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Gencom Buys Ritz-Carlton, Courtyard by Marriott Hotels in New Orleans’ French Quarter March 21, 2025 NEW ORLEANS — Gencom, a Miami-based investment firm, has acquired a portfolio of two connected hotels located in the historic French Quarter of New Orleans. The 758-room hospitality portfolio includes The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans and the Courtyard by Marriott New Orleans French Quarter/Iberville. Situated along the city’s historic Canal Street, The Ritz-Carlton New Orleans comprises 528 hotel rooms and suites. The hotel features about 48,000 square feet of event space, a fitness center, indoor pool and a 25,000-square-foot spa. The Ritz-Carlton also offers Davenport Lounge, a jazz bar and lounge, and the M Bistro eatery. The property opened in 2000. Continue reading: https://lnkd.in/etqq3Dya #Acquisitions #Hospitality #Louisiana #Southeast #TopStories

Walker & Dunlop Arranges $253M Construction Loan for Pendry Nashville Hotel and Condominium Tower NASHVILLE, TENN.?— Walker & Dunlop (NYSE: WD) has arranged a $253 million construction loan for the development of the Pendry Nashville and Pendry Residences Nashville, a luxury 30-story hotel and condominium tower located in the city’s Gulch district. Pendry Hotels & Resorts, in partnership with investment and development firms SomeraRoad and Trestle Studios, plan to immediately break ground on the project. Upon completion, Pendry Nashville will include 180 guestrooms and suites, while 146 for-sale residences will be offered at Pendry Residences. Continue reading: https://lnkd.in/eVKXwj48 #CRE #Development #Hospitality #Loans #MixedUse #Multifamily #Southeast #Tennessee #TopStories

The March issue has arrived —?see what's trending is Texas' commercial real estate landscape: https://lnkd.in/e7fbcy-t On the cover: ?? Flight to Quality Still Defines Office Leasing Companies want to be ready for an increased return-to-office push while also avoiding major tenant improvement expenditures. By Taylor Williams; insights from: Ryan Buchanan, CBRE; Anya Marmuscak, JLL; Ray Lopez, CCIM, Colliers; Connor Atchley, Transwestern; Ryan Hartsell, SIOR, MRE, Oxford Partners. ?? Placemaking Requires Multiple Ingredients By researching the retail needs of the community and investing in the project itself, one metro Dallas municipality embraced the idea of an ‘urban recipe’ and found major success with placemaking. By Jonathan Brown AIA, NCARB, JHP Architecture / Urban Design Inside the Issue: — Interface Panel: Texas Affordable Housing Sales Volume Should Rebound Marginally in 2025 —?Automotive Users, Data Centers Drive Demand, Vie for Power in San Antonio Industrial Market —?How Developers Can Adapt to Lasting Effects of Covid-19, High Interest Rates Read the issue: https://lnkd.in/e7fbcy-t #CRE #Development #Tech #DataCenters #AffordableHousing

To Maximize Student Housing Value, Match Technology Choices to the End Game In today’s student housing market, reliable high-speed internet isn’t just a perk—it’s an expectation. With students consuming more data than ever for streaming, working, gaming and online learning, property owners and operators must ensure their networks can handle increasing demand. But upgrading internet infrastructure isn’t just about keeping up with resident expectations; it’s also a strategic investment. Choosing the right broadband strategy with an experienced partner can help maximize property value, improve resident satisfaction and reduce costly future upgrades. Now is an especially good time to consider these upgrades. With the slow adoption of Wi-Fi 7, Wi-Fi 6 technology is available at historically low prices, offering a cost-effective way to boost connectivity while preparing for the future. Additionally, integrating modern infrastructure during renovations or new construction can save tens of thousands of dollars in labor and materials. By planning ahead and making informed choices, student housing owners and operators can “future-align” their properties and ensure long-term efficiency in network management —?meaning that they can include excess capacity and safeguards so the property’s network will be easier to upgrade down the road. With insights from Dorothy Kallmayer and Wendy Burr of Pavlov Media https://lnkd.in/d7rbJ4fd Sponsored by Pavlov Media #studenthousing #multifamily

Are your marketing efforts resonating with Gen Z renters? Are you spending your ad budget wisely — or missing key opportunities to drive lease conversions? On Thursday, April 3, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern, Student Housing Business will host an insightful webinar where panelists reveal the most common mistakes student housing marketers make and how to avoid them. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eMR8N_zZ for the webinar, "Common Student Housing Marketing Mistakes — and How to Fix Them" What You’ll Learn: —?What Gen Z expects from their student housing search experience. —?Targeting strategies to help you stretch your ad budget and generate higher-quality leads. —?Frequently missed marketing opportunities and how to leverage them to hit full occupancy before move-in day. Panelists: —?Kat Callender, Student Housing Marketing Expert, Conversion Logix (Moderator) —?Alaina Jackson, Director of Sales and Marketing, PeakMade Real Estate —?Cristina Pfeffer Director of Marketing, The Scion Group —?John Barr, Director of Leasing and Innovation, The Dinerstein Companies #StudentHousing #StudentLiving This webinar is sponsored by Conversion Logix | Hosted by France Media Inc. & InterFace Conference Group.

Subtext, Larson Capital Management to Develop 1,738-Bed Student Housing Project Near Texas A&M University March 18, 2025 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Subtext , a student housing and multifamily owner-operator based in St. Louis, has partnered with Larson Capital Management for a two-phase student housing development near Texas A&M University in College Station. The project will include EVER College Station (176 units, 545 beds) and VERVE College Station (382 units, 1,193 beds), which will be situated across the street from one another in the city’s Northgate Entertainment District, less than two blocks from campus. Read the article: https://lnkd.in/eH8gZZaQ #CRE #Development #StudentHousing #Texas #TopStories

April is right around the corner and so is the 17th annual InterFace Student Housing 2025 conference taking place in Austin! Richard Kelley & Wes Deese sat down to discuss what's expected at the conference on this week's episode of Student Housing Insight! Join us April 9-11: https://lnkd.in/eAUz_p6j #InterFaceStudentHousing #StudentHousing #StudentLiving #Networking

?? Upcoming webinar ?? Common Student Housing Marketing Mistakes — and How to Fix Them Are your marketing efforts resonating with Gen Z renters? Are you spending your ad budget wisely — or missing key opportunities to drive lease conversions? On Thursday, April 3, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern, Student Housing Business will host an insightful webinar where panelists reveal the most common mistakes student housing marketers make and how to avoid them. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eMR8N_zZ What You’ll Learn: —?What Gen Z expects from their student housing search experience. —?Targeting strategies to help you stretch your ad budget and generate higher-quality leads. —?Frequently missed marketing opportunities and how to leverage them to hit full occupancy before move-in day. Panelists: —?Kat Callender, Student Housing Marketing Expert, Conversion Logix (Moderator) —?Alaina Jackson, Director of Sales and Marketing, PeakMade Real Estate —?Cristina Pfeffer Director of Marketing, The Scion Group —?John Barr, Director of Leasing and Innovation, The Dinerstein Companies #StudentHousing #StudentLiving This webinar is sponsored by Conversion Logix | Hosted by France Media Inc. & InterFace Conference Group.

If you?own, invest in, develop, operate, broker or finance healthcare and medical outpatient?real estate?in North Carolina or South Carolina, you need to be at the 14th annual?InterFace Healthcare Real Estate Carolinas?conference on the afternoon of May 21st. As it has done for 13 years, InterFace will once again bring together the?leading hospitals and healthcare systems in the Carolinas, along with healthcare and medical outpatient?real estate owners, operators, investors, developers, brokers and lenders, to a unique, highly focused event combining four panel sessions along with a networking cocktail reception! Click here to register: https://lnkd.in/ekPQwxxB #IFHealthcareREcarolinas #CRE #Healthcare #Networking #CommercialRealEstate Richard Kelley Hosted by: InterFace Conference Group and Southeast Real Estate Business, a France Media Inc. publication.

France Media’s?Southeast Real Estate Business?and?Southeast Multifamily & Affordable Housing Business?magazines will be hosting the 4th?annual?InterFace Carolinas Multifamily?conference on the morning of?May 21st?at the Hilton Charlotte Uptown. This event will bring together the top players in the apartment sector across?North Carolina and South Carolina?and offer a wealth of industry information and insight as well as high-level networking. The conference agenda will address overall economic and demographic trends and how they are impacting the outlook for multifamily property across the Carolinas. Click here to register: https://lnkd.in/eE9mZF2F #CRE #Multifamily #InterFaceCarolinas | Richard Kelley, France Media Inc.