SAN DIEGO — Pacific Hospitality Group (PHG) has acquired Warner Springs Ranch in San Diego County. The 2,400-acre property was purchased at auction. PHG will have $15 million to $18 million invested in the acquisition. It plans to invest up to an additional $50 million to renovate and redevelop the facilities. The ranch contains a 27,000-square-foot main lodge, 250 casita units, a 144-acre golf course and club house, four tennis courts, equestrian facilities, two restaurants, a spa, campgrounds, three swimming pools, a private airport and meeting facilities. The deal was brokered by CBRE’s Jeff Woolson.
WHIPPANY, N.J. — HFF has arranged $38.9 million in acquisition financing for the Hanover Marriott, an eight-story, 353-room hotel in Whippany, located about 50 miles west of New York City. HFF worked on behalf of Clarion Partners to secure a six-year, fixed-rate loan through a national life insurance company. The Hanover Marriott is located at 1401 Mount Pleasant Ave. near Interstate 287. The property underwent a $15 million renovation in 2011, which included a redesign of its main restaurant and lobby, guestrooms, bathrooms and corridor renovations, pool and fitness center upgrades and building system improvements. Steven Klein and John Bourret of HFF represented the borrower in the transaction.
HOUSTON — RLJ Lodging Trust has acquired the historic Humble Oil Building, a three-tower complex that occupies an entire city block in downtown Houston, for $79.5 million. The purchase price equates to approximately $151,000 per key, based on a combined forward room count of 528 keys. The Humble Oil Building consists of an 82-room apartment tower that will be converted to a 166-room SpringHill Suites, as well as two existing hotels. The hotels include the 191-room Courtyard Houston Downtown Convention Center and the 171-room Residence Inn Houston Downtown Convention Center. RLJ Lodging purchased the buildings with its revolving credit facility. The new SpringHill Suites is scheduled to open in mid-2015.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — The 297-room SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills has received $125 million in refinancing. The luxury hotel is located on La Cienega Boulevard at the crossroads of Beverly Hills and West Hollywood. Financing was arranged by Mathew Comfort, Reid McGlamery, Mike Huth, John Strauss and James Stockdale of Jones Lang LaSalle.
SAN PEDRO, CALIF. — The 226-room DoubleTree Hotel in San Pedro has sold to LA Sky Harbor, LLC for an undisclosed sum. The hotel is located along the Cabrillo Yacht Marina. The seller was San Pedro Ownership. The sale was executed by Michael Blahosky of HREC Investment Advisors.
SAN DIEGO — Pacific Hospitality Group (PHG) has acquired Warner Springs Ranch in San Diego County. The 2,400-acre property was purchased at auction. PHG will have $15 million to $18 million invested in the acquisition. It plans to invest up to an additional $50 million to renovate and redevelop the facilities. The ranch contains a 27,000-square-foot main lodge, 250 casita units, a 144-acre golf course and club house, four tennis courts, equestrian facilities, two restaurants, a spa, campgrounds, three swimming pools, a private airport and meeting facilities. The deal was brokered by CBRE’s Jeff Woolson.
SANTA ANA, CALIF. – The 121-room Santa Ana Hampton Inn & Suites has sold to Trigild, Blu Hotel Investors and Pacifica Real Estate Group (PREG) for an undisclosed sum. The hotel is located at 2720 Hotel Terrace Drive in Santa Ana. It is situated on 1.45 acres near South Coast Plaza and John Wayne International Airport. The hotel will undergo an extensive renovation and will continue operating under the current Hampton franchise agreement.
FISHERS, IND. — Vista Capital Co. has arranged $7.7 million of financing for the Staybridge Suites in Fishers, a northeast suburb of Indianapolis. The Staybridge Suites is a 146-room, five-story hotel built in 2000 and is located at 978 Crosspoint Blvd. A European-based structured finance group provided the CMBS loan. The 10-year, fixed-rate financing will be used to fund a performance improvement plan in 2015. The financing will also retire an existing loan, while concurrently reducing debt-service payments and providing ownership with an equity recapitalization. This is the second hotel financing Vista has closed in metropolitan Indianapolis within the last four months.
DALLAS — The Dallas office of HFF has arranged $250 million in financing for three Omni hotels totaling 1,339 rooms. The three hotels include the 614-room Omni Fort Worth at 1300 Houston St. in Fort Worth, the 378-room Omni Houston at 4 Riverway in Houston and the 347-room Omni Chicago at 676 N. Michigan Ave. in Chicago. Whitaker Johnson, John Bourret and Jim Curtin of HFF's Dallas office led the team that arranged the 15-year, fixed-rate loan through Prudential Mortgage Capital Co. The HFF team arranged the loan on behalf of the buyer, Omni Hotels Corp., a subsidiary of Irving-based TRT Holdings.
SANTA ANA, CALIF. – The 121-room Santa Ana Hampton Inn & Suites has sold to Trigild, Blu Hotel Investors and Pacifica Real Estate Group (PREG) for an undisclosed sum. The hotel is located at 2720 Hotel Terrace Drive in Santa Ana. It is situated on 1.45 acres near South Coast Plaza and John Wayne International Airport. The hotel will undergo an extensive renovation and will continue operating under the current Hampton franchise agreement.