Hospitality

ST. LOUIS — Midas Building Group has completed a $20 million dual-branded hotel at 10300 Natural Bridge Road serving the nearby St. Louis Lambert International Airport. Lawrence Group was the architect, and Lodging Hospitality Management was the developer. The project connects the existing St. Louis Airport Hilton hotel built in the 1960s with a new 78,957-square-foot Hampton Inn hotel. In addition to architecture, Lawrence Group provided interior design, furniture procurement and landscape architecture on the project, which also included extensive interior renovations to the Hilton’s existing 18,100-square-foot, first-floor public areas. The Hilton’s four-story wing was replaced with a new six-story, 128-bed Hampton Inn hotel designed to operate independently from the adjacent Hilton hotel. Hampton Inn guests are able to utilize amenities within the renovated Hilton, including the fitness center, business center and indoor pool. Construction of the Hampton Inn portion was coordinated to not disrupt operations of the Hilton hotel, which provides an additional 397 rooms.

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GATLINBURG, TENN. — Arriba Capital has arranged a $40 million construction loan for a Marriot-branded hotel in downtown Gatlinburg. Dubbed The Scoundrel, the hotel will act as the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The new hotel will total 128 rooms and will operate under the Marriot Tribute Portfolio brand. The borrower is a locally based, private hospitality and development group. A construction timeline was not disclosed.

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BILLINGS, MONT. — Veeder Hospitality Associates LLC has sold Courtyard Billings, a 137-room leisure and business hotel in Montana, to InterMountain Management for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 2024, the four-story Courtyard Billings offers meeting event spaces, a restaurant and fitness and business centers. Skyler Cooper, Chris Gomes and Allan Miller of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Adam Christofferon of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record.

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KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. — The hotel financing arm of New Jersey-based intermediary Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $30.3 million loan for the refinancing of a 327-room hotel in King of Prussia, located north of Philadelphia. The hotel is operated under the Alloy Suites banner, which is part of Hilton’s family of brands, and offers amenities such as a fitness center, meeting rooms and an onsite restaurant. Beau Williams and Drew Gilligan of Cronheim arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Concord Hospitality. The direct lender and specific loan terms were not disclosed.

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CLARKSVILLE, IND. — Huff, Niehaus & Associates Inc. has arranged the sale of the 119-room Hampton Inn Louisville-North/Clarksville hotel in Clarksville, a northern suburb of Louisville. The sales price was undisclosed. The property at 1501 Broadway St. is situated near downtown Louisville and the Kentucky International Convention Center. Kingdom Broadway LLC purchased the asset from HHB LLC. The new ownership, which owns eight hotels, plans a comprehensive renovation of the property.

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GREEN BAY, WIS. — Greysteel has arranged a $14.9 million loan for the refinancing of the Hilton Garden Inn Green Bay, a recently renovated hotel in the heart of the Lambeau Field Stadium District. Developed in 2000 by Beechwood Hotel Group, the select-service property features 125 rooms. Beechwood has owned and operated the asset for more than 20 years. Fox Communities Credit Union provided the floating-rate loan. The refinancing was completed ahead of the property’s CMBS loan maturity.

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LOS ANGELES — Mesa West Capital has provided an affiliate of Seaview Investors with $55 million in first mortgage debt to refinance Burton House Beverly Hills, a 186-room full-service hotel in West Los Angeles. Eastdil Secured arranged the five-year, nonrecourse financing. Seaview, which has been an investment partner in the hotel since 2003, recently completed a $13.7 million renovation as part of a repositioning under Marriott’s Tribute Portfolio Hotels & Resorts brand. Improvements included the redesign of guest rooms, the development of the Emerald Lounge, a new dining and social concept, updated entrances, a revamped lobby, new fitness center and a 1,100-square-foot yoga and Pilates studio. The refinancing provides the sponsor time to continue driving operating performance under the new brand and to compete with other luxury hotels in the Beverly Hills market, according to Mesa West.

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Moxy Charlotte Uptown Hotel

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — TMGOC Ventures has delivered the Moxy Charlotte Uptown Hotel, a 208-room boutique hotel located in Uptown Charlotte. The hotel was delivered in collaboration with general contractor BL Harbert International, ODA Architecture and interior designer DLR Group. This hotel marks TMGOC Ventures’ second ground-up Moxy project, as well as its 18th operating hotel in its national portfolio. Lexima Lodging manages the property, which features a 24-hour fitness center, valet parking, a ground-floor Starbucks Coffee shop and nearly 7,000 square feet of flexible event space with indoor-outdoor connectivity and skyline views. Additional communal spaces at the hotel include the Bar Moxy, a rooftop lounge, and various breakout rooms. Moxy is a boutique hotel brand that Marriott International launched in partnership with IKEA.

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SAG HARBOR, N.Y. — JLL has arranged a $54 million loan for the refinancing of Baron’s Cove, a 67-room boutique hotel located in Sag Harbor on Long Island. Built in the late 1950s and renovated in 2015, the property features lofted suites and amenities such as a saltwater pool, lounge, complimentary bicycles and kayaks, a wellness center, tennis court and onsite food-and-beverage options. Kevin Davis, Mark Fisher, Jillian Mariutti and Connor Medzigian of JLL arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan through funds managed by private equity firm Blue Owl Capital. The borrower, a partnership between Blue Flag Capital and Bain Capital Real Estate, will use a portion of proceeds to fund capital improvements.

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By Eric Jacobs, chief global growth officer, Aimbridge Hospitality With different verticals and geographic hotspots driving continued travel and performance potential in hospitality properties, investments in these assets should be on the radars of forward-thinking investors. A resilient market that was most recently challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic, the hotel sector continues to be an area of curiosity and consideration for investors looking for their next opportunity. At the start of the year, hotel transaction volume was projected to rise by 15 to 25 percent nationally, according to JLL’s Global Hotel Investment Outlook report for 2025, with institutional capital flowing back into the sector. While this projection hasn’t come to fruition, exploration of hospitality deals is ongoing, and the most prepared investors and developers are keeping fingers on the pulse of markets that will generate returns in the future. Enter Houston. A current standout market and one to watch, the city’s unique demand drivers, performance metrics and positioning within the larger Texas market have created fertile ground for hotel investment. Convention Disruption Brings Opportunity One of the most significant factors behind Houston’s surge today is the simultaneous renovation and expansion of convention centers in Austin, Dallas and Fort Worth. These …

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