The firm is still very bullish on the hotel market, especially as there is little supply on the horizon, Baltimore notes. "The White Lodging Services transaction has been very compatible with our strategy of investing in upscale hotels in urban or dense suburban markets. Also, their portfolio is very young and many of the properties are based in recovery markets." RJL would also consider other brands for its portfolio, he adds.
Yesterday the firm announced it had completed the acquisition of 63 hotels from WLS for $1 billion. A second group of 24 hotels is scheduled to close in mid-July, while the remaining 13 hotels, currently under construction or recently opened, are scheduled to close over the next six to 18 months. When the acquisitions are complete, RLJ will become the largest Marriott franchisees in the US with 90% of the WLS portfolio properties affiliated with the Marriott family of brands.
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Erika Morphy
Erika Morphy has been writing about commercial real estate at GlobeSt.com for more than ten years, covering the capital markets, the Mid-Atlantic region and national topics. She's a nerd so favorite examples of the former include accounting standards, Basel III and what Congress is brewing.
