RLJ Closes Acquisition of Moxy Denver Cherry Creek, Sale of DoubleTree Metropolitan.

MANews-(C)2009-2022

US-based real estate investment trust RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE: RLJ) has acquired the 170-room Moxy Denver Cherry Creek for a purchase price of USD 51.3m, or approximately USD 301,000 per key and completed the disposition of the 764-room DoubleTree Hotel Metropolitan New York City for gross proceeds of USD 169m, the firm said.

The 170-room Moxy Cherry Creek opened in late 2017 and is expected to generate an estimated 8.0% to 8.5% stabilized NOI yield.

The Moxy Cherry Creek is expected to generate a stabilized RevPAR premium of 15% to 20% relative to the company's existing portfolio in 2019, with Hotel EBITDA margins that are 600 to 800 basis points higher.

The company has engaged the highly respected, Denver-based Sage Hospitality Group to manage the Moxy Cherry Creek. The company funded the acquisition with the combination of corporate cash and the assumption of USD 25m of non-recourse secured debt.

The seller is BMC Investments, a leading Denver-based fully integrated and experienced developer of high-quality commercial real estate throughout the United States.

The Hotel is one of five...

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