property improvement
Hawkins Way Capital Acquires Two Hotel Properties Comprising 150 Rooms
Hawkins Way Capital | January 19, 2023
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Jan. 19, 2023 -- Hawkins Way Capital has acquired the parcels located at 3850 and 3840 State Street, together comprising 150 hotel rooms, a retail pad and multiple pools across approximately 4.0 acres in the desirable Upper State Street neighborhood in Santa Barbara. The parcels are currently improved with a 68 room Best Western Plus Pepper Tree Inn branded hotel and adjacent 82-room unbranded hotel. Hawkins Way Capital intends to combine the two properties into a single Best Western Plus Pepper Tree Inn, driving operational efficiencies by sharing resources and capitalizing on the consistent leis...
Tourism Tidbits: Attracting Visitors With Beautification Efforts
Dr. Peter Tarlow | July 14, 2022
By Dr. Peter Tarlow There is perhaps nothing more disappointing than entering a city or location for the first time and seeing garbage-filled streets, urban sprawl, and a lack of greenery. The physical appearance of a community impacts not only the way that both the local population and its visitors see the community and its image but also a community’s ability to market itself. Additionally, well-groomed locales tend to be not only safer locales but promote a physically healthier population. In this post-pandemic world where so many communities have suffered from the plague of Covid, beautification is an essential part of a locale...
