PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE: CLDT), a hotel real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on investing in premium-branded, select-service hotels, and affiliates of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., a private investment firm, today announced that they have completed the acquisition of 64 hotels from affiliates of Innkeepers USA Trust.
The joint venture between Cerberus and Chatham acquired the 64 hotels, aggregating 8,329 rooms, for a total gross purchase price of approximately $1.02 billion, including the assumption of approximately $675 million of mortgage debt on 45 of the hotels with a weighted average interest rate of 6.71 percent and maturing in 2017. The other 19 hotels are unencumbered. The purchase price per room, net of cash reserves, was approximately $118,000 per room/suite.
Chatham owns an approximate 10.3 percent interest in the joint venture and funded its $37 million investment in the joint venture with borrowings under its senior secured revolving credit facility. Chatham will provide certain asset management services to the joint venture and will receive a promote interest based on meeting certain return thresholds. All costs of operating the joint venture will be paid by the joint venture.
All but one of the 64 acquired hotels will continue to be managed by Island Hospitality Management, a hotel management company that is 90 percent owned by Jeffrey H. Fisher, Chatham’s chief executive officer and president.
About Chatham Lodging Trust
Chatham Lodging Trust is a self-advised REIT that was organized to invest in upscale extended-stay hotels and premium-branded, select-service hotels. The company currently owns 18 hotels with an aggregate of 2,414 rooms/suites in 10 states and the District of Columbia, holds a minority investment in a joint venture that owns 64 hotels with 8,329 rooms/suites and has one additional hotel comprising 174 rooms/suites under contract to purchase. Additional information about Chatham may be found at www.chathamlodgingtrust.com.
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| Fact Sheet | ||||||||||
| Hotels Acquired by Cerberus-Chatham Lodging Trust Joint Venture | ||||||||||
| # | Hotel | Location | State |
Rooms |
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| 1 | Boston Bulfinch | Boston | MA | 79 | ||||||
| 2 | Courtyard by Marriott | Ft. Lauderdale | FL | 136 | ||||||
| 3 | Courtyard by Marriott | Atlantic City | NJ | 206 | ||||||
| 4 | Courtyard by Marriott | Montvale | NJ | 184 | ||||||
| 5 | Embassy Suites | Santa Clarita | CA | 156 | ||||||
| 6 | Gatehouse Suites | Indianapolis | IN | 88 | ||||||
| 7 | Gatehouse Suites | East Lansing | MI | 60 | ||||||
| 8 | Gatehouse Suites | Grand Rapids | MI | 96 | ||||||
| 9 | Gatehouse Suites | Troy | MI | 152 | ||||||
| 10 | Hampton Inn | Naples | FL | 107 | ||||||
| 11 | Hampton Inn | Westchester | IL | 112 | ||||||
| 12 | Hampton Inn | Louisville | KY | 173 | ||||||
| 13 | Hampton Inn | Woburn | MA | 99 | ||||||
| 14 | Hampton Inn | Columbia | MD | 83 | ||||||
| 15 | Hampton Inn | Germantown | MD | 178 | ||||||
| 16 | Hampton Inn | Islandia | NY | 120 | ||||||
| 17 | Hampton Inn | Willow Grove | PA | 150 | ||||||
| 18 | Hyatt Summerfield Suites | Belmont (Silicon Valley) | CA | 132 | ||||||
| 19 | Hyatt Summerfield Suites | El Segundo | CA | 122 | ||||||
| 20 | Hyatt Summerfield Suites | Mt. Laurel | NJ | 116 | ||||||
| 21 | Hyatt Summerfield Suites | Dallas (Addison ) | TX | 132 | ||||||
| 22 | Hyatt Summerfield Suites | Dallas (Las Colinas) | TX | 148 | ||||||
| 23 | Residence Inn by Marriott | Fremont (Silicon Valley) | CA | 80 | ||||||
| 24 | Residence Inn by Marriott | Mountain View (Silicon Valley) | CA | 112 | ||||||
| 25 | Residence Inn by Marriott | Ontario | CA | 200 | ||||||
| 26 | Residence Inn by Marriott | San Jose (Silicon Valley) | CA | 80 | ||||||
| 27 | Residence Inn by Marriott | San Jose (Silicon Valley) | CA | 150 | ||||||
| 28 | Residence Inn by Marriott | San Mateo (Silicon Valley) | CA | 160 | ||||||
| 29 | Residence Inn by Marriott | Sunnyvale (Silicon Valley) | CA | 231 | ||||||
| 30 | Residence Inn by Marriott | Sunnyvale (Silicon Valley) | CA | 247 | ||||||
| 31 | Residence Inn by Marriott | Denver | CO | 159 | ||||||
| 32 | Residence Inn by Marriott | Denver (Englewood) | CO | 128 | ||||||
| 33 | Residence Inn by Marriott | Shelton | CT | 96 | ||||||
| 34 | Residence Inn by Marriott | Windsor | CT | 96 | ||||||
| 35 | Residence Inn by Marriott | Altamonte Springs | FL | 128 | ||||||
| 36 | Residence Inn by Marriott | Atlanta | GA | 160 | ||||||
| 37 | Residence Inn by Marriott | Atlanta (Norcross) | GA | 120 | ||||||
| 38 | Residence Inn by Marriott | Chicago (O'Hare) | IL | 192 | ||||||
| 39 | Residence Inn by Marriott | Lexington | KY | 80 | ||||||
| 40 | Residence Inn by Marriott | Louisville | KY | 96 | ||||||
| 41 | Residence Inn by Marriott | Gaithersburg | MD | 132 | ||||||
| 42 | Residence Inn by Marriott | Portland | ME | 78 | ||||||
| 43 | Residence Inn by Marriott | Detroit (Livonia) | MI | 112 | ||||||
| 44 | Residence Inn by Marriott | Troy (Madison Heights) | MI | 96 | ||||||
| 45 | Residence Inn by Marriott | Cherry Hill | NJ | 96 | ||||||
| 46 | Residence Inn by Marriott | Saddle River | NJ | 174 | ||||||
| 47 | Residence Inn by Marriott | Binghamton | NY | 72 | ||||||
| 48 | Residence Inn by Marriott | Harrisburg | PA | 122 | ||||||
| 49 | Residence Inn by Marriott | Dallas (Addison ) | TX | 150 | ||||||
| 50 | Residence Inn by Marriott | Dallas (Arlington) | TX | 114 | ||||||
| 51 | Residence Inn by Marriott | Richmond | VA | 104 | ||||||
| 52 | Residence Inn by Marriott | Richmond | VA | 80 | ||||||
| 53 | Residence Inn by Marriott | Bellevue | WA | 120 | ||||||
| 54 | Residence Inn by Marriott | Bothell | WA | 120 | ||||||
| 55 | Residence Inn by Marriott | Lynnwood | WA | 120 | ||||||
| 56 | Residence Inn by Marriott | Seattle | WA | 144 | ||||||
| 57 | Sheraton | Rockville | MD | 154 | ||||||
| 58 | Sheraton Four Points | Ft. Walton Beach | FL | 216 | ||||||
| 59 | Stay Inn | Lombard | IL | 128 | ||||||
| 60 | Stay Inn | Schaumburg | IL | 128 | ||||||
| 61 | Stay Inn | Ft. Wayne | IN | 80 | ||||||
| 62 | Stay Inn | Albany | NY | 126 | ||||||
| 63 | Towne Place Suites by Marriott | Horsham | PA | 95 | ||||||
| 64 | Westin | Morristown | NJ | 224 | ||||||
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Total |
8,329 | |||||||||