NEW BRAUNFELS — Berkadia Commercial Mortgage has arranged $10.6 million for the refinancing of the 125-room Courtyard by Marriott New Braunfels River Village, located at 750 Interstate 35 N. in New Braunfels. John Koeijmans and Andy Hill of Berkadia secured the 10-year loan with a 25-year amortization schedule through ViewPoint Bank NA on behalf of the borrower, New Braunfels Guadalupe River Hotel LP.
SAN FRANCISCO — The 114-room Larkspur Hotel Union Square in San Francisco has sold to a group of Canadian investors for $16.6 million. The property will revert to its original name, The Cartwright Hotel. The new owners will assume the hotel’s operations and management responsibilities, which were previously handled by Larkspur Hotels. The group was represented by Richard C. Ehmer of the Ehmer Group.
INDIANAPOLIS — Vista Capital Co. has arranged $17.3 million in financing for the Crowne Plaza Union Station in Indianapolis. The full-service hotel is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Crowne Plaza features 273 rooms, including 26 original Pullman Traincar sleeping rooms. A European-based investment bank provided the financing. The 10-year, fixed-rate loan will be used to fund a large renovation to modernize the hotel interior. The financing will also be used to retire the existing financing.
SAN FRANCISCO — The 114-room Larkspur Hotel Union Square in San Francisco has sold to a group of Canadian investors for $16.6 million. The property will revert to its original name, The Cartwright Hotel. The new owners will assume the hotel’s operations and management responsibilities, which were previously handled by Larkspur Hotels. The group was represented by Richard C. Ehmer of the Ehmer Group.
TEXARKANA — Dallas-based Weis Builders has delivered the Texarkana Convention Center and the adjoining Hilton Garden Inn, Texarkana's first full-service hotel and convention center. The $17 million project provides 154 guest rooms and 25,000 square feet of event space. The hotel features a pool, whirlpool, fitness center, business center and full-service restaurant.
LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, MD. — RockBridge, an integrated hotel investment firm, has closed an $8.6 million first mortgage investment to finance the acquisition of the 137-room Comfort Suites Hotel at Baltimore-Washington International (BWI) Airport in Linthicum Heights. The hospitality property will undergo a $3.4 million renovation and be reintroduced as a Holiday Inn in mid-2013. Renovations will include a reconfigured lobby, refreshed exterior and upgraded guest rooms. The hotel is located two miles from BWI Airport with access to I-195 and Route 295.
MILWAUKEE — First Hospitality Group has opened the new 127-room Hilton Garden Inn Milwaukee Downtown hotel. The hotel is located in the former Loyalty Building, an original headquarters for Northwestern Mutual Life circa 1886. First Hospitality began converting the property in late 2011. The hotel features a fitness and business center and 4,500 square feet of meeting and event space. First Hospitality owns and manages the property. Milwaukee-based Kahler Slater served as the project architect.
COPPELL — CASE Commercial Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of five acres in Coppell for a hotel development. The site is within one mile of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Sava Holdings, the developer, has designed the property to consist of two limited-service hotels adjoined by a conference center. Bruce Endendyk, John Endendyk and Collin Prater of CASE represented the seller, BB&T Bank, in the transaction. Zenosh LLC is the buyer.
WINNIE — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of the 65-room Econo Lodge Winnie/Beaumont, a hotel located at 46318 Interstate 10 E. in Winnie. The hotel's list price was $1.7 million. Michael Yu, Rahul Bijlani and Eric Guerrero of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer, both private investors, in the transaction.
SAN ANTONIO — Greenwood Hospitality Group has acquired the 322-unit Sheraton Gunter Hotel, located in downtown San Antonio adjacent to the San Antonio Riverwalk. The property features 23,000 square feet of meeting/conference room space, Barron's Restaurant and the Gunter Bakery.
