Jigar Desai
Senior Vice President, NewGen Advisory
Phoenix, AZ 85020
Extensive background in the hotel industry
Phone (520) 664-4091
Extensive background in the hotel industry
Specialties
Investment Sales Broker
Property Types
Hospitality, Land, Multi-Family
Markets
Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati/Dayton, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas/Ft Worth, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Inland Empire (California), Jacksonville (Florida), Kansas City, Long Island (New York), Los Angeles, New York City, Hartford, Northern New Jersey, Orange County (California), Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Raleigh/Durham, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle/Puget Sound, South Florida, St. Louis, Tampa/St Petersburg, Washington, DC, Westchester/So Connecticut, Memphis, Nashville, Las Vegas, Tucson, Stockton/Modesto, North Bay/Santa Rosa, Richmond VA, Hampton Roads, San Antonio, East Bay/Oakland, South Bay/San Jose, Greenville/Spartanburg, West Michigan, Minneapolis/St Paul, Tulsa, Toledo, Salt Lake City, Providence, Greensboro/Winston-Salem, Southwest Florida, Birmingham, Oklahoma City, Milwaukee/Madison, Fresno, Colorado Springs, Albany/Schenectady/Troy, Albuquerque, Anchorage, Asheville, Augusta/Richmond County, Bakersfield, Baton Rouge, Beaumont/Port Arthur, Boise City/Nampa, Bremerton/Silverdale, Brownsville/Harlingen, Buffalo/Niagara Falls, Charleston WV, Charleston/N Charleston, Chattanooga, Columbia, Columbus GA, Corpus Christi, Davenport/Moline/Rock Island, Deltona/Daytona Beach, Des Moines, Duluth, El Paso, Erie, Evansville, Fayetteville, Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, Fort Smith, Fort Wayne, Green Bay, Hawaii, Huntington/Ashland, Huntsville, Killeen/Temple/Fort Hood, Kingsport/Bristol/Bristol, Knoxville, Lafayette, Lexington/Fayette, Lincoln, Little Rock/N Little Rock, Louisville, Lubbock, McAllen/Edinburg/Pharr, Mobile, Montgomery, Myrtle Beach/Conway, New Orleans/Metairie/Kenner, Ocala, Olympia, Omaha/Council Bluffs, Pensacola, Peoria, Port St Lucie/Fort Pierce, Portland/South Portland, Reno/Sparks, Roanoke, Rochester, Salinas, San Luis Obispo/Paso Robles, Santa Barbara/Sta Maria/Goleta, Santa Cruz/Watsonville, Savannah, Shreveport/Bossier City, South Bend/Mishawaka, Spokane, Springfield, Syracuse, Tallahassee, Utica/Rome, Visalia/Porterville, Wichita, Wilmington, Yakima, Youngstown/Warren/Boardman, Jackson, Coeur D'Alene
Languages
English, Spanish, Gujarati
Bio
Jigar “Jay” Desai joined the NewGen Advisory team of Arizona in 2017. He is focused throughout the Southwestern regions of Texas to California assisting our clients with all their hotel and lodging transactional needs. Jay has a unique ability to connect prospective buyers with sellers while focusing on and balancing the critical financial needs of both making him a true asset to any team and every client.
Jay’s extensive background in the hotel industry has given him the insight to better understand the critical needs of his clients. Having grown up in the hotel industry, Jay’s ability to relate and understand the rigorous demands of hotel operations has provided the insight which has led to facilitate successful transactions. Furthermore, prior to joining the NewGen team, Jay was immersed into the financing and lending world with a large national bank which gave him the unique view into the lending world and provided the connections which allow his clients to seek out financing for even the most challenging assets.
Jigar graduated from the University of Arizona in 2011 attaining a dual degree from Eller College of Management in Finance and Real Estate. Jigar is a member and ambassador for the Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) and holds certifications for Choice Hotels and Best Western.
