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Carey Watermark Acquires Majority Stake in Chateau Bourbon

NEW ORLEANS-A stunning outlook for hotels drives CWI’s $45.7-million JV with HRI Properties. The plan: An $18-million redo and Hyatt rebrand.

By Amy Sorter | Updated on September 07, 2011

NEW ORLEANS-A positive outlook for the local hotel market coupled with an asset’s great location proved to be the ideal combination for Carey Watermark Investors. The New York City-based REIT formed a $45.7-million joint venture with HRI Properties for a healthy stake in the 251-room Chateau Bourbon Hotel, with plans to spend $18 million on renovating and repositioning the asset as the first Hyatt hotel in the French Quarter.

The deal also includes 20,000 square feet of retail, which is close to being 100% leased, and a 300-stall parking garage. CWI CEO Michael Medzigian tells Globest.com that one main reason for acquiring the stake involves entry into a market that is seeing some terrific growth. The New Orleans hotel market has gotten quite strong and, as such, has “become a target market of a lot of hotel investors,” Medzingian explains. The RevPar growth during the past year is one of the strongest in the country; with the 2012-2013 convention calendar filling up quickly, he adds.

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