AWH Partners Announces New AWH Strategic Income Fund Targeting Income-Producing Hospitality Investment

Firm’s proprietary technology platform enables it to pinpoint attractive opportunities in period of market volatility

NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — AWH Partners announced today the launch of the AWH Strategic Income Fund, LP, a private real estate fund focused on acquiring income-generating hotel properties across the United States. Current market conditions spurred the establishment of the fund, the firm’s first traditional fund, as the principals anticipate opportunities for hospitality investment in a post-pandemic world marked by higher interest rates and greater volatility. Using its proprietary intelligence platform, AWH Partners is able to identify under-valued hospitality assets poised for long-term growth. This inaugural fund is launching with $20 million of committed capital from AWH Partners as well as legacy investors and friends of the firm. AWH is now opening the fund to accredited investors.

The AWH Strategic Income Fund is structured to provide steady cash flow and long-term capital preservation through targeted investments in high-quality hospitality assets located in strategically selected markets with strong growth potential. The fund is designed for accredited investors seeking reliable, durable income streams and exposure to the hospitality sector, which is well positioned to achieve high cash-on-cash returns and sustained growth. By focusing on premium assets and prudent market selection, it intends to balance income generation with capital stability, catering to investors prioritizing both financial resilience and sector-specific opportunities.

This initiative is the direct result of the expertise of AWH co-founders and managing partners Chad Cooley, Jon Rosenfeld and Russ Flicker—all deeply experienced real estate and finance executives, including years with Blackstone and The Related Companies.  AWH, as an established real estate investment, development and hospitality management firm, with a proprietary data intelligence platform, is ideally suited to identify and leverage opportunities during this period of market disruptions and uncertainty.

The AWH Strategic Income Fund aims to commit $5 million to $15 million per deal across five to 10 transactions, serving as a controlling equity partner in most investments. A key driver of the investment is the firm’s technology platform that tracks and analyzes more than 600 hospitality markets to enable precise asset selection. Properties affiliated with premium brands, such as Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt, as well as established independent brands, will be preferred, as they offer higher occupancy and greater revenue stability.

“Ongoing market volatility presents strategic opportunities to acquire income-generating assets at attractive valuations,” explained Cooley. “It’s the perfect juncture to launch this fund, as our in-house technology platform, which has been years in the making, now enables us to quickly identify and capitalize on opportunities in the hospitality sector that might otherwise be overlooked.”

Investment targets include hotels facing refinancing pressure or owner fatigue due to elevated interest rates, inflation or capital markets illiquidity, leading to unexpectedly long hold periods for current owners.

“Hospitality is one of the few real estate asset classes where yields have expanded significantly,” said Rosenfeld. “We are seeing stabilized hotels trading at cap rates 100-200 basis points wide of their historical valuations. These levels, when borrowing costs are consistently 100 basis points or more inside of cap rates, offer attractive current income, especially when paired with the capabilities of Spire Hospitality, our subsidiary hospitality management firm.”

With the new fund, the firm furthers its reputation as a leader in hospitality investment, development and management. Its hospitality management arm is located in Dallas, while the investment and real estate development operations are based in New York City.

“Our intention is to capitalize on this unprecedented investment opportunity that promises to yield exceptional buying opportunities for the next two to three years,” added Flicker. “We are deeply honored that so many of our trusted investors have joined this groundbreaking venture. We’re equally thrilled to welcome new investors to participate and become part of the AWH community.”

About AWH Partners

Since its founding in 2010, privately held AWH Partners has invested more than $2 billion in hospitality real estate, partnering with leading institutional capital providers and investors to strategically source, develop and manage high-performing assets. The vertically integrated investment firm includes Spire Hospitality, which provides hotel management services, and AWH Development, a full-service real estate development company. Its principals, Russ Flicker, Jon Rosenfeld and Chad Cooley, are veterans of the real estate and financial industries, including executive experience with Blackstone and The Related Companies. The firm is headquartered in New York.

SOURCE AWH Partners