INGLEWOOD, CALIF. — KPC Development Co. has announced its newest project, Kali Hotel and Rooftop, Autograph Collection, at Hollywood Park in Inglewood. Located at 3737 Stadium Drive, the 300-key hotel is adjacent to SoFi Stadium (home of the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers) and YouTube Theater, within walking distance to Intuit Dome (home of the Los Angeles Clippers) and Kia Forum and four miles from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The 13-story hotel will offer 34 suites, a pool and yoga deck, spa, fitness center, three food-and-beverage concepts and nearly 20,000 square feet of meeting and event space. The property will also offer 315 onsite parking stalls. The hotel will join Autograph Collection Hotels, part of Marriott Bonoy’s global portfolio of more than 30 brands. The development team includes Clayco as general contractor and design firms Lamar Johnson Collaborative and Sixteenfifty Creative Intelligence.
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C-PACE Maintains Appeal in Lower Interest Rate Environment
The Federal Reserve’s decision to begin aggressively hiking the federal funds rate in 2022 threw the commercial real estate market into turmoil. Property investors found it difficult to refinance much cheaper short-term loans that were often used to renovate or develop properties. However, the interest rate spike greatly enhanced the viability of commercial property assessed clean energy (C-PACE) financing, a type of loan that becomes an assessment that borrowers pay along with their tax bill. The program emerged more than a decade ago and generally pays for energy, water and seismic resiliency upgrades in new construction and rehabs, including retroactively. As a result, developers embraced C-PACE as they sought ways to pay down debt to secure new financing or loan extensions and modifications. Now that the Federal Reserve has reversed course with its 50-basis-point federal funds rate reduction in September — and with Wall Street anticipating additional rate cuts before the end of the year — will C-PACE demand start to cool? Don’t count on it, says Rafi Golberstein, founder and CEO of PACE Loan Group, a direct lender of C-PACE financing based in Minneapolis, Minn. From the competitive cost of capital to the continued restraints on bank lending, C-PACE …
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — New Jersey-based intermediary Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing of a 104-room Motel 6 hotel in Lawrenceville, located just outside Trenton. The hotel was originally constructed in 1978 and also houses a PJ’s Pancake House restaurant. Brandon Szwalbenest and Andrew Stewart of Cronheim Mortgage arranged the debt through an undisclosed local bank. The name of the locally based borrower was also not disclosed.
FIRE ISLAND PINES, N.Y. — Brokerage firm Muroff Hospitality Group has arranged the $15.5 million sale of Fire Island Pines Resort on the southern tip of Long Island. The resort features The Blue Whale marina and restaurant, a hotel, pool, fitness center and pavilion. The sale, which also included a three-bedroom house and 16-bedroom house for employees, represents approximately 75 percent of the commercial property on Fire Island Pines. Mitch Muroff of Muroff Hospitality Group represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
IRVING, TEXAS — JLL has arranged a $210 million loan for the refinancing of the 427-room Ritz-Carlton Dallas Las Colinas Hotel in Irving. The hotel sits on a 16.7-acre site and was previously known as the Four Seasons Resort & Club Dallas at Las Colinas. The sponsor, a joint venture between Partners Group and funds managed by Trinity Investments, acquired the hotel in May 2022 and subsequently implemented a renovation and rebrand. Today, the hotel offers 80,000 square feet of meeting and event space, five food-and-beverage venues, a pool, spa, golf course, fitness center and squash, tennis and racquetball courts. Kevin Davis, Mark Fisher, De’On Collins and Caleigh O’Connell of JLL arranged the loan through Marathon Asset Management.
DALLAS — OHT Partners has begun a multifamily conversion project in Dallas. The Austin-based developer will convert the former Ambassador Hotel, located just southeast of downtown, into a 299-unit apartment complex. Known as Ambassador, the complex will offer studio, one- and two-bedroom units that will range in size from 502 to 1,539 square feet. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, coworking lounge, package lockers, dog park, minimart and indoor/outdoor club with a kitchen. Corgan is the project architect. The first units could be available for occupancy as early as third-quarter 2026.
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — LEGOLAND California Resorts, with McCarthy Buildings Cos. as design-builder, is developing a 372,000-square-foot parking structure at LEGOLAND California Resort in Carlsbad. The team has topped out the four-story project, which is slated for completion in late 2025. The $20 million project will feature 1,130 stalls, including 57 electric-vehicle (EV) ready stalls with the option to add an additional 56 EV stalls. McCarthy’s design-build services for the project include preconstruction, marketing, scheduling, VDC, McCarthy Mapping, Castle Contracting, self-perform concrete and yard site services.
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA — Crystal Investment Property (CIP), a member of Hotel Brokers International, has arranged the sale of The Landing Hotel, Restaurant & Pub in Ketchikan. CIP’s Joseph Kennedy, along with Mary Wanzer, a licensed Alaska broker, represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. The name of the buyer and acquisition price were not released. Located at 3434 Tongass Ave., The Landing Hotel, Restaurant & Pub is a 107-key, independent mid-scale hotel. The full-service property offers flexible meeting and events space, event planning and catering for onsite and offsite events, a lounge area, fireplace, business center, fitness center and courtesy shuttle service. Additionally, the hotel is home to two dining options: The Landing Restaurant and Jeremiah’s Pub.
Driftwood Capital Breaks Ground on $420M Westin Hotel and Conference Center on Florida’s Space Coast
COCOA BEACH, FLA. — Driftwood Capital has broken ground on the Westin Cocoa Beach Resort, Spa, and Conference Center, a 502-room oceanfront hospitality development on Florida’s Space Coast. The $420 million project will be situated on a 15.7-acre site at 1300 N. Atlantic Ave. in Cocoa Beach and is expected to create approximately 1,800 direct and indirect jobs in the region. The property will offer the largest conference center space in the Space Coast and will plug a 160-mile gap of Marriott International hotels on the Atlantic coast. Upon completion, the Westin Cocoa Beach Resort will feature 11 food-and-beverage venues, including themed restaurants; a high-end spa; surfing wave pool; swimming pools; tennis and pickleball courts; a fitness center with cardio and weights; multiple retail options; and a multi-story parking garage to accommodate about 800 vehicles. The property will also feature 72,000 square feet of open-air venues for meetings and events, as well as 51,500 square feet of indoor space designed for gatherings and conferences. Project partners include Kast Construction and North Palm Beach, Fla.-based Driftwood Hospitality Management, which will manage the development once completed. Driftwood Capital expects to deliver the Westin Cocoa Beach Resort in summer 2027.
MIDLAND, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of the Baymont Inn & Suites Midland Center, a 76-room hotel in West Texas. The three-story hotel was built in 2016 and offers amenities such as a hot breakfast bar, business center and a fitness center. Allan Miller of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and procured an out-of-state private investor as the buyer. Chris Gomes of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the supporting broker.