BROOMFIELD, COLO. — Aimbridge Hospitality and Broomfield Lodging LLC, a wholly owned entity of Wiens Enterprises LLLP, has opened aloft Broomfield Denver. Located at 8300 Arista Pl. in Broomfield, the 139-room hotel is the first aloft Hotel in Colorado. The 92,387-square-foot hotel features 7,555 square feet of meeting space and is situated over 11,000 square feet of main street retail space, which features a 5,300-square-foot Kevin Taylor Group restaurant. The property is owned by Broomfield Lodging LLC. Aloft Hotel is the urban lifestyle brand of Starwood Hotels & Resort Inc.
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HANOVER, MD. — White Plains, N.Y.-based Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide and Chesapeake, Va.-based LTD Management Co. have opened two new hotels on Teague Road in Hanover. The 142-room Aloft Arundel Mills, located at 7520 Teague Rd., includes wireless Internet and a 42-inch HDTV in each unit. Other amenities include a lobby bar, a fitness center, a pool and a 24-hour convenience store. Located at 7522 Teague Rd., each unit in the 147-room Element Arundel Mills features a full kitchen with energy-efficient appliances. A fitness center, a chlorine-free pool, a library and 500 square feet of meeting space is also housed in the hotel.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Mumford Co. has brokered the sale of the Motel 6 – Kansas City Airport, located in northern Kansas City. The 86-room hotel is situated at 8230 NW Prairie View Rd., adjacent to Interstate 29, and it features an outdoor swimming pool. Lance Potter of Mumford’s Chicago office and Randy Lee of the company’s Dallas office represented the seller, ACCOR Hospitality. The hotel was purchased by Tiffany Springs LLC, which plans to complete a significant modernization of the property and continue operation as a Motel 6.
CHICAGO — Construction is complete for Hotel Felix, a 12-story boutique hotel located in Chicago. The hotel, which was originally built in 1926, was previously known as Hotel Wacker before Oxford OBG Hospitality Investment Partners launched a green redevelopment of the property. The hotel is applying for LEED-Silver certification, and it would be the first hotel in the city to receive the designation. Sustainable features include in-room motion sensors that control the thermostat, energy-efficient HVAC and plumbing systems, a recycling program, and the use of recycled, renewable and low-emitting materials in the construction process. Hotel amenities include a lobby bar, the Asha wellness spa and three small conference rooms. The hotel’s restaurant, Elate, is scheduled to open this summer. The project was designed by Cubellis. Oxford OBG Hospitality Investment Partners is a value-added acquisition and redevelopment group led by Chicago-based Oxford Capital Group. Other principals include Park Ridge, Ill.-based Bricton Group and locally based Gettys.
LENEXA, KAN. — The grand reopening has been held for the Crowne Plaza Lenexa – Overland Park following a $27 million renovation and re-branding. The four-story, 270-room hotel, which was formerly a Radisson, is located at 12601 W. 95th St. in Lenexa. Hotel amenities include complimentary wireless Internet access, an indoor swimming pool, a business center, 18,000 square feet of meeting space, a restaurant and a coffee shop. The hotel also includes six presidential suites, which contain a living room, a dining room and two flat-panel televisions. The Crowne Plaza Lenexa – Overland Park is owned by Lenexa Hotel LP. It is managed by SJC V LLC under a license agreement with an affiliate of Atlanta-based InterContinental Hotels Group.
MAHWAH, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has negotiated a major land lease for the construction of a 111-room Hampton Hilton Hotel in Mahwah. Anthony Cassano of NAI James E. Hanson represented both the landlord, Barn Village Music, and the lessee, OTO Development / Palmetto Hospitality of Mahwah in the negotiations. The leased space is located at 280 D Route 17 South and sits on a 123,816-square-foot lot. NAI Hanson's Peter Cohen also assisted in the deal. Construction has already begun on the hotel.
FREDERICKSBURG, VA. — Sun Group Management has opened its 85-room Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Fredericksburg at 656 Warrenton Rd. The hotel is located off Exit 133 on Interstate 95 in Fredericksburg. Amenities include an indoor pool, a fitness center and a meeting room. Each unit features wireless high-speed Internet access and a 32-inch LCD television.
PEORIA, ILL. — Construction is complete for the second phase of renovations for the 111-room Jameson Inn & Suites, located at 4112 N. Brandywine Sr. in Peoria. Phase II includes a new hotel exterior, a renovated drive-thru area, an update entryway, a new color scheme, and a new, glass-enclosed swimming pool. The first phase of construction included improvements to the lobby, common areas, guest rooms and suites. The project was designed by Roswell, Ga.-based Randall-Paulson Architects.
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Cooper-Horowitz has arranged $6.5 million in permanent financing for The Radisson Hotel of New Rochelle. Michael Moloff and Mark Waldman of Cooper-Horowitz negotiated the loan on behalf of the borrower, Brock Services Corporation. A 5-year mortgage was secured at a rate of 7 percent with a 5-year extension option. The Radisson Hotel consists of a 10-story, 135,000-square-foot full-service hotel and corporate office building. The property features 129 guestrooms, 12 office tenants and 225 parking spaces. The property is located 19 miles north of Manhattan off I-95, within walking distance to Metro North and Amtrak rail stations. It is the only full-service hotel in New Rochelle and has amenities including, an outdoor pool, a business center, a full-service restaurant, a lounge, and 6,400 square feet of banquet facilities.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Sun Development and Management Corp. is developing a 132-room Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton at Turner Riverwalk, a 1 million-square-foot, master-planned business park in Riverside. Located adjacent to the Medical Park at Riverwalk and the Shops at Turner Riverwalk, the hotel is slated for completion in first quarter 2010. Riverside Lodging Association purchased the 2.28-acre land parcel for the development of the hotel. When complete, Turner Riverwalk will feature 400,000 square feet of office space, 100,000 square feet of medical office space, 375,000 square feet of R&D and industrial space and 125,000 square feet of retail space.