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A Platform Built for What’s Next. For over 40 years, we’ve invested in hospitality with discipline, creativity, and care—building a reputation for performance and stewardship. Today, First Investors carries that legacy forward, offering direct access to institutional-quality hotel investments. [Meet the Team](https://www.investwithfirst.com/team?hsLang=en) ![Our Story\_Hero](https://www.investwithfirst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Hero/Our%20Story_Hero.jpeg?width=2000&name=Our%20Story_Hero.jpeg) ## Our Legacy: 40 Years of Vision and Discipline From pioneering select-service development to earning the top partnership awards in hospitality, our history proves one thing: excellence compounds. ![Hampton Inn Billboard 1985](https://www.investwithfirst.com/hubfs/Foundation_Hampton%20Inn_web.jpg) ### Foundation Founded as an early developer of Hampton Inn, leading innovation into the emerging Select Service model. 1985 ![S&L Crisis News Anchor](https://www.investwithfirst.com/hubfs/SL%20Crisis_Our%20Story.jpeg) ### Navigating Crisis During the S&L Crisis, we acquired and stabilized distressed properties—proving our ability to thrive in downturns. 1990 ![Hotel LeVeque Exterior](https://www.investwithfirst.com/hubfs/Adaptive%20Reuse_CLQ_Our%20Story.jpg) ### Historic Adaptive Reuse Completed the first of nine historic hotel conversions, blending preservation with new-era hospitality value. 2003 ![Hyatt Place South Bend Exterior](https://www.investwithfirst.com/hubfs/Hyatt%20Place_South%20Bend_Timeline_Web.jpeg) ### Groundbreaking Innovation Opened the world’s first-ever ground-up Hyatt Place in South Bend, IN—setting a new industry benchmark. 2007 ![Global Financial Crisis electronic line graph](https://www.investwithfirst.com/hubfs/Global%20Crisis_Our%20Story.jpg) ### Resilience Through the GFC Successfully operated and protected investor capital through the Global Financial Crisis. 2009 ![Hiltons at McCormick Exterior](https://www.investwithfirst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CM3_Timeline_Web.jpg?width=2000&name=CM3_Timeline_Web.jpg) ### Industry First: Tri-Branded Hilton Opened Hilton’s first tri-branded hotel, creating an entirely new format for urban hospitality. 2018 ![Four Men standing in front of a Tempo by Hilton Step & Repeat background](https://www.investwithfirst.com/hubfs/TempobyHilton-1_websize.jpg) ### Pioneering Tempo by Hilton Broke ground on Hilton’s first-ever Tempo Hotel—cementing our reputation as trusted brand innovators. 2020 ![Family of four checking in at a hotel front desk](https://www.investwithfirst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FOF%20-%20Summer%202024%20-%206.26.24%20-%20X-T4%20-%201486%20(1)%20(1).jpg?width=800&height=533&name=FOF%20-%20Summer%202024%20-%206.26.24%20-%20X-T4%20-%201486%20(1)%20(1).jpg) ### Top 1% of Marriott Partners Operating partner First Hospitality is honored with the prestigious Marriott Partnership Circle Award, recognizing operational excellence and partnership quality in the top 1% of management firms. 2024 ## Let's Connect Schedule a brief conversation with a senior member of our team, or subscribe to receive curated updates on new offerings, industry trends, and insights from across the hospitality investment landscape. 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