Monday, August 18, 2014

HFF secures $25.9 million financing for The Islamorada Resort in the Florida Keys


Islamorada Resort, Islamorada, FL
MIAMI, FL – HFF announced it has secured a $25.9 million financing for The Islamorada  Resort, a boutique, oceanfront property in Islamorada, Florida.

Working on behalf of the borrower, an affiliate of The Carlyle Group, HFF secured the loan through Bank of the Ozarks.  

Proceeds from the financing will be used to implement the borrower’s plans for upgrades at the resort.

               The resort is located at 80001 Overseas Highway in the Village of Islamorada, approximately 80 miles from both Key West and Miami.  

Max Comess
The five-story hotel is situated on an expansive oceanfront parcel and features 79 guest rooms and suites, Oceans 80 restaurant and tiki bar, a resort-style pool, private beach, and marina. 

The borrower, working in conjunction with leading boutique hotel operator, Trust Hospitality, and renowned hospitality architect, Malcolm Berg, is spearheading the renovation and repositioning of the property.

               The HFF capital markets team representing the borrower was led by directors Max Comess and Chris Drew and analysts Maxx Carney and Alexandra Lalos of HFF’s Miami office.

“We are pleased to deliver attractive financing that will enable this visionary investor to execute an exciting plan for the resort,” Comess said. “The Florida Keys represent one of the country’s strongest hotel markets, making it extremely attractive to both investors and lenders in the hospitality space.”

“This financing provides further evidence of the unprecedented liquidity across the capital stack for hotels that exists in the market today,” Drew added. “There has never been a better environment for strong borrowers to consume capital.”

Alexandra Lalos
 HFF’s Hotel Group has been active in the sale and financing of similar hotels across the country.  In the first half of 2014, the firm financed or sold 44 hotels and resorts with total transaction volume totaling nearly $1.2 billion.

 The group previously arranged the sale and financing of the Cheeca Lodge and Spa in Islamorada and is presently involved in numerous Florida Keys and South Florida hotel and resort transactions.

               The Carlyle Group is a global alternative asset manager with more than $203 billion in assets under management across 126 funds and 139 fund of funds vehicles. Founded in 1987 in Washington, D.C., Carlyle has grown into one of the world’s largest and most successful investment firms, with more than 1,600 professionals operating in 40 offices in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Japan, Asia and Australia.

            
For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Kristen M. Murphy
Associate Director
HFF | One Post Office Square, Suite 3500 | Boston, MA 02109
Main: 617-338-0990 | Direct: 617-848-1572 | Cell: 617-543-4873 | www.hfflp.com

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