Hilton-branded hotel breaks ground near Fort Lauderdale airport with $14M loan

A Tru by Hilton hotel has broken ground in Dania Beach, near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

Miami-based Ocean Bank provided a $13.7 million construction loan to Dania Airport Hotels LLC, an affiliate of Hollywood-based AD1 Global, led by President Jose Daniel Berman. Axilla Capital’s Joel Mazur and Tom Fleming represented the borrower in securing the two-year, interest-only mortgage.

The 115-room hotel will rise six stories at 44 N. Federal Highway, which is just south of theā€¦