DENVER, COLO. – Oct. 18, 2018 – McWHINNEY – a Colorado-based premier real estate investor and developer with expertise in hospitality, mixed-use, commercial and multi-family assets – has purchased the Hyatt House Irvine/John Wayne Airport in Irvine, California.
The seven-story hotel features 149 spacious, residential-style guest rooms with separate spaces to sleep, work and play and 1,160 square feet of meeting space. Amenities at the Hyatt House Irvine include a modern Fitness Center, the H Bar bistro & lobby bar, a 24-hour market and free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel. Guests enjoy free daily breakfast and the outdoor pool and patio featuring a grill and fire pits.
Opened in December 2017, the property will continue to be managed by Hyatt Hotels.
The hotel is conveniently located in Irvine’s Central Business District offering easy access to John Wayne Airport, Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, Laguna and Newport Beaches and more.
McWHINNEY’s existing hospitality portfolio includes a wide variety of lodging properties in the Western United States, including The Maven Hotel at Dairy Block in downtown Denver, the AC Hotel Portland in Oregon and The Elizabeth Hotel in Fort Collins.
In Southern California, McWHINNEY worked with the City of Garden Grove and Stonebridge to redevelop a 28-acre site into a vibrant mixed-use center near Disneyland that is home to a Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites and a Homewood Suites.
McWHINNEY also developed the Great Wolf Lodge Garden Grove, a 2-acre indoor water park resort that features 603 hotel rooms, 20,000 square feet of conference space and 18,000 square-feet of premier retail and dining outlets.
The company also owns the 123-room Hyatt House Denver Airport Hotel. McWHINNEY is currently co-developing a new Courtyard by Marriott at Centerra in Loveland, Colorado with Stonebridge, a 226-room Hyatt Place hotel at Denver’s Peña Station NEXT with Sage Hospitality and recently broke ground on a new 294-room Hyatt Place hotel in Boston’s vibrant Seaport District.
“McWHINNEY is excited to be adding another Southern California hotel to our hospitality portfolio,” said Dave Johnstone, Chief Investment Officer of Hospitality at McWHINNEY. “This new property offers an extensive list of amenities, including a great central location and free airport shuttle service.
Founded in 1991, McWHINNEY is committed to launching new lifestyle communities, developing vibrant mixed-use places and crafting new retail concepts for residents, employees and visitors to connect with and enjoy.