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PRESS, PUBLICATIONS, &
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

SparkHVA’s press, publications, and speaking record reflects direct involvement in hotel valuation, feasibility, development, investment, and hospitality real estate commentary. The features, panels, articles, and presentations below highlight Jai B. Patel’s role in evaluating lodging markets, hotel development opportunities, mixed-use hospitality projects, investment trends, and broader real estate conditions affecting owners, investors, lenders, developers, brands, municipalities, and hospitality operators. This page includes selected media features, industry panels, speaking engagements, development commentary, and published insights relevant to hotel appraisal, feasibility analysis, market studies, acquisition support, development advisory, and asset management.

Growth of Nashville: Future of SoBro

Nashville Business Journal

Panelist

Nashville SoBro real estate development and hotel market panel featuring Jai B. Patel

May 7, 2025

Nashville Hospitality & Retail Summit

Bisnow

Panelist

Jai B. Patel Bisnow Nashville Hospitality and Retail Summit hotel development panel

Jul 20, 2023

Rutledge Hill Culinary Arts District to Usher in New Era in Nashville

CityNowNext

Development Feature Article

Rutledge Hill culinary arts district mixed-use development in downtown Nashville

Aug 7, 2023

Developer Proving Ground for Culinary & Community Arts in SouthBank Nashville

CityNowNext

Development Feature Article

The Hill Marketplace adaptive reuse project in SouthBank Nashville

Apr 18, 2023

Nashville Hotel, Tourism & Retail Insights

Bisnow

Panelist

Jai B. Patel Bisnow Nashville Hotel Tourism and Retail Insights hotel development panel

Dec 15, 2022

Meyer Jabara Hotels & Vivid Capital Bring People Together

Hotel-Online

Event Feature Article

Vivid Capital and Meyer Jabara Hotels Nashville hotel real estate networking event

Jul 21, 2022

Extended Stay Development Seminar

Extended Stay America

Presenter

Extended-stay hotel development seminar presented by Jai B. Patel with Extended Stay America

Apr 20, 2022

Great Long-Term Outlook + Short-Term Bumps = Hungry Investors

Capital Analytics Associates

Article Feature

Nashville hospitality market outlook article featuring Jai B. Patel

Jul 26, 2021

From the Top: What Nashville's top executives are looking forward to this summer

Nashville Business Journal

Article Feature

Jai B. Patel featured in Nashville Business Journal From the Top executive feature

Jun 1, 2021

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