Solid Rock Group is a full-service real estate investment and advisory firm formed in 1991. The firm’s investment arm is focused on identifying and investing in properties that offer longterm value potential, where it’s completed over $18B in transactions. With extensive experience in asset management, multi-dimensional and complex real estate transactions as well as debt and restructuring transactions, the company is uniquely positioned to identify, evaluate and capitalize on a wide range of potential opportunities.
Our advisory arm has developed a reputation in the Hotel sector for its effectiveness in assisting clients accomplish their transactional goals. For 30 years, we have worked to establish strong and trusted relationships with investors, developers, banks, private equity, family offices and sovereign funds, enabling us to quickly mobilize the needed resources to meet a broad spectrum of client needs. We are set apart from most other advisory and development firms in that senior leaders of the company all have significant experience on the ownership side or investment and asset management practices.
Since 2015, Solid Rock Group has advised on the acquisition of $3.2B in real estate in 55 different properties, including 10 commercial net leased properties, 2 industrial, 8 office and 1 retail shopping center. The balance of 34 properties were hotels with total transaction value of over $2.7B; 27 hotels were purchased outright while Solid Rock assisted clients in acquiring partners’ interest in 5 hotels. The company has also been active in assisting its clients in debt placement, with $1.2 Billion in loans placed for 32 properties – 15 of these loans were closed in the hotel sector.
Solid Rock Group currently acts as asset manager for 5 domestic and 3 foreign owners on 38 properties in 14 states and Mexico, with a total value of over $4.2B. The portfolio includes 22 hotels, totaling over 3,772 rooms and $528M of annual revenue. The hotel portfolio is managed by 10 different operating companies with 4 being independent and the remaining 18 span across 12 brands. In addition to hotels, the portfolio includes 2 golf clubs, a beach club, and 13 commercial properties.
- Solid Rock Group offers an array of services including:
- Investing in Joint Ventures
- Acquisitions
- Development
- Dispositions
- Debt Placement
- Asset Management
- Renovations and CapEx Planning
- Investment Advisory
- We obtain positive results for clients through:
- Constant tracking of ownership positions
- Strong relationships across industry disciplines
- Proper evaluation of financial results and market data
- Experience in negotiating transactions whose structures benefit our clients
- Skillful guidance of complex transactions from Due-Diligence through Closing
Solid Rock Group is proud to have completed transactions with some of the leading companies in the Industry, including:
Aereal Bank
American General
Amerimar Enterprise
Amstar
Angelo Gordon & Company
Arris Investments
Ashford Hospitality Trust
Auberge Resorts
Bancomer Bank
Bank of America
Barings
Behringer Harvard
Berkadia
Biggest Loser Resorts
Brookfield
Cantor Fitzgerald
Capmark
Caruso Affiliated
CCRE
Channel West Group
Chigin-Seiho
China Trust
Chrysler Credit
Cindat Capital Management
Citi Group
Commerz Bank
Credit Tenant Capital
Crescent Hotels
Crestline Hotels
COGIC
Colony Capital
Cornerstone Hospitality Group
CW Capital
Dai Shin
Deerport Hospitality
Deutsche Bank
Delma Associates
Dunn Hospitality Group
Elad Properties
Evolution Hospitality
Fantasia Development Group
Farallon Capital
Felcor Suite Hotels
Forest City
Fortress Investment
Fosun
Four Seasons Resorts & Hotel
GE Investment
Golf Trust of America
Grupo Questro
H/2 Investors
Hardage Suites
HEI Hotels
Hersha Hospitality Trust
Highgate Hotels
Hilton Hotels & Resorts
HMM
HVMG
Hostmark
HTH Asset Management
ICBC Bank
IDM Properties
Istithmar World
JAL
Junson Capital
Kajima Development
Ka Lei Holdings
Karena
Kerzner International
Kingdom Holdings
Koos Group
Lai Sun
Larkspur Hotels
Leahi LLC
LNR
Loews Hotels & Resorts
Lubert-Adler
Malaysian United Industries
Mandarin Hotel & Resorts
Maritz Wolf & Company
Marriott International
Masanori Sasada
MeriStar Hospitality Trust
Mitsui & Company
Morgan Hotel Groups
Morgan Stanley
MSD Capital
New World
Nippon Shinpan
Natixis Real Estate Capital
Nomura
Oaktree Capital
Olympus RE Group
Omni Hotels
Pacifica Hospitality
Parella Weinberg
Park Investments
Pearlmark Real Estate Partners
Posadas USA
Procaccianti Group
Providence Hotels
Prudential Mortgage
Red Lion Hotels
Resort Group Hawaii
Rock Resorts
Rockpoint
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts
Sahara India Pariwar
Salem Partners
Samoth Capital
Shamin Hotels
Signature Hospitality
Starwood Capital
Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Stone Realty
Sunstone
Suntori
Susse Chalet Hotels
Taikang Life Insurance
Tokyo General
Tri-Group
Trinity Investors
Tsukada Global Holdings
Tsukomoto Sogyu
Ty Warner Resorts & Hotels
Wells Fargo
Wheelock Street Capital
Whitehall
Xenia Hotels & Resorts
Zions Bank
Selected transactions in which the principals of Solid Rock Group have been involved over the past 30 plus years. Italics indicate transactions which preceded a principal’s alignment with Solid Rock Group.
Bacara Resort, Santa Barbara, CA
Conrad Hotel Downtown, NYC
Eilan Hotel & Spa, San Antonio, TX
Four Seasons Hotel, NYC
Four Seasons Biltmore, Santa Barbara, CA
Four Seasons Resort, Big Island, HI
Four Seasons Ihilani Resort, Oahu, HI
JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Golf Course, HI
Kona Village Resort, Big Island, HI
Kimpton Marlowe Hotel, Boston, MA
Las Ventanas al Paraiso, Los Cabos, Mexico
Le Meridien Cambridge, MA
Loews Back Bay, Boston, MA
Loews Madison, Washington, D.C.
Mandarin Kahala, Oahu, HI
Miramar by the Sea, Montecito, CA
Motif Seattle, Seattle, WA
Omni Hotel, Austin, TX
One&Only Ocean Club, Bahamas
One&Only Palmilla, Los Cabos, Mexico
Plaza Hotel, NYC
Ritz~Carlton Hotel, Denver, CO
San Ysidro Ranch, Santa Barbara, CA
St. Regis Princeville, Kauai, HI
Westin Alexandria, Alexandria, VA
Westin Hilton Head, SC
Westin La Paloma, Tucson, AZ
Westin Regina, Cancun, Mexico
Westin Regina, Los Cabos, Mexico
Westin Regina, Puerta Vallarta, Mexico
Xandari Pacific, Costa Rica
Full Service Properties
Anza Hotel, Calabasas, CA
Belamar, Manhattan Beach, CA
DoubleTree Berkeley Marina, CA
DoubleTree Downtown Wilmington, DE
DoubleTree Times Square, NYC
DoubleTree Highland, Mission Hills, CA
Eaglewood Resort, Itasca, IL
Embassy Suites, Los Angeles, CA
Hilton Airport, Bloomington, MN
Hilton Houston Westchase, Houston, TX
Hilton Rosemont/Chicago O’Hare, IL
Hilton Sedona Resort at Bell Rock, AZ
Hilton Times Square, NYC
Hilton, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Holiday Inn Maingate West, Kissimmee, FL
Holiday Inn Riverwalk, San Antonio, TX
Holiday Inn, Seattle, WA
Holiday Inn, Iowa City, IA
Hotel 373, NYC
Marriott, Fullerton, CA
Marriott, Houston, TX
Marriott Newport, Newport, RI
Marriott Peachtree Corners, Norcross, GA
Marriott Southfield, Detroit, MI
Marriott & Office West Loop, Houston, TX
Pacific Beach Hotel, Waikiki, Honolulu, HI
Quality Inn, Columbus, OH
Quality Inn, San Antonio, TX
Radisson Pavilion, Beverly Hills, CA
Radisson Downtown, Atlanta, GA
Radisson, San Diego, CA
Radisson, Scottsdale, AZ
Radisson Twin Towers, Orlando, FL
Ramada Inn West, Kissimmee, FL
Ramada Resort, Maingate, Kissimmee, FL
Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch, AZ
Sheraton Hotel Fiesta, San Antonio, TX
Sunshine Suites, Georgetown, Cayman Islands
Select Service Properties
Candlewood Suites, Times Square, NY
Comfort Inn, Charlotte, NC
Courtyard Atlanta Airport West, GA
Courtyard Bloomington, IN
Courtyard Columbus, OH
Courtyard Louisville, KY
Days Inn, Braintree, MA
Econolodge, Hawaiian Village, FL
Fairfield Inn, Evansville, IN
Fairfield Inn, Princeton, IN
Hampton Inn Downtown, NY
Hampton Inn, Evansville, IN
Hampton Inn, Chelsea, NY
Hampton Inn, Herald Square, NY
Hampton Inn, Horse Cave, KY
Hampton Inn, Terra Haute, IN
Hampton Inn, Times Square, NY
Holiday Inn, Wall Street, NY
Holiday Inn Express, Orlando, FL
Holiday Inn Express, San Antonio, TX
Holiday Inn Express, Times Square, NY
Holiday Inn Express, Wall Street, NY
Golf Courses & Resorts
Coral Casino Beach Club, Santa Barbara, CA
Hualalai Resort Area, Big Island, HI
JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Golf Course, HI
KoOlina Golf Course, Oahu, HI
Montecito Country Club, Montecito, CA
Princeville Resort & Golf Area, HI
Rancho San Marcos, Santa Barbara, CA
Sandpiper Golf Course, Santa Barbara, CA
Hotel Development Site
Vacation ownership land, Ko Olina Resort, Hawaii
Chisca Hotel (redevelopment), Memphis, Tennessee
Kalakana Hotel Site, Honolulu, Hawaii
Development parcel, New York City, New York
Omni Frisco Hotel at The Star, Frisco, Texas
Omni Atlanta Hotel at the Battery, Cobb County, Georgia
Portfolios
Barrings Portfolio, 7 hotels
Hartage Suite Portfolio, 13 hotels, Midwest U.S.
Susse Chalet Portfolio, 27 hotels
Selected transactions in which the principals of Solid Rock Group have been involved over the past 30 plus years. Italics indicate transactions which preceded a principal’s alignment with Solid Rock Group.
700 17th Street, Denver, CO
1616 Glenarm Building, Denver, CO
1700 Wert Loop, Houston, TX
Golds Galleria, Lincoln, NE
Hampton Center, Denver, CO
Parker Place, Denver, CO
200 Kimball Drive, Parsippany, NJ
55 Corporate, Bridgewater, NJ
1370 Avenue of the Americas, NY
Metropolitan Tower, New York, NY
Charles Park 1&2, Cambridge, MA
Bertelsmann Building, New York, NY
State Street Financial, Boston, MA
Mixed Use, Retail & Specialty
Academy Mart, Colorado Springs, CO
Chambers Village East, Aurora, CO
Crawfordsville Mall, Crawfordsville, IN
CVS, Bay Minette, AL
CVS, Trussville, AL
CVS, Griffin, GA
CVS, Beach Park, IL
CVS, Fayetteville, NC
CVS, Corpus Christi, TX
CVS, Green Bay, WI
Havana Place, Aurora, CO
Hoffman Heights Center, Aurora, CO
Kipling Plaza, Wheatridge, CO
Kmart, Metairie, LA
Power Plant Live, Baltimore, MD
Stein Mart, Metairie, LA
Trader Joe’s, Metairie, LA
Marketplace, Rockaway, NJ
Lake Worth Marketplace, Lake Worth, TX
MarketFair, Princeton, NJ