Author: Ryan Clark
Executive Bio
Ryan Clark has been GlobeSt.com's managing editor since 2008, covering hotels, green buildings, distressed assets and the Boston-metro market for the site. Previously, he worked as a freelance writer/editor for five years on various online publications. Contact Ryan Clark.
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Archive
BOSTON-Strong fundamentals are helping Boston face down the uncertain future buttressed by a tepid pipeline and above average employment. FULL STORY
6 Questions with B Hotels & Resorts Christopher Tompkins
PHOENIX-Christopher Tompkins, the corporate VP & marketing director of B Hotels & Resorts, sat down with GlobeSt.com to discuss the future of the brand and what makes a boutique hotel. FULL STORY
6 Questions for Richfield Hospitality’s Greg Mount
PHOENIX-Richfield has been acquiring and taking over management contracts for hotels, growing in a slow marketplace. Their president, Greg Mount, sat down with GlobeSt.com at the Lodging Conference to discuss why they are bulls. FULL STORY
Grant Building Garners $32M Refi
PITTSBURGH-McKnight Realty Partners lands a 10-year, fixed-rate loan to replace an acquisition and renovation loan. FULL STORY
This week is more downgrades and more political ranting. Recriminations, spin, more assertions. Calls for confidence. Portents of disaster. This is our economy and its stewards, for better or worse. FULL STORY
PHILADELPHIA-The trophy office tower is being purchased by a partnership involving David Werner with $123 million in financing through UBS. FULL STORY
The Fallacy of Past Performance
PHOENIX-The Wall Street panel of the Lodging Conference 2011's breakout sessions examined the investment prospects for hotels and black swan events that could harm them. FULL STORY
Long-Term Considerations Trump Economy
PHOENIX-The Lodging Conference 2011's debut panel, "A View from the Top" saw some upcoming concerns for the economy, but stressed long-term focus and customer relations as key. FULL STORY
PITTSBURGH-The trophy property was sold to Highwoods Properties, including $25.2 million of building improvement commitments and a $124.9 million secured loan. FULL STORY
PHILADELPHIA-Keystone Property Group makes its bones taking opportunistic real estate purchases and reinventing them. Bill Glazer, their president and founder, sat down with GlobeSt.com to discuss their strategy and the overall breaks of the current economy. FULL STORY
