Hospitality

Washington Holdings Sells Hyatt Place El Segundo to Welcome Group for $49M

by Amy Works September 28, 2022

EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. — Washington Holdings has completed the disposition of Hyatt Place Los Angeles/LAX/El Segundo, a select-service hotel located at 750 N Nash St. in El Segundo. El Segundo-based Welcome Group acquired the asset, which was sold unencumbered by management, for $49 million. Renovated in 2020, Hyatt Place El Segundo features 143 guest rooms, The Placery bar and restaurant, The Market grab-and-go outlet, a fitness center, an outdoor pool and electrical vehicle charging stations. Additionally, the pet-friendly hotel offers a business center and 1,054 square feet of meeting or event space. John Strauss, James Stockdale and Melvin Chu of JLL Hotels & Hospitality represented the seller in the transaction.

September 28, 2022

Development Georgia Hospitality Mixed-Use Multifamily Office Southeast

MetLife, Granite Complete Midtown Union Mixed-Use Development in Atlanta

by John Nelson September 28, 2022

ATLANTA — MetLife Investment Management and Granite Properties have delivered Midtown Union, a mixed-use development located at 1331 Spring St. in Midtown Atlanta. The project comprises three buildings: a 26-story office tower, the 26-story Mira at Midtown Union apartment high-rise and the 14-story Kimpton Shane Hotel. The office and multifamily towers opened in July, and the hotel just opened on Sept. 21. The office tower spans 612,000 square feet and will be anchored by Invesco, which plans to occupy 300,000 square feet beginning in early 2023. The Mira comprises 355 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as upscale amenities. Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants will operate the hotel, which features 230 rooms, meeting and event space, the Hartley Kitchen and Cocktails restaurant and the Aveline cocktail lounge. MetLife partnered with StreetLights Residential on the apartment tower and AMS Hospitality on the Kimpton Shane Hotel. The design-build team for the overall Midtown Union campus includes architect Cooper Carry and general contractor Brasfield & Gorrie, as well as Studio 11 Design for the hotel design. Brooke Dewey and Adam Viente (office) and Coleman Morris (retail) of JLL are leading leasing efforts at Midtown Union.

September 28, 2022

Hospitality Loans Massachusetts Northeast

JLL Arranges $11M Loan for Refinancing of Two Historic Inns on Nantucket Island

by Taylor Williams September 28, 2022

NANTUCKET, MASS. — JLL has arranged an $11 million loan for the refinancing of Anchor Inn & Greydon House, two historic hospitality properties totaling 32 rooms on the island of Nantucket. Anchor Inn totals 12 rooms and was originally built in 1806. Greydon House comprises 20 rooms and was constructed in 1850. Jonathan Schneider led the JLL team that arranged the fixed-rate loan through HarborOne Bank on behalf of the borrower, Faros Properties.

September 28, 2022

Development Hospitality Texas

Great Wolf Resorts Breaks Ground on 27-Acre Hospitality Project in Webster, Texas

by Taylor Williams September 26, 2022

WEBSTER, TEXAS — Great Wolf Resorts Inc., a hospitality owner-operator known for indoor water park-themed lodging properties, has broken ground on a 27-acre project in Webster, a southeastern suburb of Houston. The resort will house 532 hotel rooms, a 95,000-square-foot indoor water park, a 58,000-square-foot family entertainment center and multiple food-and-beverage outlets. Great Wolf is financing the project in part through a $200 million investment from shareholders Blackstone and Centerbridge Partners. Construction of the resort, which is slated for a mid- to late-2024 completion, is expected to create about 600 full- and part-time jobs.

September 26, 2022

Acquisitions Florida Hospitality Southeast

Radco Acquires Three Hotels in Panama City Beach, Florida Totaling 281 Rooms

by John Nelson September 26, 2022

PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLA. — The Radco Cos., an opportunistic real estate investment firm based in Atlanta, has purchased three hotels in Panama City Beach totaling 281 rooms. The properties include a Home2 Suites, adjacent Fairfield Inn & Suites and a Hampton Inn. All three hotels will be managed by LBA Hospitality. Hospitality Real Estate Counselors (HREC) served as brokers for the Home2 Suites and Fairfield Inn properties, with Hunter Hotel Advisors brokering the Hampton Inn deal. The sellers and sales price were not disclosed. The new ownership plans to make capital improvements to the three hotels. Radco launched a hotel investment division in early 2021 in response to disruptions to the hospitality industry caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

September 26, 2022

Acquisitions Hospitality Washington Western

Crystal Investment Property Negotiates Sale of 30-Room Packwood Lodge in Washington State

by Amy Works September 26, 2022

PACKWOOD, WASH. — Crystal Investment Property (CIP) has arranged the sale of Packwood Lodge, a select-service hotel located at 13807 US-12 in Packwood. Terms of the transaction were not released. The 30-guest room Packwood Lodge includes extensive capital improvements, 21 updated guest rooms or suites and nine detached cabins. The property features a lobby with a breakfast area, office, laundry room, owner’s quarters and a hotel-adjacent leased restaurant. Rooms and suites include flatscreen TVs, mini fridges, microwaves, coffee makers and high-speed wireless internet. The cabins, completed in 2019, feature kitchenettes, dining areas, jacuzzi tubs and outdoor decks. Joseph Kennedy of CIP, along with the CIP team, represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.

September 26, 2022

Development Hospitality Maryland Office Southeast

Marriott Opens New Corporate Headquarters and Flagship Hotel in Downtown Bethesda, Maryland

by John Nelson September 21, 2022

BETHESDA, MD. — Marriott International has opened its new global headquarters campus in downtown Bethesda. The hotel giant’s home base is a 21-story, 785,000-square-foot office tower that houses around 3,500 Marriott employees working from 2,842 workspaces (including offices, workstations and flexible spaces). The LEED Gold-certified tower had a six-year construction timeline, according to Marriott. The design-build team includes architectural firm Gensler and general contractors Hensel Phelps and Rand Construction. The Bernstein Cos. and Boston Properties jointly own Marriott’s campus. In addition to the office tower, Marriott’s corporate campus includes the new Marriott Bethesda Downtown at Marriott HQ hotel next door that also serves as Marriott’s testing ground for new concepts, design elements, service approaches and amenities via 13 model hotel rooms. Within the office tower, Marriott operates an 8,400-square-foot lab, as well as a test kitchen and bar for research-and-development purposes. Each office within the tower has views from the floor-to-ceiling windows, and all desks are equipped with sit-stand optionality and ergonomic chairs. The tower includes 180 meeting and collaboration areas, as well as an “associate growth center” on the top floor that offers staffers access to leadership development programs, skill development curriculum, guest speakers, new hire orientation and networking …

September 21, 2022

Acquisitions Hospitality Oregon Western

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Sells Historic Kimpton Hotel Vintage Portland to Pacifica Hotels for $32.9M

by Amy Works September 20, 2022

PORTLAND, ORE. — Pebblebrook Hotel Trust has completed the disposition of Kimpton Hotel Vintage Portland, located at 422 SW Broadway in Portland. Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based Pacifica Hotels acquired the property for $32.9 million. Originally constructed in the late 1800s, the European-inspired hotel underwent a multimillion-dollar makeover in 2015 and 2018 that overhauled the lobby, rooms and amenities. Currently, each hotel floor is dedicated to a different Willamette Valley American Viticultural Area and each room is named after a local winery. The hotel features 117 guest rooms, 8,000 square feet of event space, a street-level restaurant and bar called Il Solito and Bacchus Bar, a private wine cellar and a game lounge. Additionally, the hotel’s lobby doubles as a tasting room. Chris Burdett, Matthew Behrens and Aaron Solaimani of CBRE Hotels in the Pacific Northwest represented the seller in the deal.

September 20, 2022

Development Hospitality Midwest Missouri

Midas Construction Breaks Ground on $50M Hotel in Clayton, Missouri

by Kristin Harlow September 20, 2022

CLAYTON, MO. — Midas Construction has broken ground on the $50 million AC Hotel Clayton in the St. Louis suburb of Clayton. The hotel will rise 11 stories with 207 rooms. Completion is slated for early 2024. The project is revitalizing a historic, underutilized site that once housed the former headquarters of the Clayton Police, which relocated in 2011. The hotel, designed for business and leisure travelers, will feature a rooftop bar and restaurant that will be open to the public. Construction was originally scheduled to begin in March 2020 but was postponed due to the pandemic. The development team consists of Koplar Properties, HomeBase Partners and Concord Hospitality.

September 20, 2022

Acquisitions Hospitality Top Stories

NewcrestImage, Hospitality Capital Partners Acquire 16-Property Hotel Portfolio

by Jeff Shaw September 20, 2022

GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — A joint venture between NewcrestImage and Hospitality Capital Partners (HCP) has agreed to acquire 16 Marriott-branded hotels totaling 2,155 rooms across nine states. The portfolio includes 13 Courtyard and three Residence Inn properties located in Georgia, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter. The seller and price were not disclosed. “This acquisition affirms our high expectations and high confidence in hotel investments, both near term and long term,” says Mehul Patel, managing partner and CEO of Grapevine-based NewcrestImage. Over the company’s history, HCP and its principals have owned almost 50 hotels in the western United States, notably The Saguaro Scottsdale, located in that city’s historic Old Town area. Other projects include 25 golf courses through its associated company, Parks Legacy Project. After selling 27 hotels in January to Summit Hotel Properties for $822 million, NewcrestImage has been in active acquisition mode. The company has added 76 hotels totaling approximately 7,600 rooms since March, including this latest transaction. Earlier this month, NewcrestImage agreed to purchase 45 hotels with a total of approximately 3,300 rooms from a private investment firm. The portfolio includes 35 …

September 20, 2022

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