February 18, 2010
BEST WESTERN OPENS
The Best Western Park Heights Inn & Suites is a 52-room hotel located in Cuero, Texas. CUERO, TEXAS — A new Best Western hotel has opened in Cuero. The Best Western Park Heights Inn and Suites is located at 308 Park Heights Drive. It contains 52 guestrooms, including 23 suites. Amenities include an outdoor swimming pool, a fitness center, a 24-hour business center and meeting space for up to 15 people. The hotel is owned by Dipak Patel under a licensing agreement with Best Western International.
EMBASSY SUITES SAN ANTONIO TOPS OUT
SAN ANTONIO — Construction has topped out for the Embassy Suites San Antonio Downtown - Riverwalk, a 285-suite hotel located at 125 E. Houston St. in San Antonio. The hotel will feature Luke, a brasserie restaurant operated by John Besh, as well as an environmentally friendly design and a cascading water element that will run from the lobby to the outdoor patio and into the San Antonio River. Completion is slated for August. Sam Friedman of Blanco Rio, Ltd. is the owner of the hotel, and Natchitoches, La.-based Dimension Development will be the operator. The general contractor is Zachry Construction. The new hotel marks the third Embassy Suites in San Antonio.
GRUBB & ELLIS BROKERS HOUSTON OFFICE SALE
HOUSTON — Grubb & Ellis has brokered the sale of a 37,000-square-foot office building located at 8440 Westpark in Houston. Doug Nicholson and John Nicholson of Grubb & Ellis represented the seller, 8440 Westpark LLC. Stephen Schneidau of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer, KIPP Inc. The acquisition price was not disclosed.