Hospitality Real Estate Platform – Southeast & Texas Focus

Disciplined acquisition and repositioning of boutique lodging assets aligned with institutional underwriting standards.

Platform Overview → Investment Strategy → Underwriting Framework → U.S. Pipeline → Capital Alignment

Charl Hattingh

Principal | Hospitality Real Estate Investor
South Africa | U.S. Pipeline Development

Investment Focus

Acquisition and repositioning of boutique hospitality and experiential lodging assets in high-demand leisure and mixed corporate markets.

Strategy

Acquire underperforming or mispriced hospitality platforms with:

  • Demonstrated revenue traction

  • Operational upside

  • Repositioning optionality

  • Conservative capital stack discipline

Targeting institutional underwriting standards from day one.

Current Platform – Villa Castollini (South Africa)

  • Current NOI: ±R4m

  • Revenue scale: R20m+ hospitality platform

  • Positioned materially below stabilized capacity

  • Significant EBITDA expansion achievable with minimal structural capex

  • Institutional underwriting framework applied to repositioning

This asset serves as proof-of-execution for disciplined operational value creation.

U.S. Development Strategy (Active Build Phase)

  • Geographic focus: Southeast & Texas growth corridors

  • Deal size: $3m–$15m acquisition range

  • Asset type: Boutique hotel, select-service, experiential lodging

  • Objective: Acquire below replacement cost with visible yield expansion

Currently building:

  • Broker relationships in FL & TX

  • Operator alignment conversations

  • State-level underwriting data models

  • Institutional-grade deal screening framework

Capital Approach

  • Senior debt first

  • Structured seller finance where applicable

  • Strategic equity partners (deal-specific)

  • Conservative leverage

  • Target DSCR ≥ 1.35 at stabilization

Positioning

Focused on building a disciplined cross-border hospitality investment platform aligned with institutional underwriting standards.

Review Investment Strategy & Acquisition Criteria →

The following section outlines target markets, asset profile, and capital structure parameters.

Charl Hattingh | Managing Partner
Capital Partnerships & Acquisition Mandates