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Sculptor and Trinity Buy JW Marriott Marco Island for $835 Million

A five-year CMBS loan signals strong lender appetite for Florida luxury resorts.

Overview

  • Sculptor Real Estate and Trinity Investments bought the JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort from MassMutual for $835 million.
  • The buyers used a $690 million, five-year floating-rate loan from Wells Fargo and JPMorgan that is securitized into bonds known as CMBS, according to JLL.
  • The resort has 809 rooms on 26.7 acres with a quarter mile of private beachfront, more than 140,000 square feet of event space, 12 restaurants, a spa, five pools, and four tennis courts.
  • Guests and club members use two nearby 18‑hole golf courses and a private club with about 700 members, which helps generate steady recurring revenue.
  • MassMutual owned the property for decades through Barings and completed a $320 million upgrade in 2018, while the new owners plan further improvements to boost the resort’s position.