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Realized August 2023
Aloft Tampa Downtown is located on the Tampa waterfront in the city center and downtown business district. Our Tampa hotel is on the Tampa Riverwalk, just steps from the Tampa Convention Center, the Florida Aquarium, University of Tampa, and the Amalie Arena.
For the traveler open to possibilities, Aloft Hotels are a modern, fresh, and fun destination. Aloft is a hotel that celebrates the individual and gives you freedom to control and customize your travel adventure to fit your personal style.
It is a place where walls have been knocked down to create a space that is open in design and open to possibilities. A place where energy flows, personalities mingle, and opportunities abound. A place where anything can happen.
Stay with us and join the always energetic scene at the outdoor pool and terrace overlooking the river. Get out and explore the three-mile long promenade that runs right in front of our hotel, or just relax in the lobby and listen to live music, sip signature cocktails, and enjoy tasty bites at WXYZ® bar.
Realized August 2023
Sample a taste of history with a large dose of beachside paradise at the Hampton Inn & Suites St. Augustine-Vilano Beach hotel. Our St. Augustine, FL hotel is ideally situated in a laid back residential district of Vilano Beach, the area is known for great skim boarding and bountiful surfside fishing. Dig your toes into the sands of the beautiful Vilano Beach, or explore more than four centuries’ of history in the historical district of St. Augustine—all within minutes of our hotel in St. Augustine, FL. Take a “sip of youth” at Ponce de Leon’s Fountain of Youth Park, or ride a horse-drawn carriage to explore all the oldest landmarks, including the “Oldest House” dating from 1720.
Relax in a stylish guest room at our St. Augustine, FL hotel and find all the amenities you need for a comfortable stay. Stretch out in one of our spacious Vilano Beach suites, and enjoy a restful night’s sleep in our Clean and Fresh Hampton bed®. Experience great value with unexpected delights such as free high-speed internet access, Hampton’s free hot breakfast, fully-equipped business center and meeting room. Stay fit in our modern fitness center, and relax in the sparkling outdoor pool and hot tub at our hotel in St. Augustine, FL.
Investment realized
Watson Hospitality Associates, Inc (WHA), the legacy company to Pharos Hospitality, developed, held and sold (in 2007) a 509-room portfolio of four Courtyard by Marriott hotels. The portfolio consisted of urban, secondary and tertiary market properties. Over the holding period, we achieved a 28% IRR and 4.4x Multiple on Invested Capital.
The $22.3M development, 181-room Uptown Charlotte Courtyard was the 3rd urban Courtyard in the United States,
and was built in 2001 on top of a 700 space parking garage. It was also the first air rights development in Charlotte.
We developed the 154-room Princeton Courtyard on land leased from Princeton University, selected expressly for the project by the Princeton University trustees.
Our 84-room Greenville, NC courtyard was the first Marriott product in the market, and as an urban downtown hotel is across from the East Carolina University Medical Center
Courtyard by Marriott, Charlotte, NC
Public/Private Development
In conjunction with the city of Hampton, VA, our predecessor company developed a 171-room full service Radisson on the Hampton waterfront, and then owned and operated the hotel for the following decades.
Featuring a 100-slip marina, over 25,000 square feet of retail space (including 3 restaurants), 11,000 square feet of meeting space, a 320 space attached parking garage, and hosting the Hampton, VA Visitor’s Center, the hotel won 8 straight President’s Awards as one of the top 40 hotels from among the 350 hotel worldwide Radisson portfolio. During this period, our CEO served for 4 years on the Radisson Franchisee Executive Committee.
Public/Private Development
Our CEO was selected by the city of Norfolk, VA to plan and lead development of a 404-room downtown full service Marriott.
Completed in 1991, this $65 million public/private development also had a 505-space parking garage, and a 65,000 square feet of city-owned convention center, which was integrated with hotel meeting space.