Articles from Peachtree Group

Peachtree Group (“Peachtree”) ranked as the eighth-largest investor-driven commercial real estate lender in the U.S., according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) 2024 loan origination rankings. In 2024, Peachtree deployed approximately $1.6 billion in commercial real estate credit investments.

Peachtree Group (Peachtree), a leading private equity firm, successfully showcased two of its financed films, We Bury the Dead and The Surfer, at the 2025 SXSW Film & TV Festival, further solidifying its presence in the entertainment financing sector.

Peachtree Group (“Peachtree”), a diversified commercial real estate investment platform, today announced the grand opening of the dual-branded, 51-suite TownePlace Suites and the 62-suite Fairfield Inn & Suites in Paris, Texas. Peachtree will operate the hotel on behalf of TEKMAK Development Company (“TEKMAK”).

Peachtree Group (“Peachtree”), a diversified commercial real estate investment platform, announced the appointment of Michael Brunner as executive vice president, credit investments. With an extensive background in securitized products, asset finance and commercial real estate, Brunner will be critical in elevating Peachtree’s credit platform and driving its strategic growth initiatives.

Peachtree Group (“Peachtree”), a diversified commercial real estate investment platform, deployed $1.6 billion in credit transactions in 2024, marking a 54% increase from 2023. This growth highlights Peachtree’s reach in private credit lending and its ability to provide financing solutions across multiple property types, including hospitality, multifamily, industrial and specialty assets.

Peachtree Group (“Peachtree”) announced that the firm surpassed $2 billion in hotel development, bringing its total development portfolio to 48 hotels nationwide.

Peachtree Group (“Peachtree”), a leading commercial real estate investment firm with a multi-billion-dollar portfolio of equity and debt investments, announced the expansion of its Delaware Statutory Trust (“DST”) platform to include investments in multifamily properties. The announcement coincides with the hiring of Jordan Hylton as senior vice president of multifamily acquisition to lead the firm’s DST multifamily investments.

The Hamilton Alpharetta, Curio Collection by Hilton, celebrates Dry January with a stylish twist by offering Kin Euphorics in every guest room. This special addition supports the growing number of people focusing on health and wellness, making it easier for guests to stay mindful while enjoying a touch of luxury.

Peachtree Group ("Peachtree") announced today that Josh Rubinger has joined as senior vice president of national accounts for its broker-dealer affiliate, Peachtree PC Investors ("PPCI"). Rubinger’s role will focus on business development, overseeing relationships with broker-dealers and registered investment advisors (“RIAs”) and supporting the distribution of the firm’s investment offerings.

Peachtree Group (“Peachtree”) has reached a significant milestone in Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (CPACE) financing, surpassing the $1.0 billion mark—a distinction shared by only a select few companies in the industry. In 2024 alone, Peachtree completed 22 CPACE transactions across the U.S., surpassing its previous record for CPACE originations.

Peachtree Group (“Peachtree”), a leading commercial real estate investment firm with a multi-billion-dollar portfolio of equity and debt investments, has announced the acquisition of its sixth hotel property structured as a Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) with the 90-key Home2 Suites by Hilton St. Augustine I-95 in the greater Jacksonville, Fla., area. This latest DST offering is the third to close this year following the completion of the Residence Inn Tampa Wesley Chapel DST in November.

Peachtree Group ("Peachtree") celebrated the groundbreaking of a new 171-room studio-suite Residence Inn by Marriott in downtown San Antonio, Texas, near the Riverwalk, set to open in the second quarter of 2026. This development brings an upscale, extended-stay option to the vibrant San Antonio market, offering visitors a combination of comfort, modern amenities and prime access to local attractions.

Peachtree Group (“Peachtree”) has announced a long-term partnership with Southfield, Michigan-based Group 10 Management (“Group 10”), expanding its managed portfolio with 14 new hotels totaling 1,648 rooms. This milestone growth pushes Peachtree's total managed operations beyond 100 hotels and solidifies its position as a leading third-party hotel manager. The properties are primarily Marriott, Hilton and IHG-branded hotels and are predominantly located in the metro Detroit area.

Peachtree Group ("Peachtree") announced that its credit team has surpassed $1 billion in loan originations year-to-date, marking a major milestone and setting a new benchmark for the firm's performance this early in the year. The firm anticipates that its credit team will surpass $1.75 billion in loan originations in 2024.

Peachtree Group (“Peachtree”) celebrated the groundbreaking of a new 19-story, dual-branded hotel development featuring the award-winning Marriott brands, AC Hotel and Moxy Hotel, in the heart of Uptown Dallas. The development will bring 264 upscale rooms, modern amenities and unique lifestyle offerings to the bustling McKinney Avenue corridor. The much-anticipated project promises to elevate the city's hospitality scene and is expected to open in Summer 2026.

Peachtree Group (“Peachtree”) is pleased to announce that Brent LeBlanc is now leading the firm's business development efforts across its investment platforms. In his new role as executive vice president, business development, Brent will support Peachtree's efforts to grow and expand its vertically integrated investment platforms. His responsibilities will include focusing on cross-marketing strategies, fostering business development and collaborating closely with the investment teams to drive innovation and capture new opportunities.

Peachtree Group (“Peachtree”), a leading commercial real estate investment firm with a multi-billion-dollar portfolio of equity and debt investments, has announced the launch of its fifth hotel property structured as a Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) following the completed acquisition of the 128-key Residence Inn Tampa Wesley Chapel in the greater Tampa, Fla., area. This follows Peachtree’s successful closing of its Home2 Suites by Hilton Atlanta Sugarloaf DST in August.

Peachtree Group ("Peachtree") continues to build momentum with its sixth hotel acquisition of the year, with the acquisition of the AC Hotel by Marriott in Park City, Utah, highlighting the growing equity investment opportunities re-emerging in the hospitality sector.

Peachtree Group ("Peachtree") has received its I-956F approval from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the government agency that oversees the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, for the firm’s currently under-construction TownePlace Suites by Marriott in Palmdale, Calif.

Peachtree Group, a vertically integrated investment management firm, has launched a restaurant management division. Under the leadership of Daniel Puglisi, SVP of corporate operations for hospitality management, this division will focus on operating quick-service restaurants, starting with coffee shops.

Peachtree Group ("Peachtree") today announced the promotion of Steve Mackenzie to executive vice president of hotel operations in the firm's hospitality management division. In his expanded role, Mackenzie will assume a central role overseeing Peachtree's hotel portfolio financial performance while ensuring franchise procedures, regulations and standards are adhered to while growing company culture and teams.

Peachtree Group ("Peachtree") today announced that Vickie Callahan has been promoted to president of the firm's hospitality management division. In her new role, Callahan will oversee the company's portfolio of owned and third-party managed hotels, totaling 88 hotels across 27 brands and 11,173 rooms in 23 states and Washington, D.C.

Peachtree Group (“Peachtree”) announced that it received multiple Marriott Select Brands (MSB) Awards during this year’s Marriott Select Brands Owner & Franchisee CONNECT Conference in Orlando, Fla. The awards recognize hotels that demonstrate outstanding service, innovation and commitment to guest satisfaction.

With ongoing credit market dislocations, Peachtree Group originated a $40 million retroactive CPACE loan to BLG SAN DIEGO, LLC (BLG) for its recently opened 147-room AC Hotel San Diego Downtown Gaslamp Quarter in Calif. The Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (CPACE) financing was amortized over 30 years and required no payment for a year, followed by five years of interest-only payments. Also, the proceeds allowed BLG to pay down its senior loan with California-based Preferred Bank and E.Sun Commercial Bank, Ltd. to under $20 million, thereby mitigating the banks’ exposure.

Peachtree Group (Peachtree), a prominent private equity firm, debuted its financed film, "The Surfer,” starring Nicholas Cage, at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.

Peachtree Group ("Peachtree") has received its I-956F approval from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS"), the government agency that oversees the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, for the development of a Home2 Suites by Hilton in Boone, N.C.

Peachtree Group announces several senior-level promotions to support its strategic business initiatives.

Peachtree Group today announced that it has been recognized by Hilton as the 2023 Developer of the Year in the Focused Service category. The Hilton Americas Development Awards recognize the achievements of owners, development partners and hotel teams in the Americas across several categories.

Peachtree Group ("Peachtree") announced the elevation of three senior executives, expanding their roles to strengthen the firm’s executive leadership team. The promotions include Michael Harper to president of hotel lending, Jared Schlosser to executive vice president of hotel lending and head of CPACE and Michael Ritz to executive vice president of investments.

Peachtree Group ("Peachtree") ranked as the seventh largest U.S. commercial real estate investor-driver lender by the Mortgage Bankers Association ("MBA") 2023 loan origination rankings. In 2023, Peachtree deployed over $1.0 billion in commercial real estate credit investments.

Peachtree Group (“Peachtree”), a diversified commercial real estate investment firm, announced it has closed approximately $660 million in credit investments since Dec. 1, 2023, with an additional $350 million anticipated closing over the next 30 to 45 days.

Peachtree Group ("Peachtree") announced the acquisition of the 180-room Hilton Garden Inn Denver Tech Center in Denver, Colo. Peachtree's hospitality management team will operate the property.

Peachtree Group, a leading commercial real estate investment firm with a $6.4 billion portfolio of equity and debt investments, announces the successful closure of its third hotel property structured as a Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) with the completed acquisition of its 98-key Hilton Garden Inn in Jackson, Tenn.

Peachtree Group's hospitality management group has been selected to operate the Merrill Hotel, Muscatine, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel in downtown Muscatine, Iowa. The AAA Four-Diamond property comprises 122 guest rooms, a full-service restaurant, nearly 13,000 square feet of flexible meeting and event space, an outdoor terrace overlooking the Mississippi River, a heated indoor saltwater pool, and a fitness center.

In December, Peachtree Group achieved a significant milestone by securing $150 million in Commercial PACE (CPACE) financing, approaching $0.75 billion completed since its inception in 2019. For the year, Peachtree Group completed 23 commercial property assessed clean energy financing transactions across the U.S. for a total of approximately $250 million in directly originated and balance-sheet funded CPACE financing.

Officials of Peachtree Group today announced that the company originated $73 million in a construction loan and CPACE financing for the development of a 263-room dual-brand Home2 Suites (130-key) and Tru by Hilton Hotel (133-key) in San Diego, Calif., on behalf of Baxter Hotel Group, a San Diego‐based, vertically integrated real estate development and management company. Baxter plans to begin construction on its 16-story, dual-branded hotel this month and expects a 22-month construction timetable.

Peachtree Group, a diversified commercial real estate investment firm, has named Sameer Nair as senior vice president of equity asset management. In this role, he will oversee and implement asset oversight to Peachtree’s real estate portfolio and preferred equity investments.

DD Partners, LLC of Birmingham, Alabama, and Marietta, Georgia, Peachtree Group of Atlanta and Woodbine Development Corporation of Dallas announced the development of Embassy Suites Gulf Shores, a full-service resort overlooking the Gulf of Mexico and its renowned white sand beaches – located in Alabama’s No. 1 tourism destination, the City of Gulf Shores.

Peachtree Group, a diversified commercial real estate investment company, announced its credit division has closed $556 million in loan originations of the $1.1 billion the company deployed year-to-date. The remaining $526 million was deployed to acquire five hotels and undertake three new hotel development projects. The company also opened five hotels that were under construction as of September 2023.

Peachtree Group, an investment firm with a diverse portfolio of commercial real estate assets, announced a refreshed corporate brand position to showcase better the company's fully integrated investment and service platforms.

Stonehill’s commercial real estate group, Stonehill CRE, announced it had closed a $52.0 million senior loan facility to Starpoint Properties for the construction of Lotus Point Apartments, a 245-unit multi-family property located in Mesa, Ariz., within the Phoenix Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).

Peachtree Group (Peachtree) announced Jenelle Zadik's appointment as people and culture vice president for supporting Peachtree Hospitality Management (PHM). Zadik will be responsible for PHM's human capital efforts, including talent acquisition, total rewards, workforce planning, development, retention and advancing the organization's commitment to inclusion and diversity initiatives. She will report to Melissa Ross Smith, Peachtree's COO.

Peachtree Group ("Peachtree") has further strengthened its leadership team within its broker-dealer affiliate, Peachtree PC Investors ("PPCI"), with the appointment of industry veteran Brian Cho as president of PPCI. In addition, Daniel Savage and Kyle Freda have joined PPCI as senior leaders. These appointments support Peachtree's strategic objectives to scale up its capital markets, investor relations and sales efforts as well as strengthen its financial and compliance operations.

Peachtree Group ("Peachtree") announced the appointment of Melissa Ross Smith as Chief Operating Officer. Ms. Smith will be responsible for the overall performance, strategy and organizational development of Peachtree and its operating businesses. She will report to Greg Friedman, managing principal and CEO, and will be a key executive team member.

Peachtree Group ("Peachtree") announced the appointment of Jarred Bussert as vice president, information technology. In this newly created role, Bussert will be responsible for all aspects of the company's IT infrastructure, including all business applications, information security and data integrity.

Peachtree Group ("Peachtree") announced the appointment of Adam Greene as executive vice president of the company's newly launched EB-5 program.

Peachtree Group ("Peachtree") has appointed Michael Bernath as senior vice president of acquisitions. In this role, he will report to Brian Waldman, Peachtree's chief investment officer, and oversee the company's national hospitality acquisition program.

Peachtree Group ("Peachtree") announced the appointment of Natalie Robinson as vice president of people and culture. She will report to Vivian Clarke, Peachtree’s senior vice president of people and culture.

Peachtree Group’s (“Peachtree”) development division, Peachtree Hospitality Development (“PHD”), is on track to deliver a record year of development achievements. In 2022, PHD has opened three select-service hotels, with another hotel slated to open later this year. In addition, the company will break ground this year on 11 hotels, primarily select-service, across the U.S. In total, Peachtree will add more than 1,500 rooms to its portfolio through these developments.

Peachtree Group ("Peachtree") bolsters its executive leadership team with the promotion of Brian Waldman to chief investment officer and the appointment of Jeremy Stoler to executive vice president, debt capital markets.

Peachtree Group ("Peachtree") is proud to welcome Tim Witt as its president of the company's newly launched 1031 Exchange Delaware Statutory Trust ("DST") program.

The managing principals of Peachtree Hotel Group announced today that they have formed Peachtree Group ("Peachtree"). This new company will manage and control its multi-billion-dollar investment portfolio and direct investment strategies across its distinct operating and real estate divisions, including hospitality, commercial lending, residential development and capital markets.