Development

Asset managers eye hotels amid inbound travel boom

Asset management companies are returning to the hospitality sector — specifically hotels — after avoiding it during the COVID-19 pandemic, as surging demand from foreign tourists now exceeds the available supply, industry officials said Wednesday…
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Left Lane knows the office-to-hotel formula

Developers often suggest converting an office to a hotel is fraught with peril and the general consensus has been opportunities are limited. They must not know developer Jon Kully, managing partner of Left Lane Capital in Brooklyn, New York, who is…
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Courting conversions

The current pace of hotel conversions “has started to pick up” with owners, developers and investors now looking at this path vis-à-vis PIPs, according to Michael Cummings, senior vice president and divisional leader within the CBRE Hotels Advisory…
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It’s official: Starwood Hotels is back

Starwood Capital Group put out a press release on Wednesday with quotes from Chairman Barry Sternlicht announcing the official relaunch of Starwood Hotels, rebranding from SH Hotels & Resorts with more than 40 properties open or in development…
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