JRK Property Holdings announces Chad Olson as the new General Manager of the 182-room Villa Florence Hotel in San Francisco. JRK also appointed Mimi Carter as the new Director of Sales. JRK Property Holdings (JRK), today announced the appointment of Chad Olson as General Manager of the 182-room Villa Florence Hotel in San Francisco. “We are delighted to have such an experienced professional join our team,” said John Flannigan, President of JRK Hotel Group. Most recently, Mr. Olson worked at the Hotel Adagio, where he spent the last five years as General Manager. Olson will work to elevate the guest experience at Villa Florence. In addition to Chad Olson’s Hiring, JRK is pleased to announce the appointment of Mimi Carter as the new Director of Sales for Villa Florence. Carter was previously the Director of Sales for the Clift Hotel and Morgans Hotel Group, a position she held for seven years. “Mimi is a proven sales leader who will bring a high level of service to our customers and we are thrilled to have her at Villa Florence” Flannigan said. Villa Florence, San Francisco’s finest boutique hotel, boasts one of the best locations in the city with easy access to Union Square, the Powell Street Cable Car line, Moscone Center, and much more. With the hotels premier location, Villa Florence is also home to Kuleto’s, a San Francisco institution serving exquisite Northern Italian fare. About JRK Hotel Group: JRK Hotel Group, a division of JRK Asset Management, owns and operates premium boutique hotel properties around the country, including the Oceana Santa Monica, the Hotel Oceana Santa Barbara, the Roger Williams New York, the Villa Florence San Francisco, and the largest Holiday Inn Express in the nation, located in Nashville, Tenn. The brand is committed to offering guests modern, luxurious accommodations with all the comforts of home, boasting residential design influences, high-tech amenities, and world-class customer service. For more information on JRK Hotel Group, please visit: jrkhotels.com. ...read more

    JRK Property Holdings relaunches the nation's largest Holiday Inn Express in Downtown Nashville. Featuring updated and modern changes the hotel has launched. Holiday Inn Express Nashville Downtown features elements that research has shown matter most to guests- a modern, contemporary hotel with efficient, friendly service and a great night’s sleep. On top of the new look and feel at the Holiday Inn Express Nashville Downtown, guests will experience the comforts and amenities that they are accustomed to including a newly upgraded complimentary Express Start® breakfast bar and special in-room amenities such as free high-speed internet access, microwaves, refrigerators, and 32” flat panel TVs. The hotel also has a state-of-the art fitness center and outdoor pool and sundeck for guests to utilize during their stay in Nashville. Additionally, the hotel features 10,000 square feet of meeting space and downtown Nashville’s only amphitheater making it a great choice for both meetings and events. ...read more

In the late 1980s, founder Jim Lippman recognized a burgeoning opportunity evolving for real estate investors. Recent tax code changes were spurring a wholesale shift in the ownership of commercial properties throughout the United States, which was creating dislocation in the marketplace. As a result, buyers were being presented the opportunity to purchase fundamentally attractive real estate at heavily discounted prices. Jim founded JRK Property Holdings in 1991 to capitalize on this opportunity and offered sellers this promise: “as the buyer, JRK would close with speed and certainty.” After successfully purchasing dozens of apartment and hotel properties during its early years, Jim realized that JRK could further maximize the value of its portfolio by improving property operations and investing in renovations that generated accretive returns on investment. JRK formed its own asset management and property management divisions in 1995. Twenty years later, JRK has amassed a commercial portfolio throughout the United States valued in excess of $6 billion, and consisting of over 55,000 multifamily units, luxury and flagged hotels, and over 2 million square feet of office, industrial, and storage properties. JRK’s time-tested ability to identify attractive investment opportunities has been enhanced by its expertise in repositioning properties operationally and physically, which has delivered tremendous returns to investors and outstanding products for JRK’s residents. ...read more