The two apartment properties being redeveloped into a hotel and William Hammani, CEO of the Hotelex Group
A Venezuelan developer just scored more than $20 million in financing to build a hotel near Miami International Airport.
The financing, which was recorded in Miami-Dade County property records Tuesday, was issued by lender Banesco USA. It covers two properties: 4033 and 4021 Northwest 11th Street, which currently house a pair of small, 1950’s-era apartment buildings with 44 units.
Hotelex Airport LLC, which is linked to William Hammani of the Hotelex Group, paid $4.5 million for both properties in June of last year. The company evicted a handful of tenants who were behind on rent, according to court documents.
Together the properties measure just under one acre of land. They’re also next door to a Fairfield Inn & Suites and a Marriott hotel compound.
Hammani’s company signed a utilities agreement with the county’s water and sewer department earlier this year, and filed notice of construction work Tuesday. Activity on the site should begin soon — the notice is void if work doesn’t begin within 90 days.
Documents show Hotelex plans to build a 165-room hotel with extended stay suites and amenities, though further details are not yet available.
The company also picked up a 30,000-square-foot site in West Brickell last year, though it has yet to show any development activity.
Hammani, who is the CEO of Hotelex, recently relocated from Venezuala. He also heads a company called Ferre X, a wholesaler of faucets, lighting fixtures and electric tools. Besides its headquarters in Venezuela, the firm also has offices in Miami and China.
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