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Palihouse

Monteagle

An icon reimagined. A mountain escape redefined. The transformation of the historic DuBose campus into a Palihouse mountain resort in the Tennessee Cumberlands.

A Design Hotels member Marriott Bonvoy distribution Operated by Palisociety
133
Keys
$101.8M
Total Project Cost
25.8%
LP IRR · Base
2.58x
LP Equity Multiple
Executive Summary

An icon reimagined.
A mountain escape redefined.

College Street Partners, in collaboration with Palisociety, is transforming the historic DuBose campus in Monteagle, Tennessee into a design-forward mountain resort. This adaptive reuse project blends heritage with modern hospitality—delivering a curated lifestyle destination in a market with virtually no direct competition.

Stabilized NOI
$9.7M
Untrended, operating Year 3 · after reserves
Sale Valuation
$127.5M
7.5% cap rate · $959K per key · Aug 2032 exit
Yield on Cost
9.5%
Stabilized untrended
LP Equity
$28.7M
90% LP / 10% GP
Total Project Cost
$101.8M
B&G DD budget · $765K per key · 133 keys
LP IRR · Base
25.8%
After waterfall · 31.3% Upside / 11.4% Downside
LP Equity Multiple
2.58x
After waterfall · 2.95x Upside / 1.61x Downside
Stabilized Coverage
2.26x
DSCR at stabilization · 16.4% debt yield

From historic campus to mountain resort

A century-old landmark, reimagined for the modern lifestyle traveler.

Claiborne Hall as it stands today
Today · Claiborne Hall, the National Register-listed 1924 anchor of the historic DuBose campus.
Palihouse Monteagle rendering of restored Claiborne Hall
Reimagined · Palihouse Monteagle—the same building, carefully restored as the resort's heart.

Five pillars of value

A singular opportunity built on heritage, design, scarcity, distribution, and execution.

01
Iconic Legacy, Singular Opportunity
Anchored by 1924's Claiborne Hall—a National Register-listed landmark on a 27-acre historic campus. Originally Fairmont College (est. 1872) and the DuBose Church Training School. Acquired August 2023 and successfully rezoned from institutional to commercial—clearing the path for full-scale hospitality development.
02
Category Leader in a White-Space Market
Virtually no direct lifestyle hotel competition in Monteagle. Six major drive-to feeder cities within three hours, including Chattanooga (45 min), Nashville (90 min), and Atlanta (2.75 hrs). 400,000+ annual visitors to South Cumberland State Park alone.
03
Breakthrough Concept with Proven Backing
An immersive, design-led hospitality experience anchored by Palisociety—operator of Palihouse, Palihotel, and the lifestyle Arrive collection. Their flagship Palihouse brand evokes a well-loved pied-à-terre: refined, lived-in, and distinctly personal.
04
Design Hotels & Marriott Bonvoy Distribution
Palihouse Monteagle will join Design Hotels—the curated collection of 300+ independent boutique hotels, and a member of the Marriott Bonvoy portfolio. The property gains immediate access to Marriott's ~237M-member loyalty program, global GDS and OTA agreements, corporate sales force, and group/event distribution—dramatically lowering customer acquisition cost while preserving the independent design-forward identity.
05
Destination Dining That Sets the Pace
A signature food & beverage program built to exceed local metrics and establish a new regional standard. Combined with weddings, retreats, full-property buyouts, and curated programming that drive year-round, multi-channel revenue.
"The setting blends historic charm with layered hospitality—ideal for celebrations, offsites, and curated gatherings. A regional landmark with long-term economic and cultural value."
The Opportunity

Why now, why here.

Three converging forces have created a rare repositioning window: a one-of-a-kind historic campus with newly cleared zoning, the largest underserved drive-to leisure market in the Southeast, and a category-defining operator looking for its first true mountain resort.

27 acres on the Cumberland Plateau—Tennessee's mountain front door.
Historic Bones
A 153-year campus with rezoning approved.
From 1872's Fairmont College to Claiborne Hall (1924) on the National Register. Operated as an Episcopal retreat through 2022. Rezoning institutional → commercial complete.
Market Gap
No direct lifestyle competition.
Monteagle sits at the heart of a high-income drive-to market. The closest comparable resorts (Old Edwards, High Hampton) are 4+ hours away in North Carolina. We become Tennessee's signature destination resort.
Operator Fit
Palisociety as partner & operator.
Palisociety ($300M+ portfolio across 30+ properties) co-invests and operates—aligning incentives. Their flagship Palihouse brand is purpose-built for design-forward, residential-feel hospitality.

Demand drivers

Tourism Growth
  • 400,000+ annual visitors to South Cumberland State Park
  • Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival (Manchester, TN — 35 min) draws ~80,000 attendees over 4 days each June; major demand spike + corporate hospitality opportunity
  • Sweetens Cove Golf Course (South Pittsburg, TN — 30 min) — a nationally ranked destination 9-hole course (Peyton Manning, Andy Roddick, Skip Bronson among partial owners) drawing high-income golf tourists from across the country
  • Nature-based travel surging post-pandemic
  • Nationally recognized hiking/climbing trail systems
  • The Caverns concert venue (15 min) drives high-AOV weekend traffic
Cultural & Academic Anchors
  • Sewanee: The University of the South — 10 minutes; one of the South's premier liberal-arts colleges, with reunion, family, and parents' weekends that drive seasonal lodging demand
  • Sewanee Summer Music Festival — 5+ week classical festival each June & July, founded 1957, draws faculty + students + audiences from across the U.S.
  • Sewanee Writers' Conference — flagship literary conference each July, established 1990, attracts a national roster of authors
  • St. Andrew's-Sewanee School — prestigious K-12 Episcopal college-prep school with boarding upper-division; drives sustained parent + alumni travel
  • Monteagle Sunday School Assembly — historic 175-year Chautauqua programming with summer cottages and lecture series
  • Wedding & reunion calendar already established for the campus

Drive-to feeder markets

Six high-income MSAs within a three-hour drive—the radius where lifestyle leisure travelers make weekend decisions.

Chattanooga, TN
45 min
Nashville, TN
90 min
Huntsville, AL
90 min
Birmingham, AL
2.5 hr
Knoxville, TN
2.5 hr
Atlanta, GA
2.75 hr

On the map

635 College Street, Monteagle, TN — at the geographic center of the Southeast's drive-to leisure market.

Palihouse Monteagle Feeder cities (drive time)

Distribution & loyalty advantage

Independent design — global muscle. Palihouse Monteagle joins Design Hotels and the Marriott Bonvoy ecosystem.

Design Hotels · A member of Marriott Bonvoy

Independent boutique soul. Marriott-scale distribution.

Design Hotels is a curated collection of 300+ independent boutique hotels across 60+ countries—each chosen for original character, design integrity, and a strong sense of place. Since 2018 it has been a member of Marriott Bonvoy, Marriott International's loyalty program. Joining Design Hotels lets Palihouse Monteagle preserve its Palisociety personality while plugging into the largest distribution platform in hospitality.
Marriott Bonvoy Members
~237M
Direct loyalty channel for repeat bookings
Design Hotels Properties
300+
Curated boutique collection · 60+ countries
Marriott Properties Worldwide
9,000+
30+ brands · combined cross-sell engine
Bonvoy Annual Revenue
$30B+
Loyalty-driven across the portfolio
Lower Customer Acquisition Cost
Bonvoy direct > OTA
Marriott member-direct bookings carry materially lower distribution costs than third-party OTAs. The Bonvoy channel routinely contributes 50%+ of room nights to participating hotels—a direct hit to commission expense and a lift to RevPAR.
Group, Corporate & Wholesale
Marriott's sales force, our doorstep
Access to Marriott's global GDS, corporate-rate agreements, group-RFP system, and tour/wholesale pipelines. Particularly valuable for filling shoulder-season midweek room nights and securing recurring corporate-retreat business.
Independent, Not Branded
Palihouse soul, fully intact
Design Hotels affiliation is distribution-only—the property keeps its name, identity, design language, F&B program, and Palisociety operating playbook. We get global reach without a flag on the front door.
The Property

A fully integrated resort experience.

133 keys across thoughtfully restored historic buildings and freestanding cabins, set on 27.4 acres. Adaptive reuse meets new construction to deliver pool, spa, racquet sports, destination dining, and an integrated trail network.

The Anchor

Claiborne Hall — restored to its 1924 grandeur.

The National Register-listed Claiborne Hall becomes the property's heart: 65 lodge and Hacienda keys wrap the amenity core — pool, dining, and event courtyards — giving guests a sense of arrival that only a century-old landmark can produce.

65 keys · Historic building · Adaptive reuse to Secretary of Interior Standards

The Village

68 casitas in a curated site plan.

A freestanding casita village anchors the top of the ADR stack at $875–$1,000/night. Private porches, mountain quiet, and lockoff floorplans engineered for families, celebrators, and full-property buyouts.

68 keys · New construction · Three typologies

Palihouse Monteagle aerial site plan
Master site plan · Restored historic buildings + new casita village, pool & amenity core, F&B, and integrated trail network across 27.4 acres.
Total Acreage
27.4
Historic campus footprint
Total Keys
133
Across 5 building types
Built Square Footage
100K
SF planned
F&B SF
8,221
Plus 17,088 SF amenities

Room mix & rate strategy

Room Type
Keys
SF
ADR
Occ
Claiborne — King Room
Adaptive reuse · National Register building
23
292
$375
70%
Holiday Lodge — King Room
Adaptive reuse
32
326
$500
65%
Hacienda Court — King Room
Adaptive reuse
10
272
$375
70%
Casita — 1 Bedroom Cottage
New construction · freestanding
16
423
$875
65%
Casita — 2BR King Suite Lockoff
New construction · premium tier
26
528
$1,000
40%
Casita — 2BR Standard King Lockoff
New construction
26
331
$500
60%
Total / Weighted Avg
133
368
$577
60%

Planned amenities & programming

Wellness & Recreation
Pool & pool bar · spa & treatment rooms · racquet sports courts · yoga · integrated trail network · seasonal classes
Food & Beverage
Destination restaurant · bar & lounge · poolside service · in-room dining · seasonal pop-ups · chef-led programming
Events & Gatherings
Indoor & outdoor event space · weddings · reunions · corporate retreats · full-property buyouts · curated brand activations

Experience gallery

Latest concept renderings from the Pfeffer Torode + LandDesign master plan (March 2026).

The casita village

Three casita typologies on a curated site plan—designed for privacy, mountain quiet, and rate premium.

Market & Comparable Properties

A category-defining position.

The closest direct lifestyle competition operates 4+ hours east in North Carolina—at $500–$1,200 ADRs and routinely sold out on weekends. Palihouse Monteagle plants a flag in a market that has never had a true destination resort.

The comp set runs $500–$1,200 ADR. We sit closer to home, with more keys, in a market with no equivalent product.
Old Edwards Inn
Highlands, NC
Keys98
ADR Range$500–700
Drive4.5 hr
Half Mile Farm
Highlands, NC
Keys34
ADR Range$350–400
Drive4.5 hr
Cataloochee Ranch
Maggie Valley, NC
Keys18
ADR Range$600–1,200
Drive5 hr
High Hampton
Cashiers, NC
Keys59
ADR Range$750–850
Drive5 hr
Our Position

Premium positioning · disciplined underwriting

Stabilized ADR
$577
Weighted across 133 keys
RevPAR
$349
60.4% weighted occupancy
NOI Margin
41.6%
Stabilized year, after reserves

Audience & positioning

Brand Alignment
Palihouse Monteagle will operate under Palisociety's flagship brand—known for European charm, residential ease, and modern bohemian sensibility. The property will join Design Hotels, the curated boutique collection within Marriott Bonvoy—pairing Palihouse's design-forward independence with Marriott's distribution and loyalty reach.
Target Guest
Design-conscious, drive-to leisure traveler from Nashville, Atlanta, Birmingham, and beyond. United by a shared appreciation for thoughtful design, meaningful service, and a spirit of true hospitality—core to the Palisociety ethos. Captures both elevated cabin-seekers and approachable guest-room travelers.

The brand world

Visual references curated for the Palihouse Monteagle aesthetic—layered textures, vintage millwork, residential warmth.

Brand inspiration tile
Materiality · Texture, patina, restraint.
Brand inspiration tile
Layering · Vintage furnishings & modern lines.
Palihouse brand sensibility
Sensibility · Residential ease, bohemian warmth.

The guest we host

A coalition of audiences with overlapping needs and high lifetime value.

Target audience tile
Weekenders · Drive-to lifestyle leisure.
Target audience tile
Celebrators · Weddings, reunions, milestones.
Target audience tile
Retreat groups · Corporate offsites & buyouts.
Financial Summary

Underwriting at a glance.

All internal rates of return are date-weighted on a monthly basis — every contribution and distribution is discounted from the date it actually occurs. Partner capital is called month by month as construction requires rather than funded in a single draw at closing.

A $101.8M total project cost financed with 90/10 LP/GP equity, senior construction debt, $10.65M of net CDD financing proceeds (sales-tax-increment-backed under Tenn. § 67-6-104), plus the federal Historic Tax Credit (HTC) and Tax Increment Financing (TIF) stack. Below: stabilized operating economics, sources & uses, and the full return profile.

Model v33 · updated Aug 28, 2026
LP IRR
31.3%
After 8% pref, 85/15 up to 25% LP IRR, then 50/50 above
LP Equity Multiple
2.95x
$1.00 in → $3.08 out
Hold Period
~6 yrs
Capitalization Sep 2026 → Sale Aug 2032
Unlevered IRR
12.0%
Property-level return (no debt)
Project Levered IRR
26.6%
Total-project return · before LP/GP waterfall split
Project Equity Multiple
3.94x
Total distributions ÷ total equity

Sources & uses

Sources of Capital
Senior Construction Loan
Drawn net of CDD displacement · $62.66M Wilson facility committed
$59,235,63858.2%
LP & GP Equity
LP $28,706,501 · GP $3,189,611
$31,896,11331.4%
CDD Net Proceeds (sales-tax-backed)$10,654,52810.5%
Total Sources$101,786,279100%

Plus $3.96M in Federal Historic Tax Credits delivered as operating-period inflows, and $2.86M in TIF reimbursements received during the hold (of a $2.86M total reimbursement pool). CDD financing par of $14.0M is anticipated to net $10.65M after cost of issuance, capitalized interest, and a debt-service reserve fund.

Uses of Capital
Hard Costs
Brasfield & Gorrie GMP
$72,491,44771.2%
FF&E, Equipment & Pre-Opening$9,891,9999.7%
Soft Costs
Incl. developer fee and Paligroup technical services
$7,409,4367.6%
Contingency$4,489,6544.4%
Financing Costs & Reserves
Origination, closing costs, interest reserve, working capital
$3,571,6113.3%
Acquisition$2,954,9183.1%
Predevelopment$977,0141.0%
Total Uses$101,786,279100%

Stabilized hotel operations (untrended, operating Year 3)

Line ItemAmount% Revenue
Departmental Revenue
Rooms$16,922,31272.5%
F&B$5,525,42723.7%
Events$00.0%
Other Operated Departments$886,9053.8%
Total Revenue$23,334,645100%
Departmental Expenses($8,037,531)(34.4%)
Gross Operating Income$15,297,11465.6%
Operating Expenses (A&G, Marketing, R&M, Tax, Insurance, Utilities)($3,728,160)(16.0%)
Gross Operating Profit$11,568,95449.6%
Management Fees
Base 4% of gross revenue · incentive fee (Palisociety basis)
($1,166,732)(5.0%)
FF&E & Capital Reserves
Replacement reserve at 3% of revenue at stabilization (Palisociety basis)
($700,039)(3.0%)
Net Operating Income
After reserves — the basis on which the asset trades
$9,702,18241.6%

Distribution waterfall

HurdleSharing at this tierTo Limited PartnersCumulative to LP
Tier 1 · Preferred Return
Return of LP capital + 8% preferred return, pro rata to contributions
100% pro rata · 90% LP / 10% GP $37,557,000 $37,557,000
Tier 2 · Pro-rata Promote
85% LP / 15% GP promote, until LP has cleared a 25% IRR
85% LP · 15% GP promote $34,000,000 $71,557,000
Tier 3 · GP Upside Kicker
50/50 split above 25% LP IRR — GP captures upside if project outperforms
50% LP · 50% GP $2,407,000 $73,964,000
Total LP DistributionOn $28,706,501 of LP capital$73,964,0002.58x
LP Outcome$28.7M invested → $74.0M returned · 2.58x equity multiple · 25.8% IRR (Base case). Upside case: 2.95x · 31.3% IRR.

Distributions shown are to the limited partner class in aggregate, at the base case. The sponsor co-invests alongside the LPs at 10% of total equity. At the base case (25.8% LP IRR / 2.58x), the sponsor earns a $8.3M promote. If the project reaches the Upside case (31.3% LP IRR), the 50/50 kicker activates and the sponsor promote grows to $23.3M. Full sponsor economics are set out in the Amended & Restated Partnership Agreement.

Sensitivity

Downside Case
11.4% IRR
8.5% exit cap · 90% of underwritten ADR and occupancy. 1.61x LP equity multiple. Project still fully services debt and returns capital plus the preferred return.
Bank Case
17.8% IRR
8.0% exit cap · 95% of underwritten ADR and occupancy, at 60% loan-to-cost. 2.00x LP equity multiple. The lender's underwriting standard.
Base Case
25.8% IRR
7.5% exit cap · stabilized ADR and occupancy at underwritten levels. 2.58x LP equity multiple.
Upside Case
31.3% IRR
7.0% exit cap · 108% of underwritten ADR and 105% of occupancy (in line with Old Edwards/High Hampton). 2.95x LP equity multiple.

Note on conservatism: the pro forma underwrites Palihouse Monteagle as an independent boutique hotel. The forthcoming Design Hotels / Marriott Bonvoy affiliation is expected to materially lower distribution costs (member-direct bookings) and lift occupancy (loyalty redemption + corporate/group bookings) once live—revenue and margin upside that is not fully reflected in the underwritten 25.8% LP IRR.

All figures derived from the Palihouse Monteagle financial model, v33 (28 August 2026). Every figure above is computed by that model; none is a pasted or published value. Sensitivity scenarios are illustrative and based on adjustments to exit cap rate, ADR and occupancy; they do not represent forecasts. Past performance of comparable properties is not indicative of future results.

Public-Finance Stack

Stacking three tiers of public capital.

This project benefits from a rare alignment of three public-finance instruments: Federal Historic Tax Credits (HTC), a Tennessee Commercial Development District (CDD) sales-tax bond financing, and Tax Increment Financing (TIF). Combined, they deliver ~$16.9M of value to the capital stack and meaningfully boost equity returns.

Claiborne Hall (1924) — National Register-listed and the QRE engine of the project.
Federal HTC
$3.96M
20% of QREs · 5-year flow ($792K/yr)
CDD Net Proceeds
$10.65M
$14.0M par · sales-tax-backed · 20-yr term · Tenn. § 67-6-104
TIF Reimbursements
$2.86M
Operating years 1–5 · $2.86M total pool

Spotlight: Federal Historic Tax Credit (HTC)

Because Claiborne Hall is on the National Register of Historic Places, the project qualifies for the 20% Federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit on certified rehabilitation expenditures (QREs). For investors, this is one of the most powerful tools in the capital stack.

01
Qualify the building
Claiborne Hall is already on the National Register. Holiday Lodge and other historic structures are pursuing certification through the SHPO/NPS Part 1 & Part 2 review.
02
Generate QREs
Qualified Rehabilitation Expenditures are the costs of bringing historic buildings back to use. Project QREs are $19.8M, generating $3.96M of credits at 20%. Claiborne Hall is certified; roughly $9.4M of that QRE base — about $1.9M of credit — remains subject to SHPO/NPS approval for Holiday Lodge, the Library/Chapel wing and the Owner’s Cottage.
03
Credits delivered to investors
Credits flow ratably over 5 years (~$792K/yr) once the building is placed in service. Allocated to investors per partnership agreement, dollar-for-dollar against federal tax liability.
04
Bridge or syndicate
Credits can be used directly by partners with sufficient passive income, or syndicated to a tax-credit investor at $0.85–$0.95 per $1.00 of credit—delivering cash to the project at closing.
What HTC means for an LP investor

A second layer of return on top of the deal economics.

Because the HTC is a federal tax credit—not a deduction—every $1 of allocated credit reduces your federal tax bill by $1. For an LP allocated their pro-rata share of the $3.96M HTC pool, that's roughly 13.6¢ of additional after-tax return for every $1 of LP equity, layered on top of the project's underwritten 2.58x LP equity multiple and 25.8% LP IRR.

The pro forma already includes HTC inflows in the 26.6% project-level levered IRR. The additional benefit to a tax-paying investor—the dollar-for-dollar federal liability reduction—is captured in the calculator on the next tab.

Recapture — disclosed

The targeted sale falls inside the recapture window.

Under IRC §47 the credit is subject to a five-year recapture period running from the placed-in-service date. Claiborne Hall is placed in service in February 2028, which puts the end of that period at February 2033. The targeted August 2032 exit sits roughly six months inside it, and the model books $399,378 of partial recapture at sale — approximately 10% of the total credit. That amount is already deducted in the returns shown throughout this presentation.

Two things worth noting. The exposure is bounded and small — recapture steps down 20% per year, so by the time of exit the great majority of the credit has vested permanently. And it is avoidable: deferring the closing past February 2033 eliminates it entirely. The hold period is flexible, and the sponsor will weigh the recapture against market conditions at the time.

HTC Disbursement Schedule
YearHTC InflowCumulative
2028 (Year 1 ops)$792,244$792,244
2029$792,244$1,584,488
2030$792,244$2,376,732
2031$792,244$3,168,976
2032$792,244$3,961,220
Total$3,961,220$3,961,220
Tax Credit Advisor
Southkick advising on Historic Tax Credits.
Paragon Advisors leading the CDD and TIF structuring. Brasfield & Gorrie general contractor with extensive experience preserving QRE-eligible costs.
SHPO Part 1 underway QRE budget validated

Historic Tax Credits are subject to IRS rules under IRC §47, including 5-year recapture if the building is sold or ceases to be used as historic property. Investors should consult their own tax advisors. The ability to use HTCs depends on each investor's federal tax position and passive activity rules.

Investor Calculator

What does this look like for me?

Enter a hypothetical investment amount to see what your projected LP returns look like in two scenarios — Base (the underwritten pro forma) and Upside (higher RevPAR realized) — both with CDD financing in the stack. The federal Historic Tax Credit pass-through is then layered on top.

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Projected returns — Base vs. Upside

Base Case
Underwritten pro forma. Palisociety operating assumptions, Wilson Bank 7.25% senior debt, $10.65M CDD in the stack.
Total Distributions$1,288,500
Net Profit$788,500
LP Equity Multiple2.58x
LP IRR25.8%
Upside Case
Same capital stack, higher RevPAR growth realized (+3.5% vs. base 3.0%) and modest cap-rate compression at exit (7.25% vs. 7.5%).
Total Distributions$1,473,500
Net Profit$973,500
LP Equity Multiple2.95x
LP IRR31.3%
Upside vs. Base — incremental to you
+$185,000 in net profit +5.5 pp LP IRR +0.37x equity multiple

Plus federal HTC pass-through (layered on the Base scenario)

+ Your HTC share
$62,082
Pro-rata of $3.96M federal credit × 90% LP class
All-In Net Profit
$850,582
Base scenario + HTC pass-through
Effective Equity Multiple
2.70x
Base 2.58x + ~0.12x from HTC
The CDD is already in both scenarios
The Commercial Development District — a sales-tax-backed bond under Tenn. § 67-6-104 that captures incremental state and local sales tax generated at the resort — contributes $10.65M of net proceeds ($14.0M par) to the capital stack in both the Base and Upside cases. Without the CDD, LP equity would need to fund an additional ~$3.4M and senior interest would be higher; the model shows LP IRR would fall to ~22-23% and LP EM to ~2.3x. The federal Historic Tax Credit pass-through layers on top, adding a dollar-for-dollar federal credit equal to your pro-rata share of the $3.96M HTC pool.
Calculation methodology

Base Case: calculated by multiplying your investment by the project's Base LP equity multiple of 2.577x and LP IRR of 25.79%. Reflects the underwritten pro forma — Palisociety operating assumptions (F&B, R&M, utilities, CC commissions per their 8.28.26 model), Wilson Bank's 7.25% locked rate, $10.65M of CDD proceeds, $28.7M LP equity, and the Kicker waterfall (8% pref · 85/15 to 25% LP IRR · 50/50 above).

Upside Case: calculated by multiplying your investment by the LP equity multiple of 2.947x and LP IRR of 31.3%, reflecting the same capital stack with higher RevPAR growth (+3.5% vs. 3.0% base) and modest exit cap compression (7.25% vs. 7.5%).

HTC pass-through benefit: calculated as your investment ÷ total LP equity ($28.7M) × total federal HTC pool ($3.96M) × the LP class share (90%). Assumes pro-rata allocation per LP percentage. Actual allocation will be set by the partnership agreement and may include a tax-credit investor as a special allocatee.

Effective equity multiple: includes the federal credit as an after-tax-equivalent cash benefit. Investors with insufficient federal tax liability or who are subject to passive-activity limitations may not be able to fully utilize the credit.

Project Timeline

From acquisition to exit.

A staged construction approach allows the campus to begin generating revenue in late 2028, with full inventory online by mid-2029. Targeted exit in August 2032, two years after stabilization.

August 2023
Acquisition
College Street Partners closes on the historic DuBose campus. Initial diligence, Palisociety partnership formalized.
September 2026
Predevelopment
Design refinement, permitting groundwork, feasibility and site diligence. Palisociety operating agreement executed. CDD, TIF, and HTC structures scoped with counsel and specialist advisors.
September 2026
Capitalization Close
Equity raise complete, senior construction loan closes. Wilson Bank & Trust commitment executed (August 2026) — $62.66M facility at 7.25% locked for the initial 60 months (36 mo IO + 24 mo P&I on 25-yr amortization). CDD application filed with the Tennessee Department of Revenue. Final permits and site mobilization.
December 2026
Construction Begins
Brasfield & Gorrie breaks ground. Adaptive reuse of Claiborne, Holiday Lodge, and Hacienda Court runs in parallel with new construction (casitas, pool, F&B).
February 2028
Main Campus Delivered
Heart of the property opens: arrival, pool, F&B, event space, 65 historic-building keys.
September 2028
Cabin Phase 1
First wave of casitas delivered—34 keys added to inventory. HTC clock starts.
November 2028
Cabin Phase 2 / Full Delivery
Final 34 casita keys delivered. 133-key inventory complete. Full ramp begins.
August 2030
Stabilization
Year 3 of operations. Full $9.7M NOI run rate, after reserves. 60.4% weighted occupancy, $577 ADR.
September 2031
Rate Reset
The initial 60-month rate lock expires. The Wilson facility continues to the sale — there is no refinance — with the rate adjusting to Prime + 0.50%, subject to a 6% floor and an 18% ceiling. At today's Prime of 6.75% that reset lands at 7.25%, the same rate as the lock.
August 2032
Targeted Exit
Sale at $127.5M (7.5% cap rate) — ~$958K per key. Senior facility retired from proceeds. LP distribution event triggers final IRR realization.
Sober Assessment

Risks & Mitigants.

Every project of this scale carries real risk. We think investors deserve a clear-eyed inventory of what could go wrong and what we are doing about each one — not a sanitized narrative. The list below reflects the risks we actively manage, not the ones we hope don't materialize.

01

Construction cost overruns

Risk

Hospitality construction — especially adaptive reuse of a 1924 landmark — carries above-average risk of cost overrun from unforeseen conditions, material inflation, and skilled-labor availability in a tertiary market.

Mitigant

$4.49M contingency in the pro forma (5% of hard costs · 4.4% of total development cost). Fixed-price GC contract targeted before construction start. The team has extensive background in ground-up and adaptive-reuse projects. Substantial pre-development and demolition capital is being deployed ahead of construction to de-risk the schedule and cost baseline. Palisociety design standards are locked pre-construction to prevent scope creep.

02

Ramp / stabilization slower than modeled

Risk

Boutique resorts in new markets typically take 24-36 months to reach stabilized occupancy. The pro forma assumes Year 3 stabilization; a slower ramp compresses IRR and could pressure debt service in the early years.

Mitigant

Debt-service reserve funded at closing. Design Hotels + Marriott Bonvoy affiliation active from grand opening — the loyalty and member-direct pipeline materially shortens ramp versus an unaffiliated independent. The Year 3 base case is already conservative relative to Palisociety's typical Year 2 stabilization at existing properties.

03

Exit cap-rate expansion

Risk

Sale valuation is modeled at a 7.5% cap in August 2032 (Year 5 of operations). If cap rates expand 100 bps by exit, sale value drops from $127.5M to approximately $114.1M — a material hit to LP IRR.

Mitigant

7.5% is already conservative versus comparable boutique-resort trades (Habitas, Auberge, Six Senses have traded at 6.0-7.0% caps). The downside case uses 8.5% and the project still returns capital plus the preferred return, at a 11.4% LP IRR and a 1.61x multiple. Hold period is flexible — if 2032 conditions are unfavorable, the sale can be deferred.

04

Interest rate risk

Risk

The Wilson facility carries a fixed 7.25% rate for its first 60 months. From month 61 through to the sale — roughly twelve months — the rate floats at Prime + 0.50%, subject to a 6% floor and an 18% ceiling. A materially higher rate environment over that window reduces cash-on-cash return in the final year of the hold.

Mitigant

Debt sized conservatively at 57.6% effective loan-to-cost. Wilson Bank & Trust has executed a $62.66M senior commitment (August 2026) with the initial 60-month rate locked at 7.25% — well above the modeled draw, providing meaningful cushion. The facility runs interest-only for 36 months, converts to 24 months of P&I on a 25-year amortization inside the lock, and then continues to the sale at Prime + 0.50% (floor 6% / ceiling 18%). There is no refinance to arrange and no takeout risk to carry.

Because the float applies only to the final twelve months, on a loan sitting at roughly 38% loan-to-value, the exposure is small and bounded on both sides. Running Prime across its entire modelled range — from 3.00%, where the 6% floor binds, to 25.00%, where the 18% ceiling binds — moves LP IRR only from 29.8% to 28.7%. The team is nonetheless evaluating swaps and other hedging strategies for that window.

05

Operator concentration

Risk

The project's revenue premium and brand positioning are heavily dependent on Palisociety continuing to operate the property under the terms in the executed operating agreement.

Mitigant

Executed operating agreement (not term sheet) with a meaningful term. Palisociety is a proven boutique operator with 20+ properties — not a startup. The property is design- and brand-aligned with their portfolio, giving them strong incentive to prioritize. The contract includes performance standards and replacement rights if the operator materially underperforms.

06

Brand / affiliation dependency

Risk

The Design Hotels affiliation and Marriott Bonvoy distribution are foundational to underwritten ADR and occupancy. Loss of either would materially affect operating results.

Mitigant

Design Hotels has issued a term sheet with material introductory discounts (indicating strategic value to them). Execution of the definitive membership agreement is a closing condition — it will be signed prior to capital close. Initial 15-year term with two automatic 5-year renewals. Loss of DH would trigger renegotiation, not immediate revenue collapse — Palisociety's own distribution and independent booking channels remain intact.

07

Local market absorption

Risk

Monteagle is a drive-market destination with seasonality. If drive-to leisure demand from Nashville, Atlanta, and Chattanooga softens (e.g., recession, fuel prices), occupancy is directly exposed.

Mitigant

Drive markets (Nashville 90 min, Atlanta 2 hrs, Chattanooga 45 min) cover 12M+ population. The property sits within the pull of established regional demand drivers with full annual calendars — the University of the South (Sewanee) parents' and reunion weekends, Bonnaroo (~80K attendees each June in nearby Manchester), and The Caverns concert venue (year-round programming) — each of which produces built-in room-night demand largely uncorrelated with the macro cycle. Full-property buyouts, weddings, and corporate retreats provide a further revenue floor.

08

Public-finance execution timing

Risk

The CDD ($10.65M), TIF ($2.86M in-hold), and HTC ($3.96M) layers rely on regulatory approvals and specific project milestones. Delays in any layer affect capital timing.

Mitigant

CDD structure has been vetted under Tenn. § 67-6-104 with Paragon Advisors (Shane Hooper, Tray Hairston — TIF/CDD specialists). TIF preliminary approval obtained. The HTC application is proceeding for Claiborne Hall, which is already National Register-listed — the hardest qualifying criterion. All three layers are backstopped by construction reserves so late arrival does not stall the project.

09

Historic preservation constraints

Risk

Claiborne Hall is National Register-listed, which imposes design and material restrictions on the renovation. Non-compliance risks Historic Tax Credit ineligibility.

Mitigant

Pfeffer Torode is designing to Secretary of Interior Standards from day one. A historic-tax consultant has been engaged pre-design to review plans. The HTC application flows through both federal and state (Tennessee THC) review — a well-understood, repeatable process. Nothing in the current design assumes flexibility we have not already confirmed with preservation counsel.

Important. The risks summarized above are illustrative and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of every risk factor associated with an investment in College Street Partners. Prospective investors should review the full Disclosure Statement and Amended & Restated Partnership Agreement, and consult their own legal, tax, and financial advisors, before making any investment decision.
Sponsor & Project Team

A team built for this project.

Adapt Development and Layne Development are the two development firms whose principals formed College Street Partners — the Tennessee general partnership through which the project is being executed. Palisociety joins as operating partner and equity co-investor.

Sponsor

Adapt Development
Lead Sponsor · A College Street Partners member firm
Mixed-use, residential, and hospitality developer with a track record across the Southeast. Specializes in turning historic and underutilized assets into durable, design-forward properties.
Palisociety
Operating Partner & Equity Co-Investor
$300M+ portfolio operator behind Palihouse, Palihotel, and Arrive Hotels. Their flagship Palihouse brand is purpose-built for design-forward, residential-feel hospitality. Aligned via co-investment.
Layne Development
Co-Sponsor · A College Street Partners member firm
Development firm focused on hospitality, mixed-use, and design-forward residential projects across the Southeast. Brings capital-markets discipline and hands-on execution to complex adaptive-reuse and ground-up builds.

Distribution & Brand Affiliation

Design Hotels
Boutique Collection Affiliation
A curated network of 300+ independent boutique hotels across 60+ countries, each chosen for design integrity and a strong sense of place. Palihouse Monteagle joins as a member—gaining a globally recognized boutique credential while keeping its name, identity, and Palisociety operating playbook intact.
Marriott Bonvoy
Loyalty & Distribution Platform
Through the Design Hotels affiliation, Palihouse Monteagle plugs into Marriott Bonvoy—Marriott's ~237M-member loyalty program—plus the global GDS, OTA agreements, corporate-rate programs, and group sales force across Marriott's 9,000+ properties. Lower customer acquisition cost, stronger midweek and shoulder-season demand, and a built-in repeat-guest engine.

Project Team

Pfeffer Torode
Architecture
Nashville-based firm with deep experience in hospitality, adaptive reuse, and luxury residential.
Brasfield & Gorrie
General Contractor
One of the Southeast's largest privately-held GCs with extensive hospitality and historic preservation experience.
LandDesign
Master Planning & Landscape Architecture
Award-winning firm leading the campus master plan and landscape strategy.
Thomas & Hutton
Civil Engineering
Civil engineering, infrastructure, and site development.
The Structure Company
Structural Engineering
Structural engineering across new construction and historic adaptive reuse.
Goodwin Mills Caywood
Environmental Consultant
Phase I/II environmental, regulatory, and remediation work.

Senior Lender

Wilson Bank & Trust
Senior Construction Lender · Commitment executed August 2026
Wilson Bank & Trust has executed a $62.66M senior construction commitment (up to 65% LTC) at a locked rate of 7.25% for the initial 60 months (36 months interest-only converting to 24 months P&I on a 25-year amortization). Post-lock the rate adjusts to Prime + 0.50% (floor 6%, ceiling 18%) and the facility runs through to the targeted sale — no refinance is contemplated. The facility fully funds the debt requirement on the project's underwritten capital stack, with meaningful cushion above the modeled draw of $54.2M.

Capital Structure Advisors

Southkick
Historic Tax Credit Advisor
Leading the SHPO/NPS Part 1 & 2 historic certification process and HTC monetization strategy.
Paragon Advisors
CDD & TIF Consultants
Structuring the $14.0M Commercial Development District sales-tax bond and the $2.86M Tax Increment Financing reimbursement package ($2.86M of which is received during the hold), working with the Tennessee Department of Revenue and Grundy County.
The essence of Palihouse Monteagle — campus across the meadow
The essence

A regional landmark with long-term cultural and economic value.

Palihouse Monteagle is more than a hotel—it's a generational asset on a 153-year-old campus, in a market that has waited a long time for a destination of its own. With heritage buildings, a category-defining operator, three layers of public-finance support, and disciplined underwriting, this is a project the team has spent years preparing to build the right way.

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Distribution Partner

Design Hotels.
Marriott Bonvoy. Investor advantage.

Palihouse Monteagle will join Design Hotels—the curated boutique collection within the Marriott portfolio—giving the property the independent design-forward identity our brand demands and the global distribution scale only Marriott can provide. For investors, this is one of the strongest non-physical drivers of return in the entire deal.

Independent boutique soul. Marriott-scale distribution.

Two distinct brands, one connected ecosystem

Design Hotels
A curated collection — not a chain.
Founded in 1993, Design Hotels is a hand-selected portfolio of 300+ independent boutique hotels across 60+ countries—each chosen for original character, design integrity, and a strong sense of place. Membership is competitive and curated; properties keep their own name, identity, F&B program, and operating playbook. Joining lends Palihouse Monteagle a globally recognized design credential alongside peers like 1 Hotel, Hotel Saint Cecilia, Hotel Esencia, Casa Cook, and Habitas.
Marriott Bonvoy
The world's largest loyalty program.
Marriott Bonvoy is Marriott International's loyalty platform—~237M members earning and redeeming points across 9,000+ properties in 30+ brands. Design Hotels has been a Bonvoy member since 2018, meaning every Design Hotels member property is bookable directly through Marriott channels and accrues Bonvoy points on every paid stay. The result for Palihouse Monteagle: an independent identity in front of guests, and Marriott's full distribution stack behind the scenes.

By the numbers

Bonvoy Members
~237M
Repeat-booking engine
Design Hotels Properties
300+
Across 60+ countries
Marriott Properties
9,000+
30+ brands worldwide
Bonvoy Direct Bookings
50%+
Of room nights, member-direct

Five ways this lifts the investment

Each of these flows directly to NOI and exit valuation, and is not fully reflected in the underwritten 25.8% LP IRR.

01
Lower Customer Acquisition Cost
Independent boutique hotels typically pay 15–25% commission to OTAs (Booking.com, Expedia) for bookings. Bonvoy member-direct bookings carry materially lower fees—often a 3–5% Marriott program charge instead of double-digit OTA commission. With 50%+ of room nights expected to come through Bonvoy at Design Hotels properties, this shift compounds into meaningful margin every year of operations.
02
Loyalty-Driven Repeat Bookings
Bonvoy members earn 10 base points per dollar spent at Design Hotels properties, plus elite tier bonuses (up to +75% for Ambassador and Bonvoy Platinum/Titanium members). Members actively choose Bonvoy properties to consolidate point earnings—creating a built-in repeat-guest pipeline that an unaffiliated independent hotel simply cannot replicate.
03
Corporate, Group & Wholesale Pipeline
Plugging into Marriott unlocks negotiated corporate-rate agreements with Fortune 500 travel programs, Marriott's group RFP system for meetings and weddings, and global wholesale/tour operator distribution. This is how we fill midweek and shoulder-season room nights that pure leisure demand can't cover—and is particularly powerful for retreats and full-property buyouts.
04
Global GDS & OTA Distribution
Design Hotels properties are listed in the global GDS systems (Sabre, Amadeus, Galileo, Worldspan) used by every travel agent worldwide, and benefit from Marriott's negotiated OTA rates that are typically more favorable than what an independent hotel can secure on its own. Plus the Bonvoy "shop the world" engine cross-sells Palihouse Monteagle to anyone shopping any other Marriott property.
05
Brand Credibility & Exit Multiple
A Design Hotels affiliation is a recognized signal of design quality and operational standards—important for both the booking guest and the eventual buyer. Hotel investment buyers (REITs, private equity, family offices) consistently pay higher multiples for affiliated boutique assets because of de-risked operations, embedded distribution, and built-in upgrade-path optionality (Autograph Collection, Tribute Portfolio).

The Bonvoy guest profile

Demographics
Skews affluent, design-aware, well-traveled. Average Bonvoy member household income exceeds $150K; elite-tier members exceed $250K. The exact target Palihouse Monteagle is positioned for.
Travel Behavior
Books 5–8 hotel stays per year on average. Elite members book 15+ nights annually and actively seek Bonvoy properties to consolidate earnings—turning a "discovery" booking into a multi-stay habit.
Drive-To Match
Bonvoy members in Nashville, Atlanta, Birmingham, Chattanooga—our exact feeder markets—are already searching Marriott for weekend escapes. Today none find a Marriott-affiliated lifestyle resort within driving distance.
What stays Palihouse

Independent identity. Marriott reach.

Design Hotels is a distribution and loyalty affiliation—not a flag, not a franchise, not a brand replacement. The property is named Palihouse Monteagle. The signage is Palihouse. The website is Palihouse. The F&B is operated by Palisociety. The design language is Pfeffer Torode + Palihouse. Every guest-facing surface stays under our design control. The negotiated term sheet specifically names Paligroup Management Company as the operator of record — Marriott's role is operating quietly behind the scenes, powering reservations, loyalty, corporate sales, and distribution, while Palihouse Monteagle remains a singular, design-forward independent boutique resort.

Press & recognition

Palisociety properties have built one of the most decorated press portfolios in independent boutique hospitality.

MICHELIN Guide 2025
One Key designation
In 2025, the MICHELIN Guide named six Palisociety properties to the prestigious One Key list — the hospitality equivalent of a MICHELIN Star — including Le Petit Pali Brentwood, Palihouse West Hollywood, Palihouse Hyde Park Village, and the ARRIVE collection (Wilmington, Austin, Memphis).
Condé Nast Traveler
Hot List & Best New Hotels
Multiple Palisociety openings have appeared on Condé Nast Traveler's annual Hot List of the best new hotels in the world, including Le Petit Pali Laguna Beach in the 2025 spring openings feature. The same publication's Gold List recognizes Palisociety as a category-leading independent operator.
Travel + Leisure
IT List · World's Best
Travel + Leisure has named multiple Palisociety properties to its annual "IT List" of best new hotels — including Palihotel Seattle — and the ARRIVE collection has earned World's Best Awards recognition for its design-forward, residential approach to hospitality.
"Palisociety properties have won accolades from Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure, The New York Times, Skift, Forbes, Architectural Digest, Vogue, Wallpaper*, Hemispheres, and many more — they have become a benchmark for what an independent design hotel can be."

Peer set: Design Hotels alumni

A curated group of independent boutique hotels we'd be proud to be listed alongside.

1 Hotel Central Park
New York, NY
TypeLifestyle / Sustainable
ADR$650+
Hotel Saint Cecilia
Austin, TX
TypeBoutique / Music
ADR$700+
Hotel Esencia
Riviera Maya, MX
TypeResort / Casita
ADR$1,200+
Habitas Tulum
Tulum, MX
TypeResort / Wellness
ADR$600+

Negotiated term sheet — material concessions secured

Design Hotels has issued a term sheet (dated January 5, 2026) outlining the principal business terms for Palihouse Monteagle's membership. Notably, DH applied significant introductory discounts — a strong indicator they consider Palihouse Monteagle a strategically valuable addition to the collection.

Membership Term
15 yrs
Initial 5 + two automatic 5-yr renewals
Starting Date
November 2028
Aligns with Cabin Phase 2 full delivery
Total Annual Fixed Fees
~$27.6K
Approx. 0.11% of stabilized revenue
DH Discount on Setup
50%
Initial Membership Fee · DH-funded incentive
Negotiated fee structure
FeeAmountDiscount AppliedCadence
Initial Membership Fee
Due on Agreement execution
$6,420 50% off One-time
Annual Membership Fee
Includes both 5-yr renewal periods
$20,063 25% off Annual · 3% escalator
Annual Services Fee
Includes both 5-yr renewal periods
$7,558 60% off Annual · 3% escalator
Distribution Tech Fee
Tiered by support hours used
$0 – $1,200 Annual
Total fixed annual cost (Year 1) ~$27,621 Approx. 0.11% of stabilized hotel revenue

In addition to the fixed fees above, distribution-channel fees apply on a per-booking basis (e.g., 13% via designhotels.com, 11% via Marriott Direct, 5% + $5.35 via GDS, 1% via Palihouse Monteagle's own website). A 4% Bonvoy loyalty program fee applies to qualifying revenue. These variable fees are typically materially lower than the OTA commissions (15–25%) an unaffiliated independent hotel pays on equivalent bookings.

Why these concessions matter

DH discounted three of the four fees — collectively ~40%+ off list. They want this property in the collection.

Design Hotels typically charges full sticker for new member properties. The fact that DH applied a 50% discount on the IMF, 25% on the AMF, and 60% on the ASF — and locked those discounted rates across both 5-year renewals — is a meaningful signal of how DH evaluates Palihouse Monteagle's strategic fit. The term sheet also confirms Paligroup Management Company as the operator-of-record, locks in 15 years of distribution access via the auto-renewal structure, and ties the agreement's starting date to May 1, 2029, which aligns with our Cabin Phase 2 full-delivery milestone.

Integration timeline

StageMilestone
Jan 2026Design Hotels term sheet issued — principal business terms negotiated. Discounts secured (IMF 50%, AMF 25%, ASF 60%).
Construction phaseDH curatorial review, fire & life-safety third-party audit (cost included in IMF), brand criteria compliance walkthrough.
~6 months pre-openingU.S. Services and Membership Agreement executed. Marriott systems integration begins (PMS, distribution, loyalty).
By May 1, 2029Starting Date — property goes live in Bonvoy. Bookable on marriott.com, designhotels.com, GDS, and through Marriott group sales.
Years 1–15Bonvoy marketing co-promotion · Design Hotels editorial inclusion · seasonal campaigns · member redemption nights · automatic 5-yr renewals (15-yr horizon).
Bottom line for investors

Lower CAC. Higher occupancy. Better exit multiple. All without giving up the Palihouse.

The Design Hotels / Marriott Bonvoy affiliation is the kind of structural advantage that separates a good hotel investment from a great one. It compresses the marketing ramp, de-risks the stabilization period, expands the buyer universe at exit, and adds revenue line items that pure independents simply cannot reach. And the underwritten 25.8% LP IRR doesn't fully model any of it.

Design Hotels has issued a non-binding term sheet (dated January 5, 2026) outlining the proposed business terms for Palihouse Monteagle's membership. The term sheet is, by its express terms, a "non-binding expression of interest" — final terms are subject to execution of a definitive U.S. Services and Membership Agreement and to Design Hotels' standard fire/life-safety audit and curatorial confirmation. Term sheet figures presented here (fees, discounts, starting date, 109-room reference, 15-year term structure) are drawn directly from the negotiated document. Marriott Bonvoy and Design Hotels are trademarks of Marriott International, Inc. Bonvoy member, property, and revenue figures are based on Marriott International's most recent public disclosures. The term sheet is governed by the laws of the State of Maryland. The contents of the term sheet are confidential per its own confidentiality provisions; this material is shared only with approved investors who have accepted the confidentiality acknowledgement gating this offering memorandum.