{"id":2131,"date":"2021-03-01T18:58:38","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T00:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/athena-real-estate-continues-rv-park-national-expansion-with-the-acquisition-of-pontchartrain-landing\/2131\/"},"modified":"2021-03-02T12:58:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T18:58:38","slug":"athena-real-estate-continues-rv-park-national-expansion-with-the-acquisition-of-pontchartrain-landing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/athena-real-estate-continues-rv-park-national-expansion-with-the-acquisition-of-pontchartrain-landing\/2131\/","title":{"rendered":"Athena Real Estate Continues RV Park National Expansion with the\u00a0Acquisition of Pontchartrain Landing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div> This maritime recreational property includes 160 RV sites, expansion land to develop approximately 100 additional sites, 33 villas (3 of which are floating), vacation cottages, a full-service restaurant and bar, a 200-seat wedding and conference pavilion, boat slips, a boat launch, swimming pool, outdoor RV and boat storage, playground, and convenience store.  <\/p>\n<p>Pontchartrain Landing offers 50-amp, full hook-up, pull-thru RV sites for guests, many of which are on the water. The property is conveniently located just 12 minutes from the French Quarter, Superdome, and Harrah\u2019s Casino.<\/p>\n<p>Pontchartrain Landing is designed to appeal to transient guests, who want to visit New Orleans, as well as local staycation guests.<\/p>\n<p>Richard J. O&#8217;Brien, Chief Executive Officer and founder of Athena Real Estate, LLC, said, &#8220;Pontchartrain Landing is an exciting addition to the expanding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=xqHuERVaIQDusuGqzd8UwmevbUjxuzGmCo_bvtlK9cC1IyHlZI8YZqJY_LaCQfk2eMueRGIj_rc8RcoO7zQMvsh-rqEPHDeJwqf7v5fUGDswTOUKFUQOE2EGfPpUuhuz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Applebrook RV Parks &amp; Resorts\">Applebrook RV Parks &amp; Resorts<\/a> collection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Brien added: \u201cOur latest acquisition is an important next step to increasing our national footprint in the RV park and resort sector. We continue to seek acquisition candidates near tourist destination areas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Athena Real Estate, LLC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Athena Real Estate, LLC is a fully integrated real estate investment firm focused on specialty collateral properties, including RV parks, manufactured housing communities, and self-storage facilities. Athena currently operates 25 commercial properties, including 10 RV parks. Located in Danbury, CT, the company&#8217;s operating philosophy is to obtain premium returns by acquiring niche property types where focused management can provide a competitive advantage. Athena was founded in 2004 by Richard J. O&#8217;Brien, who is a former executive of a mid-cap public REIT and a large real estate financial services and investment company.<\/p>\n<p>Athena Real Estate, LLC is located at 98 Mill Plain Road, Suite 3C, Danbury, CT 06811 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=cHpf6Mhz9h4JZqMvJQTXAR9RHMnuDeJfiZGqHa2icGTdE2BXwWp-4wDdHsmrGNnGFzkRxneZvP2xJDSppSKHlqfMCf43HPYa-yAD3HTWA_s=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"><u>www.AthenaRealEstate.com<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contact:<\/strong><br \/>Jeanne Dotson<br \/>Marketing Director &amp; VP<br \/>203-942-2745 ext. 112<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=wJJmcVMKJsqs3hrkG40HqT3zr4BMZy1A2XCnFtL7JZ1Lep1MnARaX1mvxs44OiDE_edI8E1c7K_TaEHSCbtHoZdpXfHwnyEkvbW7yiSOYTJ2rdUQKaqrCy_zAbMtx3aB\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"><u>jdotson@athenarealestate.com<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Acquisitions:<\/strong><br \/>Richard O&#8217;Brien<br \/>President &amp; CEO<br \/>203-942-2745 ext. 110<br \/><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=apaFia0uvv7NiYs0BmbLY5skKwfS7s0jRq5bR11Gee1_sfXfOhJMG18JqwlMocdMrHQQOks1-XjDhDHW-_PWpamn9itw3juVX7Q1EVtoiYGmlaIxtTcsAl64agvghjQw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"robrien@athenarealestate.com\">robrien@athenarealestate.com<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ml.globenewswire.com\/release\/track\/1a3a366c-e1ee-4721-b07b-f3b296f80325\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>DANBURY, Conn., Feb. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Athena Real Estate, LLC (through an affiliate) is pleased to announce the recent acquisition of the leased Pontchartrain Landing RV Resort and Marina, a casual marine RV resort located on approximately 30 acres in New Orleans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2131"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2131"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2155,"href":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2131\/revisions\/2155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}