Hospitality

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San Diego Marriott Mission Valley.
Hotel/Resort
West Palm Beach

Driftwood Capital Recaps $1.2B Hotel Portfolio

By Julia Echikson
Related Companies CEO Jeff Blau and a rendering of Hudson Yards West that shows additional housing.
Multifamily · Development
New York City

Related Amends Hudson Yards Casino Proposal to Include 4,000 Housing Units

By Isabelle Durso
Cory Gahr of Lee & Associates, Sean Moran of Cushman & Wakefield, and 890 Second Avenue.
Restaurants · Leases
New York City

Italian Eatery Pietro’s Returning to NYC at 890 Second Avenue

By Isabelle Durso
Jared Schlosser of Peachtree Group and the AC Hotel Seattle Downtown.
Hotel/Resort · Finance
Washington

Peachtree Group Refis Seattle Hotel With $68M Loan

By Andrew Coen
VICI CEO Ed Pitoniak photographed at Sky Rink at Chelsea Piers in New York, NY on April 16, 2025.

Hotel/Resort · Investments & Sales
National

Vici Properties’ Ed Pitoniak Came, Saw and — Of Course — Conquered Vegas

By Nick Trombola
Adam Hakim and James Murad of RIPCO, and the Marriott New York JFK Airport Hotel.
Hotel/Resort · Finance
New York City

Citi Closes $100M CMBS Loan for Marriott New York JFK Airport Hotel

By Andrew Coen
Fortune International Group's Edgardo Defortuna and Terra's David Martin.
Hotel/Resort · Finance
Florida

Terra, Fortune International Secure $145M for Record Land Deal in Key Biscayne

By Julia Echikson
Jared Schlosser of Peachtree Group and Le Meridien Houston Downtown.
Hospitality · Finance
Texas

Peachtree Group Supplies $36M Refi for Houston Hotel Conversion Project

By Andrew Coen
Meridian Retail Leasing's Noam Aziz and Carson Shahrabani, and 1884 Third Avenue.
Restaurants · Leases
New York City

Mexican Restaurant Guacado to Open 3K-SF Eatery in East Harlem

By Isabelle Durso
David Martin of Terra, Jackie Soffer of Turnberry, and a rendering of Grand Hyatt Miami Beach.
Hotel/Resort · Development
Florida

Terra, Turnberry Secure $392M Loan for Miami Beach Convention Center Hotel

By Julia Echikson
Christopher Peck of JLL and Gurney's.
Hotel/Resort · Finance
New York

Smith Hill Capital, Bain Capital Provide $235M Refi for Gurney’s Montauk Resort

By Brian Pascus
A rendering of the Saks Fifth Avenue casino.
Casinos · Development
New York City

Saks Global Drops Out of Bid to Build a Casino Atop Saks Fifth Avenue

By Isabelle Durso
Related Companies CEO Jeff Blau and a rendering of the Hudson Yards West project.
Casinos · Development
New York City

Related Wins Support of City Planning Commission for Hudson Yards Casino

By Isabelle Durso
SL Green CEO Marc Holliday and 1350 Avenue of the Americas.
Restaurants · Leases
New York City

Celebrity Hot Spot Nello to Move From UES to Midtown

By Isabelle Durso
Russell Galbut, managing principal of GFO Investments, and a rendering of GFO's plans to redevelop the Historic Miami-Dade County Courthouse.
Residential · Development
Florida

Russell Galbut Reveals Mixed-Use Redo For Old Miami Courthouse

By Jeff Ostrowski
Cresa's Elisa Tsai, Cushman & Wakefield's Steven Soutendijk and Sean Moran, and a bowl of ramen soup at AFURI Ramen.
Restaurants · Leases
New York City

Japanese Ramen Chain Afuri to Open Midtown Eatery

By Isabelle Durso
Hilton San Francisco Financial District hotel.
Hotel/Resort · Finance
California

Prime Finance Provides $67M Refi for Historic San Francisco Financial District Hotel

By Brian Pascus