SAN FRANCISCO — Highgate and Flynn Properties have acquired the Huntington Hotel in San Francisco’s Nob Hill neighborhood. The hotel was originally built in 1924. It was the first steel and brick high rise west of the Mississippi. The partners intend to renovate the hotel’s public areas, guest rooms, Big 4 Restaurant and spa. The hotel is scheduled to reopen in 2025.
CHICAGO — Bask Development, a Chicago-based real estate development firm, has entered into an agreement with Charlotte-based hospitality chain Extended Stay America to develop eight hotels in Florida under the Extended Stay America Premier Suites brand. The locations of the hotels weren’t disclosed but Bask says the properties will be located in “major markets.” Bask operates throughout the United States, with 30 hotels under management and an additional six under construction. Extended Stay America Premier Suites comprises both new construction as well as renovated properties with fully equipped kitchens, apartment-style layouts for working and dining, free in-room Wi-Fi, cable TV, onsite guest laundry and an enhanced breakfast offering, along with upgraded design elements including larger TVs, increased storage space and a signature bedding package. Extended Stay America currently has 36 Extended Stay America Premier Suites open and operating throughout the United States.
FREMONT, NEB. — Leisure Real Estate Advisors LLC has arranged the sale of the Holiday Inn Express hotel located at 2415 N. Lincoln Ave. in Fremont. The sales price was undisclosed, but the list price was $9.6 million. Built in 2003, the 94-room hotel is situated along the Platte River, about a 30-minute drive to the northwest from downtown Omaha. Brent Jaynes of Leisure Real Estate Advisors represented the seller, Fremont Hotels Inc. Oracle Holdings LLC, an investment group with another hotel holding in the Omaha area, was the buyer. Oracle will continue operating the hotel as a Holiday Inn Express under a new 15-year license agreement with IHG. Noble Hospitality will manage the property on behalf of Oracle.
SUNRISE, FLA. — Capital Funding Group has provided a $27.2 million construction loan for the conversion of a partially completed hotel in South Florida to a 191-unit assisted living community. The property is located at 3003 N. University Drive in Sunrise, about 10 miles west of Fort Lauderdale. The borrower, YMP Real Estate Management, will use $7.4 million of the financing to complete the shell construction. YMP will also manage the seniors housing community when it opens. The construction timeline was not disclosed.
KINGWOOD, TEXAS — Excel Commercial Real Estate has opened Laurel Springs RV Resort, a 226-site development in Kingwood, about 30 miles north of Houston. The property offers both long-term and overnight accommodations. Indoor amenities include a fitness center, arcade, business center, lounge, hospitality kitchen and onsite laundry facilities. The outdoor amenity package comprises a pool, outdoor patio and grilling areas, playground, dog park, putting green and walking trails. Jetstream Communities, an affiliate of CityStreet Residential Partners, will manage the property.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — PMZ Realty Capital has arranged a $20.7 million acquisition loan for Courtyard by Marriott Austin-University Area, a nine-story, 198-room hotel located in the state capital’s downtown district. The nonrecourse loan was structured with a floating interest rate. The accommodations consist of 186 guestrooms and 12 suites, and guests have access to a pool, fitness center, business center and 1,342 square feet of meeting and event space. The name of the direct lender and the borrower, a Dallas-based investment firm, were not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Excel Commercial Real Estate has acquired Eric & Jay’s RV Resort, a 114-site property in southeast Houston. The park sits on a 10-acre site with a stocked lake and offers both back-in and luxury pull-through slips. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, game room, outdoor grilling and dining stations and onsite laundry facilities. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Jetstream Communities, an affiliate of CityStreet Residential Partners, will manage the property.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Placemakr, a tech-centric hospitality and multifamily operator, has opened its third Nashville location. The 89-unit property is located at 321 Hart St. in the city’s Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood. Placemakr Wedgewood-Houston, formerly a Bento Living building, features apartment-style units for nightly hotel, short-term rental and long-term furnished housing stays. Units range from micro studios to two-bedroom apartments. According to the property website, a one-night stay this weekend ranges from $169 to $379. Guests have access to an outdoor rooftop terrace with views of downtown Nashville, a fitness center, meeting spaces, onsite bodega, coffee bar and an onsite Pacific-Rim-inspired restaurant. Placemakr’s other Nashville locations are in SoBro and Music Row.
NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based development and investment firm Lightstone has completed the 216-room Moxy Hotel in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. Moxy is part of the Marriott family of brands. Designed by Stonehill Taylor with interiors by BASILE Studio, the boutique establishment houses four food-and-beverage concepts, including a fine dining restaurant and a rooftop bar. Other amenities include a fitness center, coworking spaces and meeting and event rooms. Rates start at $179 per night.
MIAMI — Urban Network Capital Group (UNCG) has announced plans for Visions at Brickell Station, a 111-unit condominium/hotel project in Miami. Upon completion, the community will feature residences in studio and one-bedroom layouts, with no rental restrictions. Owners of the units will be able to rent them out through a booking platform or participate in a professionally managed program. UNCG purchased three parcels for the project — located at 1120, 1130 and 1136 S.W. 3rd Ave. — for a total price of $8.5 million. Robert Thorne of UNCG led the acquisition. UNCG’s investment partners in the project include V&V Investments and other private investors.