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Ramada Inn Gets Makeover, Becomes Cedar Hotel
By Eliza Theiss, Associate Editor The former Ramada Inn at 1471 Brooks Road is getting a multimillion dollar facelift from a group of Chicago investors. According to The Memphis Daily News, Cedar Street Hospitality purchased the 245-key hotel in a 2010 auction for $1.55 million. Re-branded as the Cedar Hotel under the Clarion umbrella, the […]
Even More for Inland American: $393M in Hotel Purchases
Inland American Lodging Group Inc. continues to add upper-upscale and luxury assets to its portfolio, acquiring five hotels in five states with a total of 2,302 rooms this week for about $393 million.
Inland American Spends $113M on San Francisco Airport Marriott
In a deal valued at $112.7 million, Inland American Lodging Group has acquired the San Francisco Airport Marriott in Burlingame, Calif., from Host Hotels & Resorts.
ULI: Industry to See Improvements Through 2014, Bolstered by Cap Markets
“Is distress in the real estate markets behind us?” was the main question on the minds of the respondents to the latest survey by the Urban Land Institute — and the consensus seemed to be a cautious “yes.”
Reports Suggest Marriott's Two New Downtown L.A. Hotels Badly Needed
All the hoopla surrounding the announcement of a $172 million, two-hotel project near the Los Angeles Convention Center looks like more than mere boosterism. The city needs modern hotel product to continue attracting convention dollars.
Boston's New Longwood Life-Sciences Building Leases 154 KSF
Courtesy of a many-layered deal involving multiple joint-venture partners, Boston’s Longwood area will see the construction of a 413,536-square-foot life-sciences center — and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has inked a 154,000-square-foot lease in the property.
1.2 MSF Northmeadow Business Park in Atlanta for Sale
Five years after picking up Northmeadow Business Park in Atlanta for $93.5 million, an affiliate of BPG Properties Ltd. has put a for-sale sign on the 1.2 million-square-foot business park.
New $67 Million Dormitory Open for San Diego Sailors
John William Finn Hall, a new 264-room dormitory in San Diego, is ready for its first residents. The $67 million dormitory is located on Naval Base Coronado and is part of the Navy’s Homeport Ashore initiative, which is designed to improve the quality of life for sailors.
Bostonia Partners Secures $72M in Financing for NOAA Weather Center in Maryland
A $72 million financing deal secured by Bostonia Partners L.L.C. helped complete construction on a new NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction in Maryland after it was stalled for more than two years because the original developer went bankrupt.
BGC Completes Grubb Acquisition
In a saga that began nearly a month ago, BGC Partners is about to complete its purchase of Grubb & Ellis Co. after receiving approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court.