Professional Experience
Ron Danko, Jr., is the most senior member of the original Insignia/ESG Hotel Partners team founded in 1991. Mr. Danko focuses on representing key clients in the sale of medium to large single assets and portfolios primarily in the select-service segment throughout the United States. Since 2010, Mr. Danko has been involved in over 189 transactions and close to $3.9 billion.
Prior to joining Hotel Partners in 1992 and opening the firm's New York office, Mr. Danko gained experience in hospitality advisory services as a senior consultant at Pannell Kerr Forster in Washington, DC and Arthur Andersen in Princeton, New Jersey. In 1997, Mr. Danko relocated to Insignia/ESG Hotel Partners' Chicago headquarters office to better service the needs of national clients from a more central location and returned to New York in April 2004.
Professional Affiliations / Accreditation
- Licensed New York State & Arkansas Salesperson
- CB Richard Ellis “Multi-Million Dollar Club” 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 , 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015
- 2009 Americas Lodging Investment Summit “Jack A. Schaffer Financial Advisor of the Year” and “Single Asset Transaction of the Year
Education
- Rochester Institute of Technology, B.S., School of Hotel Administration
Significant Assignments
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Adam's Mark, Buffalo, NY; Property Sale
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Adam's Mark, Indianapolis, IN; Property Sale
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Bradford Homesuites Portfolio (Nine Extended Stay Hotels in TX & CO) $84 million
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Doubletree, Norwalk, CT; Property Sale
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Courtyard by Marriott Nashville Vanderbilt, TN $18.4 million
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Courtyard by Marriott Shelton, CT $24 million
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Fairfield Inn by Marriott Portfolio (Five Hotel Properties in Midwest) $15.1 million
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Hampton Inn Erie, PA & Hampton Inn Cleveland/Solon, OH $16.5 million
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Hilton Garden Inn Chicago, IL & Courtyard by Marriott Providence, RI $78.1 million
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Hilton Garden Inn Colorado Springs, CO $12.5 million
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Hilton Garden Inn Portfolio (Five Hotel Properties in CO, FL, IL, GA, FL) $76 million
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Homewood Suites San Francisco/Brisbane, CA $19 million
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Radisson, Holtsville, NY; Property Sale
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Radisson Marlboro, MA $15.5 million
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Radisson Hotel Niagara Falls, Canada $23.2 million
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Radisson, Tulsa, OK; Property Sale
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Residence Inn Lake Buena Vista Orlando, FL $25.25 million
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Sheraton, Harrisburg, PA; Property Sale
Clients
- Highgate Holdings
- Cerberus
- Ashford Lodging Trust
- Soundview Real Estate
- Lehman Holdings
- Rockbridge Capital
- XSS Hotels
- Rockpoint
- Starwood Capital
- The Blackstone Group
- Turnberry Associates
- Garrison Investments
- Square Mile
- Rockwood Capital
- Chatham Lodging Trust
- Goldman Sachs
- PNC