Hyatt-branded Kissel Uptown Oakland hotel opens downtown

Building includes recreation of 1910s architecture formerly on the site San Francisco / March 07, 2022 01:30 PM TRD Staff https://therealdeal.com/sanfrancisco/2022/03/07/hyatt-branded-kissel-uptown-oakland-hotel-opens-downtown/ A Hyatt-branded hotel opened in downtown Oakland, hoping to take advantage of more travelers as the pandemic eases and more people return to the office. The 168-room Kissel Uptown Oakland at 2455 Broadway includes a recreation of the…

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Downtown Oakland Adding Two Marriott Brands

By: Jason Middleton California + Bay Area + Hospitality | March 11, 2022 https://www.connectcre.com/stories/downtown-oakland-adding-two-marriott-brands/ One hotel enters; two brands emerge. Two new Marriott-branded hotels are slated to open in downtown Oakland later this year. Expected to add 276 new rooms, the 18-story hotel at the corner of Jefferson and 15th streets, first reported by the Mercury News. Hawkins Way Capital bought…

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New hotel and apartment building with rooftop lounge now open in Uptown Oakland

By Wesley Severson – Published on March 11, 2022. https://hoodline.com/2022/03/new-hotel-and-apartment-building-with-rooftop-lounge-now-open-in-uptown/ A new hotel and apartment complex with a rooftop lounge is now open for guests and renters in Oakland’s Uptown District, at 2455 Broadway. The 168-room hotel portion of Kissel Uptown Oakland is operated by Hyatt as part of its Unbound Collection of lodging establishments. The 74-unit apartment portion…

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LA Hotels Sales Spike in 2021, Bookings Still Recovering

BY:   HANNAH MADANS WELK | MARCH 7, 2022 https://labusinessjournal.com/real-estate/large-number-of-l-a-hotels-sold-in-2021/ Hotel sales spiked in 2021 even as room bookings failed to hit pre-pandemic levels. In L.A. County, hotel transactions increased 26.2% from 61 to 77. Total dollar volume, meanwhile, rose a staggering 145.5% to $1.9 billion, the highest of any county in California, according to data…

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Big San Jose hotel sets early April reopening, ends one-year shutdown

Owner of Signia by Hilton hotel in San Jose says early April date is “firm” By GEORGE AVALOS | gavalos@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: March 14, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. | UPDATED: March 14, 2022 at 4:26 p.m. SAN JOSE — A big hotel in downtown San Jose that’s been closed for about a year has set a “firm date”…

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Hotel openings blossom in Bay Area amid COVID lodging recovery

Six hotels are bringing about 1,800 rooms to four Bay Area cities By GEORGE AVALOS | gavalos@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: March 17, 2022 at 9:50 a.m. | UPDATED: March 18, 2022 at 3:49 a.m. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/03/17/hotel-silicon-valley-bay-area-covid-real-estate-economy-tech-recover/ SAN JOSE — A burst of hotel openings in Santa Clara County and the East Bay points to widening confidence that the Bay Area…

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Lodging leaders discuss California’s comeback at CLIC

By Donald Morrison | Mar 18, 2022 07:29am https://www.hotelmanagement.net/operate/lodging-leaders-discuss-californias-comeback-clic ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Market recovery, inflation and high construction costs in a post-pandemic world were three of the hot topics discussed by lodging industry leaders at this year’s recent California Lodging Investment Conference. The fifth annual CLIC event was held in-person for the first time in two…

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The Line Gets $100M Loan

BY:   HANNAH MADANS WELK | MARCH 28, 2022 https://labusinessjournal.com/tourism/hotels/the-line-gets-100m-loan/ The Line LA, a popular hotel in Koreatown, has received a $100 million loan. The Line is a 384-room hospitality property at 3515 Wilshire Blvd. Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap’s Jordan Ray, Steven Buchwald, Jamie Matheny and Lexington Henn arranged the financing…

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Hotel-To-Industrial Demolition Plan ShowsStrength Of Demand For Warehouses

June 13, 2022 | Bianca Barragan, Bisnow Southern California https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/industrial/hotel-to-industrial-conversion-hotel-fullerton-rexford-113391 Rexford Industrial (https://www.bisnow.com/tags/rexford-industrial) spent$45M to buy the Hotel Fullerton (https://www.bisnow.com/tags/hotelfullerton), a 1960s-era property on 7 acres just off the 91 Freeway inFullerton, but Rexford isn’t getting into the hotel business. Instead, the deal offers yet another sign of developers getting creative to find opportunities to…

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Trinity, Oaktree Capital Buy Luxury Southern California Resort Hotel From Hyatt

Sale Points to Rebound for Coachella Valley Hospitality Industry After Two Years of Pandemic By Randyl Drummer | CoStar News April 5, 2022 | 3:49 P.M. https://www.costar.com/article/1084862773/trinity-oaktree-capital-buy-luxury-southern-california-resort-hotel-from-hyatt The Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort & Spa near Palm Springs, California, has been sold, the second sale of a large Coachella Valley resort hotel since December as the…

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Opening of big San Jose hotel is delayed a few weeks to late April

Long-time San Jose hotel is reopening with new operator, manager By GEORGE AVALOS | gavalos@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: April 11, 2022 at 10:11 a.m. | UPDATED: April 12, 2022 at 7:25 a.m. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/04/11/open-big-san-jose-hotel-delay-late-april-real-estate-covid-economy/ SAN JOSE — The reopening of a big downtown San Jose hotel is now slated for late April, a delay of a few weeks triggered by…

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Race for Rooms as Grand Prix of Long Beach Accelerates Greater LA’s Hospitality Rebound

Some Room Rates Exceed 2019 Levels in Greater LA, but Occupancy Still Trails Pre-Pandemic Levels By Jack Witthaus | CoStar News April 8, 2022 | 1:30 P.M. https://product.costar.com/home/news/139979861 The Grand Prix of Long Beach has supercharged the region’s hotels, driving occupancy back to pre-pandemic levels and boosting room rates at least for a weekend, an indication…

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