The year’s transactions showcased APF’s reach across various hotel portfolios and states, including a $44m Hilton Portfolio in Florida. Credit: Access Point / PR Newswire.

Access Point Financial (APF), a direct, full-service speciality lender focused on the hospitality industry, has reported a record-breaking year with involvement in more than $2bn in hotel financing during 2024.

The company’s transactions included a combination of direct bridge and mezzanine loan commitments, amounting to approximately $5bn, and participation in $1.6bn of SASB hotel originations through the purchase of HRR/G/H and bond classes for selected CMBS refinancings of hotels.

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Last year, APF provided funding for 110 hotels totalling around $2.1bn for both branded and independent establishments.

APF CEO and board chairman Michael I Lipson said: “We pride ourselves on being an aggressive capital solution provider that can deliver quickly with surety of execution in this environment.

“APF has grown over the past two years to become a competitive hotel lender for large, high-quality portfolios and single-asset deals, and we look forward to taking this momentum into 2025. We want the hotel capital community to know that they should be speaking to us if they aren’t already as we have a lot of capacity and flexibility to meet their needs in 2025.”

The year’s transactions showcased APF’s reach across various hotel portfolios and states, including a $53m Marriott Portfolio in the Mid-Atlantic, a $44m Hilton Portfolio in Florida, a $60m Marriott Portfolio in South Carolina, and a $35m IHG Portfolio in Illinois.

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Notable deals also included an $18m construction loan for an Extended Stay Brand in California, a $90m MCR Portfolio nationwide/CMBS, and a $133m Atrium Portfolio nationwide/CMBS.

APF chief development officer James Reivitis said: “2024 saw us move to where our clients needed us to be and reinforce our commitment to being a creative and aggressive capital solution, and not just for single asset loans.

“Our nimbleness and ability to respond quickly allows us to work with sponsors to create solutions that benefit all stakeholders. We look forward to expanding our existing partnerships and forging new ones in the coming year as we look to be the premier capital provider in the hospitality space.”

APF provides a full-service lending and advisory platform that offers financing to qualified hotel franchisees of all major brands and independent boutique hotels across the US and Canada.