mall and St. Elmo's Steakhouse and is within walking distance of Monument Circle, the State Capitol, Bankers Life Fieldhouse and Lucas Oil Stadium. Azul Hospitality Group will manage the property.
WOODWAY, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services has arranged the sale of Marriott’s SpringHill Suites Waco Woodway, located at 200 Colonnade Parkway in Woodway. The four-story hotel contains 82 guestrooms, two meeting rooms, a full-service bar, an indoor swimming pool and spa and fitness center. Chris Gomes, Allan Miller, Jake Gaddy, David Greenberg and Skyler Cooper of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Texas-based investor. Jonathan Ruprai of Marcus & Millichap’s Tampa, Fla., office represented the buyer, an investment group from Ohio.
