WATERFALL RESORT

WATERFALL RESORT

Ragatz Realty represented the owners of Waterfall Resort in the sale of their high-end fishing lodge. The purchaser of the property was a private hospitality investment and management firm.

Waterfall Resort is located on Prince of Wales Island in southeast Alaska. It has operated as a fishing lodge for over 35 years, after having been converted from a salmon cannery. Containing accommodations for 96, a fleet of 27 custom-built boats, full-service dining and other services, it is thought to be the largest and best-equipped fishing lodge in Alaska.

MEADOW LAKE RESORT

MEADOW LAKE RESORT

Ragatz Realty represented Vacatia, Inc. in their purchase of Meadow Lake Resort in Columbia Falls, Montana. The property is located in the majestic Flathead Valley, with close proximity to Glacier National Park, Whitefish Lake, Flathead Lake, and Whitefish Mountain Ski Resort. It is widely recognized as a prime year-round outdoor recreation center with skiing, golf, whitewater rafting, fishing, boating, and a host of other activities.

Meadow Lake Resort is a mixed-use development with timeshare condominiums and hotel. It also features a wide array of amenities, such as a large clubhouse and private lakefront and ski lodges for owners and guests.

LAKE TAHOE

LAKE TAHOE

Ragatz Realty represented RWGroup in the sale of their resort timeshare assets to Holiday Inn Club Vacations Incorporated. The assets had been operating under the umbrella of The Ridge Resorts with four separate properties in the Lake Tahoe area of Nevada.

The four properties include The Ridge Tahoe, The Ridge Pointe, the Ridge View and The Ridge Crest. Collectively, they contain 378 units. They have been rebranded as Holiday Inn Club Vacations Tahoe Ridge Resort, and now operate as a single entity.

MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN

MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN

Ragatz Realty and Avison Young jointly negotiated the sale of approximately seven acres of vacant development land at the base of Mammoth Mountain Ski Area in California. Mammoth is a popular, all-season resort located near Mammoth Lakes in the Eastern Sierra region of the state.

The Little Nell Hotel Group, a division of Aspen Skiing Company, was the buyer. The seller of the land was a private equity firm based in New York with significant investments around the world. The Little Nell Hotel group intends to develop a hotel to complement its portfolio of owned and operated hospitality assets.

HUTCHINSON ISLAND, SAVANNAH, GA

HUTCHINSON ISLAND, SAVANNAH, GA

Ragatz Sedgwick Realty (predecessor to Ragatz Realty) represented the owners of a 22-acre resort site on Hutchinson Island in a sale to a major timeshare developer and operator.

The property is located at the foot of the beautiful Talmadge Bridge, directly across the river from historic downtown Savannah. The site was approved for more than 300 vacation ownership residences before being acquired by the Georgia Ports Authority for its rapidly expanding shipping operations. Ragatz Sedgwick Realty co-managed the transaction with Atlanta-based First Fidelity Companies.

NAPA

NAPA

Ragatz Sedgwick Realty Inc. (predecessor to Ragatz Realty) has represented an undisclosed international investment and development company in the acquisition of a major development site located in Napa, California. The property is fully entitled for development.

Our advisory and brokerage firm worked extensively with the company in identifying numerous hospitality acquisition and/or development opportunities throughout northern California. Ragatz Sedgwick sourced the Napa opportunity and continues to represent this client on other potential property investments.

STABLEWOOD SPRINGS

STABLEWOOD SPRINGS

Ragatz Sedgwick Realty (predecessor to Ragatz Realty) has represented Stablewood Springs Resort, LP, in its recent sale to Wyndham Vacation Ownership. The transaction included the existing Stablewood Springs Resort and Club in the Texas Hill Country near Hunt, as well as land for construction of additional timeshare units.

The overall property contains 540 acres, with 85 available for development. It is perhaps the most upscale and complete destination resort in the well-known Texas Hill Country. Prior to being purchased by Wyndham, it was marketed as a whole-ownership second home community.

HALCYON PALMS

HALCYON PALMS

Ragatz Sedgwick Realty (predecessor to Ragatz Realty) advised Barrasford & Bird Worldwide Ltd. in connection with the company's initial purchase of luxury vacation homes in Orlando's Halcyon Palms community. The lots were developed, and the homes will be constructed, by an affiliate of respected local builder, Park Square Homes. Under the agreement as many as 72 vacation homes - each with four or seven bedrooms - will be acquired.

Just minutes from Walt Disney World in an exclusive, gated community, and bordered by a 500-acre nature reserve, the fully managed villas at Halcyon Palms will offer unique holiday experiences to Barrasford & Bird guests from the U.K. and elsewhere.

NORTHSTAR LODGE

NORTHSTAR LODGE

Northstar Lodge, a luxury private residence club in Truckee, California near Lake Tahoe has been acquired by Welk Resort Group. Ragatz Resort Realty (predecessor to Ragatz Sedgwick Realty) represented Welk Resort Group in the purchase.

The transaction included the remaining 22 whole- and fractional-interest residences in the first phase, as well as two adjacent parcels of land for future development by Welk. The sale was facilitated by Ragatz Resort Realty, in cooperation with Resort Equities Realty, Inc. The groups brought together their team of industry-leading finance, sales, marketing and legal professionals to both initiate and close the sale.