SOUTH BEACH MIAMI BUSINESS/INCOME OPPORTUNTIY

 FLORIDA HOTEL/BISTRO/NIGHTCLUB CONVERSION JANUARY 2012 

General info: The Hotel is a three star art Deco historical hotel. It was built in 1936 and has undergone several renovations since that time. The last renovation was performed in 2008. A detailed list of all items renovated is at the bottom of this summary. The hotel also passed a required 40 year Engineering, Structure, and Electrical inspection in 2007, with zero write ups. The Chief of Inspection for the City of Miami Beach, said that “in 25 years he had never seen a hotel pass without any write-ups,” and congratulated the entire staff. The full report is available upon request.

 The latest appraisal was in Oct 14, 2011. The hotel was valued at 17,000,000.00 as a "going concern"..  This was ordered by the bank for a re-fi of the hotel. 

 Environmental Phase One Report. The hotel had an environmental, Phase One Study, performed in 2005 and passed without any write ups.  It was performed by Dynatech Engineering Corp. 

Location: The Hotel is located on Ocean Drive, right in the middle of all the action on South Beach’s famous Ocean Drive, immediately across the street from the Beach, with ocean front view guest rooms.

Hotel Layout: The hotel has three floors plus a basement and only half of the basement sq. footage counts for tax purposes.  Therefore the county, for tax purposes, shows 2,304 sq. ft. less than what the building actually has. The basement is 4,608 sq Ft. The city of Miami Beach has the correct sq. footage for the building which is 19,232 sq. ft.  For tax purposes the system shows 16,928 sq ft. That is why there is a difference between actual and taxable footage. The hotel footprint has 6,500 sq ft. of total land, and a 5,075 sq. ft. building footprint, (135×40). The Property is 135×50, with 2 alleys one on either side that are 5 feet wide each. A survey is available upon request.

Basement: The basement has 4,608 sq ft. It contains the kitchen, the lounge room, the executive offices, the laundry room, the boiler room, the air conditioning air handler units, a liquor storage room, a maintenance room and a storage room. It also has the two restrooms which are American Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant, restrooms for restaurant and hotel patrons. There is a grandfather waver for not having an elevator go to the basement and there is a waver also for not having a chair lift to the basement either. The hotel is historical and art deco designated hotel.

ADA Compliance: The hotel complies with all ADA requirements. Because of historical reasons and the width of the stairs, there is a State of Florida Waiver not to install a chairlift in the stair well that leads from the hotel lobby to the basement.  Because of the historical significance, the basement is not handicap accessible. The elevator stops at the lobby which is the 1^st floor, the 2nd and 3^rd floors as well but does not go to the basement. Additionally there is a handicap ramp from the outside of the building, leading to the lobby, located on the side of the hotel. There are 2 bedrooms per floor that are handicap specific, with special bathroom bars, and wide doors.  Handicapped persons can use one of them if they are available.

Rooms:  There are 46 bedrooms with two of them being 600 sq. ft. ocean view suites.  The first floor has 14 bedrooms, the second has 16, and the third has 16.

The first floor has one mini suite two singles and 11 double rooms.

The second floor has one full size suite and three mini suite’s plus 12 doubles. The third floor has one full suite three mini suites, plus 12 doubles. 

The lobby has the front desk operation, the bar and lounge area, a liquor storage room, and dinning room.

Water Heaters and Water Pumps: There are 2 industrial water heaters, one for the restaurant and one for the hotel. They are interconnected in order to create redundancy in case one breaks down. The restaurant water heater is kept at 165 degrees; the hotel water heater is normally kept at 120 degrees to prevent any possibility of injury to guests.  There is also a sewage water tank, with a pump to empty the water tank into the city sewage drain system. Additionally the hotel has a ¾ horse power pump and a 100 gallon water tank, located in the basement, to increase the water pressure throughout the hotel. This pump boosts the water pressure into all the rooms from 45 PSI to 100 PSI. Finally there is a hot water pump to keep the hot water circulating through the pipes on a continuous basis so that there is instant hot water in all rooms.

Alleys: The hotel owns 5 feet on either side of the hotel which are gated alley ways, where trash receptacles are maintained.

AAA Star Rating: The Cavalier is directly across the street from the Atlantic Ocean, providing the guests with immediate access to the beautiful beaches of Miami Beach.  Additionally the renovation projects have given the Cavalier hotel a new and very fresh look which assisted in attaining the higher star rating starting in February 2005, by the American Hotel Association, thus the three star AAA rating that is now enjoyed by the hotel and staff.

Restaurant: The hotel now has a restaurant and bar; both were built in 2003 / 2004 with grand openings in September of 2004.  The restaurant offers a wide variety of fresh sea foods, and is called The Cavalier Crab Shack.  The scheduled operating hours are normally from 09:00 am to 5:00am every day. It is open for breakfast during the high season.  We offer room service as well.  We close the restaurant and bar earlier in the “off season,” depending on business.

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Restaurant seating: The restaurant is approved for 150 chairs. It has 61 chairs outside, 49 on the sidewalk area and 12 on the veranda; 37 chairs in the lobby; and 52 in the basement lounge.  The lounge is used only for conferences or private parties. The hotel and restaurant has a full, four COP liquor license until 5 AM and has a live entertainment and music license as well. The restaurant is leased to Lotus Bistro and Lounge for $144,000 a year which includes triple net a year.  The Restaurant and Hotel are owned by the same person.  Separate records are kept for Tax purposes. The Restaurant is included with the hotel for selling purposes.  Annual gross sales for the restaurant are around 1.8 million dollars.

Awnings:  The new awnings are, 40 feet wide and 10 and one half feet long.  Additional 10 feet x 14 feet Umbrellas are installed in order to cover 100% of the sidewalk area.  A mist system with fans was installed under the awnings to keep the area cool on hot days. There are also 16 directional Lights installed under the awnings.

Rooms:  The hotel has a total of 46 rooms. There are 32 rooms with double beds. Double rooms have two queen size beds each.  There are 6 rooms with a single queen size bed. There are 2 luxurious double suites. Both double suites have sleeper sofas in the living room to enhance sleeping capacity.  Finally there are 6 mini Suites. Mini Suites have no separate living room, but have many extra amenities as well as a King size bed. All rooms have walk-in closets, overhead fans, and electronic safes installed. The hotel has a new central air conditioning system with individual A/C dampers and thermostats.  All rooms have ceramic tile floors and the hallways have new carpeting.

The double suites have separate living room and bedroom with two TV’s. One is a Plasma TV, and the other a regular 29 inch TV, and a refrigerator in the kitchenette area. All rooms in the hotel have a color TV with remote control, the hotel has direct TV, so it has over 200 channels to choose from, at half the monthly cost of cable TV. There are also irons, hairdryer, coffee maker, overhead fans, electronic safes, and individual central A/C thermostats in each room. All 6 mini suites as well as all the bedrooms in the third floor have a small refrigerator as well.

Property Taxes: Hotel property taxes are approximately $94,000. a year.

Parking: There are 4 spots in front of the hotel that belong to the hotel.  Those are used for loading and unloading and for valet parking. There are meters across the street for one dollar per hour. There is a four story, public city parking garage behind the hotel and has 200 parking slots. It charges 14 dollars per 24 hour period. There is a 30 car parking lot, Lot 17 B, adjacent to the parking garage, also in the rear of the building near the alley. You can buy monthly parking permits for $53. Valet Parking, a contractor, charges us 20 dollars per day. We charge customers $26. Valet parking uses a parking lot that is 1 ½ blocks south of the hotel. They work 24 hours a day.

Entertainment: The Cavalier Hotel has a live entertainment license but does not have live entertainment at this time. It also has a music license and a full liquor license.

Bedroom Sq. Footage: The hotel has 46 rooms, which total approximately 12,000 Sq. Ft. of room space. This is composed of: 44 single rooms of approximately 244 Sq ft each, and 2 suites of approximately 583 each.  There are approximately 19,000 Sq Feet total in the hotel.

Marketing: The hotel already has a contract with all internet based resellers of hotel rooms, and they account for almost 75% of sales. The remaining room sales come direct from the hotel’s web site, where no commissions are paid or they are booked by travel agents, or are walk-ins.

The high season is December through the end of May. The mid season is June through the end on August. The low season is September October and November.

Rates: The rates we charge vary with occupancy, expected occupancy, season, type of room, length of stay, and whether it is weekdays or weekends. They vary from $225 a night for a double room in high season, and when events are scheduled in MB, to $89 a night during low season. There are some in between rates also depending on the package sold. The double suites are $350 in high season and as low as $155 in low season.

Renovation

The hotel started a soft renovation in June 2007 which was finished on November 15th 2007. It includes:

Removing the old stucco from outside walls, but not the front of the hotel. Re-sealing the cracks on all the cinder blocks. The outside walls are cinder block with poured concrete inside the cinder blocks. A special sealant was applied to seal the cracks, thus preventing humidity from passing through the cinder block walls. Installed new stucco on outside walls. Painted the sides and back walls with primer, then with aqua colors plastic paint which will last approximately 20 years.  

Installed four new AC compressors and condenser units on the roof, and replaced the A/C lines to the air handlers located in the basement.

Installed two new air handlers in the basement. They are high efficiency 20 ton air handlers each. These new systems provide AC for the four hallways and all rooms. Installed new drain and vent systems in central AC room

Installed a new marble top bar in the dining and bar areas.

Installed a new additional 2 Ton AC unit for the Lobby, bringing the total for the lobby to 7 tons of AC capacity. Installed 5 new plasma TV’s in Lobby.

Installed a new salt water fish tank in lobby.Obtained a new operational license for the bar and restaurant allowing it to be open until as late as 5 AM.

Removed all the stucco coverings on the inside of the outside walls of the hotel and installed new insulation and then a barrier and a wire mesh before installing new stucco.   Sealed the walls from the inside with a special sealant to prevent humidity from passing through the walls. Painted all hallway walls as well as all basement walls.  All interior walls in all rooms were painted too. 

Painted all interior doors and trim a new beige color to match the new hallway paint scheme.  All outside walls of the building were painted.

Replaced the rear entry and exit door with a new metal door.

Replaced the old cast iron pipes and installed new PVC pipes for all bathrooms.

Installed wireless internet throughout the building.

Replaced numerous TV’s in the rooms with bigger, more modern units. 

Hallway overhead light fixtures were replaced with new more efficient, light fixtures, which added brightness to the hallways. Upgraded the old 100 amp electric service to a new, more efficient 150 amp service.  The old wiring that was inside the building was removed and the old circuit breakers were replaced.

Two new electric service lines for the Lobby were installed as well.    

Resealed portions of the roof and then re-painted it with new water proof plastic paint.  Sealed and covered the top part of all the outside walls around the building, to prevent any water or humidity from seeping through at the unions of roof and side walls.  New wall to wall carpeting was installed in all hallways. 

Repaired and replaced some of the wood stairs and then resealed and refinished the stairs and landings.  Installed new carpet runners in the stairs. 

Changed all shower heads to water saving heads,

All bedspreads were changed to a light green summer color. New decorations were installed in all rooms. Installed new breakfast refrigerator in the Laundry room.  Installed flat screen plasma TV’s in the suites.  16 security cameras were installed throughout the inside and outside of the hotel. This video system allows management to look at all 16 cameras via the internet, from  anywhere in the world. The tapes are stored for 30 days. Caulked and sealed all windows and made numerous other small upgrades to numerous to name.  

Bathrooms:

In 2008 24 bathrooms were renovated. This includes remove and replace all the cast iron or galvanized pipes in the hotel with PVC pipes.

Remove all the bathroom walls, and bathroom floors. Install a new sound barrier inside the walls. Install Dura Rock throughout the bathroom, for moisture and water control, instead of drywall. Install new lighting fixtures and a water efficient toilet in each bathroom.  Install new sinks, new fixtures for the showers and sinks. Install a new glass shower door in each shower. Install new 17×17 inch tile on all 4 walls in the bathroom all the way to the ceiling and on the floor.  24 of the 46 rooms already have the renovated bathrooms.

For more information please contact:

Ron McFarland

REM Enterprises

951-545-7629