Scaramucci’s New Orleans Opportunity Zone Hotel A Total Loss To Investors

November 16, 2025 / no comments

Investors in Anthony Scaramucci’s Virgin Hotel in New Orleans are expecting a total loss after an appraisal halved the property’s value.
The hotel is being listed for sale by Scaramucci’s SkyBridge Capital, as it wasn’t able to secure a new lender to refinance after JLL valued it at roughly $43M in September, a deep cut from $94M that a consultant valued it at in December, Bloomberg reports. 
SkyBridge Capital said in a letter to its clients that if the property sells for $43M, they “will likely suffer a complete loss of invested capital.”
The property is owned by SkyBridge Opportunity Zone Real Estate Investment Trust, which Scaramucci launched in 2018 to invest in opportunity…

Checking out: Sonder’s sudden collapse leaves landlords, guests scrambling

November 16, 2025 / no comments

Hospitality is supposed to be about comfort, leisure and service, not guests using words like “stranded” or “homeless.” Yet those were the terms popping up in headlines this week as Sonder’s collapse rippled through buildings around the world. The short-term rental operator, once a proptech darling and a $2 billion public company, announced it’s preparing to file for Chapter 7 liquidation in the U.S., with parallel insolvency proceedings abroad. Operations ceased almost immediately. The collapse didn’t come out of nowhere. By the time interim CEO Janice Sears stepped in earlier this year, the company was juggling $1.5 billion in liabilities […]

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