Chris Cabrera

Consulting Experience

A Senior Project Manager with HVS Miami, Chris Cabrera grew his passion for the real estate industry while attending the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University, where he concentrated on finance and real estate and participated in the school’s real estate club. Chris has held multiple hotel operations roles, such as a reservationist at a resort, a marketing representative at a casino, a front waiter at a hotel, and a front desk agent at a motel. In addition, he has worked in hotel finance operations at large New York City hotels, such as the Westin Times Square and the NY Hilton Midtown, and served as an Assistant Director of Finance for a Hilton and DoubleTree and a Director of Finance for a Pan Pacific Hotel in Seattle, Washington. Chris also worked on feasibility studies as a Hotel Development and Asset Management intern with Horwath HTL, a global hospitality consulting firm.

Testimonials

"The HVS Team identified several potential sites in our city, one of which was not previously on our radar. By taking a deeper look at that site, we can present it to potential developers to show the significance of that location. The report is clear and concise and in a format that's easy to comprehend." – Libbey Tucker, Director of Economic Development, University City, Missouri

"HVS is very thorough and produces an excellent appraisal. Timing has always been great!" – Ms. Strubhart, Town and Country Bank

Employment History

2018 to present
HVS CONSULTING AND VALUATION SERVICES
Miami, Florida

Education

CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science
School of Hotel Administration

Other Specialized Training Classes Completed:
Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice – 15 hours
Basic Appraisal Procedures – 30 hours
Basic Appraisal Principles – 30 hours
General Appraiser Income Approach (Parts I and II) – 60 hours
General Appraiser Market Analysis and HBU – 30 hours
General Appraiser Report Writing and Case Studies – 30 hours
General Appraiser Sales Comparison Approach – 30 hours
General Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach – 30 hours
Real Estate Finance, Statistics, Valuation Modeling – 15 hours
Expert Witness for Commercial Appraisers – 15 hours
Commercial Appraisal Review – 15 hours

Hotels Evaluated

Sample List for Illustrative Purposes

ARKANSAS 
Courtyard by Marriott, Hot Springs
Ramada Inn & Suites Convention Center, Pine Bluff
Relax Inn Heth, Shell Lake
 
FLORIDA 
Gale Residences Fort Lauderdale Beach, Fort Lauderdale
Proposed Orchid Beach Resort, Fort Pierce
Holiday Inn Express North Palm Beach Oceanville Juno Beach, Juno Beach
Star Island Resort & Club, Kissimmee
Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Marathon
 
GEORGIA 
Proposed Hilton Garden Inn, Griffin
Proposed Holiday Inn Express, Griffin
 
ILLINOIS 
Holiday Inn Carbondale Conference Center, Carbondale
Holiday Inn & Suites, Decatur
Proposed Hotel, East Peoria
Hampton Inn & Suites, Saint Louis Edwardsville, Glen Carbon
Best Western Plus Mascoutah Scott AFB, Mascoutah
Proposed Limited-Service Hotel Mount Carmel, Mount Carmel
Drury Inn & Suites Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon
Country Inn & Suites O'Fallon, O'Fallon
Hilton Garden Inn St. Louis Shiloh O’Fallon, O'Fallon
Proposed Fairfield Inn, O'Fallon
Best Western Plus, Olney
Days Inn, Salem
Baymont Inn & Suites, Springfield
 
INDIANA 
Fairfield Inn by Marriott, Princeton
 
IOWA 
Proposed Element Hotel, Des Moines
 
KANSAS 
Clarion Hotel & Suites, Wichita
 
KENTUCKY 
Sleep Inn, Henderson
Holiday Inn Louisville Airport South, Louisville
 
MISSOURI 
Proposed TownePlace Suites by Marriott, Brentwood
Homewood Suites by Hilton St Louis Chesterfield, Chesterfield
Hyatt Place St. Louis Chesterfield, Chesterfield
Proposed Residence Inn Chesterfield, Chesterfield
Holiday Inn Express, Fenton
Proposed Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton, Festus
Hotel Joplin, Joplin
Proposed DoubleTree by Hilton, Joplin
East 9 at Pickwick Plaza, Kansas City
Proposed AC Hotel by Marriott Kansas City, Kansas City
Proposed Aloft and Tribute CC Plaza KC, Kansas City
Holiday Inn Poplar Bluff, Poplar Bluff
Courtyard by Marriott St Louis St Peters, Saint Peters
Hampton Inn St Louis/St Charles, Saint Charles
Proposed Hampton St. Charles, St. Charles
Americas Best Value Inn St. Louis Downtown, St. Louis
Budget Inn, St. Louis
Hilton Saint Louis at the Ballpark, Saint Louis
Holiday Inn Express Central West End, St. Louis
Proposed Boutique Hotel, St. Louis
Holiday Inn Springfield North I-44, Springfield
Hotel Saint Louis, Autograph Collection, Saint Louis
Marriott Saint Louis Airport, Saint Louis
Proposed EVEN, St. Louis
Proposed Fairfield Inn & Suites St. Louis Airport, Saint Louis
Proposed Hotel St Louis, Saint Louis
Proposed Moxy, Saint Louis
Proposed Hotel University City, University City
 
MISSISSIPPI 
Days Inn Tunica Resorts, Robinsonville
 
NORTH CAROLINA 
Proposed Raleigh Convention Center Hotel, Raleigh
 
OHIO 
Best Western Plus Dayton South, Dayton
Best Western Dayton Northwest, Englewood
 
PENNSYLVANIA 
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Pittsburgh Airport Robinson Township, Pittsburgh
TownePlace Suites by Marriott Pittsburgh Airport RobinsonTownship, Robinson Township
 
TENNESSEE
Proposed Limited-Service Hotel McKenzie, McKenzie
Holiday Inn, Memphis

My Articles

HVS Market Pulse: The Florida Keys Lodging Market

The COVID-19 global pandemic has significantly impacted lodging markets across the country; however, each submarket has been affected differently, which has largely depended on the supply and demand forces of that submarket. As a renowned leisure destination that has weathered economic downturns and natural/ecological disasters in the past, the Florida Keys has proven to be resilient, and this recovery should be no different.

• February 11, 2021 By Chris Cabrera

• Hotel Investments & Ownership , Hotel Operations , Valuations & Market Studies , Economic Trends and Cycles , COVID-19 , Key West , Florida , United States , North America

COVID-19’s Impact on Values

Since mid-summer, we have re-appraised 140 hotels that we valued in the years and months leading up to the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Not every hotel has lost value, but value declines have predominantly fallen in the range of 15% to 30%.

• November 5, 2020 By Rod Clough , Ryan Mark , Chris Cabrera

• Hotel Investments & Ownership , Valuations & Market Studies , Economic Trends and Cycles , COVID-19 , North America , United States