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Penn National Proposes Two Casinos in Iowa Totaling $327M

Penn National Gaming submitted two proposals for a new gaming and entertainment destination in Iowa’s Woodbury County to the Iowa Racing & Gaming Commission to possibly build its trademark Hollywood Casino.

Sandy Hits CRE via Power Outages, Flooding

By Anna Spiewak, News Editor: Hurricane Sandy may have visited the tri-state area for only a span of one day, but the aftermath of damage cleanup will last for weeks, according to some.

FelCor Sells Two Hotels—Latest Step in Portfolio Restructuring

FelCor Lodging Trust has sold two hotels, the 370-room Embassy Suites – New Orleans-Convention Center and the 296-room Embassy Suites – Nashville-Airport, for an aggregate price of $70 million.

Rezidor to Open Park Inn by Radisson Astana in Kazakhstan

The Rezidor Hotel Group, a member of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, has announced plans to open the Park Inn by Radisson Astana in Kazakhstan.

Pebblebrook Grabs Hotel Palomar San Francisco for $58M

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust has added a fourth San Francisco hotel to its portfolio with the acquisition of Hotel Palomar San Francisco.

Thor Equities Refinances Chicago’s Palmer House Hotel for $365M

Chicago’s historic Palmer House Hilton luxury hotel has been refinanced by owner Thor Equities to the tune of $365 million, it was announced Wednesday by Jones Lang LaSalle, which arranged the floating-rate financing package.

JV Nabs $430M Times Square Gateway Development Site

Construction of the first mixed-use development in Times Square in 25 years can move ahead now that a joint venture of Maefield Development, Infinity Urban Century, The Witkoff Group and New Valley has completed the $430 million acquisition of the site.

Warriors Arena Gets Development Team as Architect Unveils New Design

By Alex Girda, Associate Editor A new hurdle was recently cleared in the process of delivering a new sports arena to the city of San Francisco, as the project finally has a construction deal. The San Francisco Business Times reports that companies Hunt Construction Group and Webcor have been awarded the coveted contract. The developing […]

$75M Renovation Produces Westin New York Grand Central

Westin Hotels & Resorts has opened a flagship property in the heart of midtown Manhattan, following a $75 million renovation to the former New York Helmsley Hotel.

315-Room Westin Imagine Hotel in Orlando Trades

ERGS WI Orlando REO has bought the 315-room Westin Imagine Hotel in a premier location of Orlando.