SPA Properties, consisting of Sean Sassano, Paul Pessina, Aaron Ammar and their families are the owners of multiple student housing properties and the iconic Horton Hotel and Rooftop Lounge in downtown Boone, NC. They are App State alums and college athletes who fell in love with Boone and remain actively involved in the community including part of the ownership group of the new professional soccer club, Appalachian FC, Vixster, a waste and recycling company, and active participants at Appalachian State University as guest speakers and on the Board of the Brantley Risk & Insurance Center Board of Advisors.