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Apollo Investing $102M Into Lincoln Centre Buy

DALLAS-Apollo Value Enhancement Fund pays $72 million for the 500-key Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre, winning the deal with its plan for a $30-million makeover.

By Connie Gore | Updated on June 26, 2008

DALLAS-Apollo Value Enhancement Fund, besting four other domestic institutions, has grabbed the prominent 500-room Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre from Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. The $72-million sale has been bundled with a $30-million cap-ex plan for the 3.2-acre hotel component of the landmark 1.6-million-sf office complex.

Romy Bhojwani, senior vice president for Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels in Los Angeles, tells GlobeSt.com that the Hilton flag stays in place for the long term, with Apollo rising above the competition with its plan to “go beyond” the already planned improvements for the hotel at 5410 LBJ Freeway. The Dallas-based seller hired Bhojwani and managing director Evan Stone in Dallas at the end of January, with the deal advancing to a best and final among three would-be buyers and closing just yesterday.

Bhojwani says Hilton’s management contract and required product improvement program presented a deterrent for some bidders. The New York City-based Apollo scored the win by proposing to exceed the flag’s requirements. Pre-planning will begin soon, with work possibly beginning by year’s end or early 2009, according to Bhojwani. “They’re really planning to take this asset to the next level,” he says. The $30-million facelift includes an additional 10,000 sf of meeting space, bumping the total to 45,000 sf, give or take, in addition to renovating all rooms, lobbies and common areas and bringing in yet another signature restaurant.

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