Kawa

Kawa Completes Ground Lease Acquisition of Florida Property

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Thursday, February 4, 2021

Kawa, an investment manager with $1.6 billion in assets under management, has acquired the ground lease of a seven-story, 434-room hotel on over 16 acres outside of Orlando.

Key Points: 
  • Kawa, an investment manager with $1.6 billion in assets under management, has acquired the ground lease of a seven-story, 434-room hotel on over 16 acres outside of Orlando.
  • Kawa closed the ground lease transaction with an affiliate of AD1 Global.
  • In a ground lease transaction, the land is purchased in a sale-leaseback transaction to the owner/operator, said Jose Sasson-Lerner, Principal at Axiom Capital Advisors.
  • Kawa is also active in structuring, purchasing and financing ground leases across the U.S. in various subsectors including hospitality, office, retail, malls and solar.