COTTONWOOD NEWS
Commercial Property Executive | March 31, 2022
The Next Real Estate Boom
Five trends that are shaping the industry’s future, according to Scott Russell and Maxwell Rittner of Cottonwood Group. The last few years have been turbulent for the commercial real estate business. Some sectors have struggled, while others have proven to be surprisingly resilient. New pandemic-altered priorities and perspectives are shaping how office, industrial and mixed-use […]
RE Capital USA | February 14, 2022
$104M Acquisition & Renovation Loan for Scottsdale Resort Hotel
Cottonwood Group (Cottonwood), a private equity real estate investment firm, announced today the firm closed on a $104 million acquisition and renovation loan for The Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch, a destination hotel located at 7700 E. McCormick Parkway in Scottsdale, Arizona acquired by Florida-based commercial real estate investment and development firm Driftwood Capital (Driftwood). […]
Wealth Management | August 23, 2021
What Do Investors Look For When Placing Money in a New CRE Fund?
Cottonwood Group recently launched an open-ended, multi-strategy real estate investment vehicle called the Cottonwood Founders Portfolio Fund. The Los Angeles-based firm, which also has offices in Boston and New York, named the fund after its strong base of anchor legacy investors. Cottonwood’s long-standing, loyal investors not only supported the new fund, they requested this investment vehicle. […]
LODGING Magazine | May 27, 2021
The Complex World of Hotel Financing
Hospitality is among a small handful of industries that have borne the brunt of the pandemic’s economic impact. From steep revenue losses to difficult staffing decisions, hotel operations look different now than they did last year. For many hotel owners and operators, the difficult daily work of modifying operations and keeping the lights on is […]
Los Angeles Business Journal | March 29, 2021
Cottonwood Management Makes Big Investments in Industrial Sector
Early in the pandemic, when construction lending by commercial banks slowed, Cottonwood Management seized the moment. The downtown-based private equity real estate investment firm used its connections to negotiate rights to either buy or work on industrial assets. “We’ve been interested (in industrial) for a while, and Covid provided us the opportunity to access the asset […]
WealthManagement.com | February 1, 2021
What CRE Investors Can Expect From Debt, Equity Sources Right Now
The pandemic continues to devastate portions of the U.S. economy, but investor confidence is expected to return in 2021 with the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines and more stimulus funding. Signs of a returning investment market are already evident, according to industry sources. Investment sales activity increased in the second half of 2020, and investors continue […]