San Antonio hotel converted into apartments for short-term stays

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Flexible-use hospitality and multifamily operator Placemakr will launch 28 short-stay apartments housed in the former Continental Hotel in San Antonio on 6 March 2025. The Washington DC-based operator Placemakr has worked in partnership with real estate developer Weston Urban on the project, known as The Continental, powered by Placemakr. The building has been vacant […]
Blueground buys Nestpick and launches Partner Network

Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Furnished rental operator Blueground has acquired monthly furnished housing provider Nestpick, its third purchase in the last 12 months.
Placemakr lands $65m to fuel fresh growth

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Placemakr, a flexible-use multifamily and hospitality operator, has raised $65 million in new funding and appointed Timothy G. Franzen, the former president of Graduate Hotels, to its C-suite.
Join The Guild, Lavanda, Jetstream + more for RockSTRz flex living webinar

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: STRz is back for the next RockSTRz webinar on Tuesday 5 April [4pm BST] discussing “The new categories of flexible living”.
WhyHotel rebrands as Placemakr and raises $90m

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Tech-enabled hospitality platform and operator, WhyHotel, has rebranded as Placemakr and raised $90 million in equity investment.