LINTHICUM, MD. — The Mullan Contracting Company has finished the 155-room Aloft BWI Airport, a six-story hotel located at 1741 W. Nursery Rd. in Linthicum. The property includes a bar, a fitness center and a pool. Each unit features nine-foot ceilings, wireless Internet and an LCD television.
HOUSTON — Houston-based Midway Cos. has announced the grand opening of the new Hotel Sorella at CITYCENTRE, a $500 million mixed-use project located in Houston. The luxury hotel will feature 244 rooms, including 30 junior suites and a penthouse suite. Hotel amenities include a Moroccan-style bar with a central fireplace and active seating, a fitness center and spa, an outdoor pool with daybeds and draped cabanas, and two restaurants, Cafe Rosé and Bistro Alex. CITYCENTRE comprises 1.8 million square feet of mixed-use space on 37 acres between Interstate 10 West and the Sam Houston Tollway.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — The Gale Construction Company, a subsidiary of Mack-Cali Realty Corp., has completed construction management services for the new build-to-suit headquarters of Wyndham Worlwide Corp., located in Parsippany. The three-story, 250,000-square-foot, Class A office building is situated at 22 Sylvan Way within the Mack-Cali Business Campus. The building contains executive and administrative offices, a credit union, a 1,600-square-foot data center, a boardroom, training rooms, a conference center, a company store, a cafeteria with outdoor seating and a fitness center. The project is expected to achieve LEED – Commercial Interiors certification.
EVANS MILLS, N.Y. — A new Candlewood Suites extended-stay hotel is set to open in Evans Mills on August 24. The four-story, 112-suite hotel is located at 26513 Herrick Dr., less than 1 mile from Fort Drum. It features studio and one-bedroom suites with full kitchens. Amenities include high-speed Internet access, LCD televisions in guestrooms, laundry facilities, a fitness center, a business center, a convenience store and an outdoor grilling area. The new Candlewood Suites is owned by Savera Hospitality and is managed by Hemisphere Management under a license agreement with InterContinental Hotels Group.
AINSWORTH, NEB. — Mumford Co. has completed the sale of a 35-room Super 8 Motel located in Ainsworth. It was purchased by Aarav Hospitality, a hotel operator that plans to complete capital improvements to the hotel and retain its Super 8 brand. David Mumford and Randy Lee of Mumford represented the seller, Gold Inc., in the transaction. Financing for the deal was provided by a local bank utilizing the USDA’s loan program. The acquisition price was not disclosed.
APPLETON, WIS. — Denver-based HREC Investment Advisors has completed the sale of a Best Western hotel located in Appleton. The seller, Midway Motor Lodge, is also the hotel’s original developer. Larry Kaplan and Mark Darrington of HREC negotiated the transaction between the seller and the out-of-state buyer. HREC also assisted in sourcing the acquisition financing through a Florida-based lender. The same HREC team also brokered the sale of a AmericInn located in McCall, Idaho. The acquisition prices were not released but the properties sold for under $10 million.
AMARILLO, TEXAS — The former Howard Johnson hotel located on Interstate 40 in Amarillo has been rebranded as the Magnuson Hotel Amarillo. The hotel features 110 guestrooms; amenities include an outdoor swimming pool, free wireless Internet access and close proximity to Amarillo International Airport and Tradewind Airport. The hotel is owned by Kirit Patel. Spokane, Wash.-based Magnuson Hotels currently represents approximately 1,000 hotels.
WOBURN, MASS. — Construction has commenced for Phase II of the renovation of the Holiday Inn Select Boston/Woburn, a 195-room hotel located in Woburn. The project will include the modernization of the hotel’s lobby as well as the renovation of its 9,000 square feet of meeting space. The ballroom and breakout spaces will be redesigned and new audio/visual and communications equipment will be installed. Lynda Onthank is serving as interior designer with locally based Bay State Services providing general contracting services. The owner of the Holiday Inn Select is AAM15 Middlesex LLC, whose members include David Masse, founder of Compass Realty Associates. The company acquired the property in July 2008 and soon after commenced a capital improvements program. Phase I of construction included new beds and linens for each of the guestrooms, a new heating and cooling system, the installation of free wireless Internet access, a pool renovation, the renovation of the fitness center, a new business center and new landscaping.
LEWISTON, MICH. — Wheeling, Ill.-based New Frontiers Capital has acquired Garland Resort, an approximately 3,000-acre golf course and resort located in Lewiston. The buyer owns interests in resorts and entertainment attractions across the country and plans to complete capital improvements to Garland Resort in the near future. The resort had been family-owned for more than 50 years and will continue normal day-to-day operations under its new owners. Terms of the deal were not released.
FLORENCE, ALA. — YRG Hotel Group and Blackburn Development have broken ground on a 110-room Residence Inn Hotel in Florence. The four-story, extended-stay property features units equipped with full kitchens and high-speed Internet. Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based Forum Architecture & Interior Design served as architect on the project, and ProBuilt Development is constructing the hotel.