Manga Hotel Group Acquires Royal Sonesta Chicago River North
Why this matters
Hospitality has separated by chain scale and demand segment, with luxury and resort outperforming and select-service holding pricing power on a leaner cost base. New construction starts remain at multi-decade lows, which has supported in-place RevPAR and made conversions of soft-branded flags an increasingly active part of transaction velocity. Chicago capital flow has been concentrated in industrial along the I-55 and I-80 corridors and in the most select downtown trophy office submarkets. Multifamily transaction volume has moved up in the Near North and West Loop. For sponsors with operational expertise, the sector continues to offer one of the more compelling income-plus-appreciation profiles available across CRE.
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On the RET wire
- The 28th Chicago story tracked on the wire in October 2026. All Chicago coverage →
- Disclosed hospitality deal value tracked in October 2026: $362M across 3 reported transactions. All Hospitality coverage →
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Manga Hotel Group announced the acquisition of the Royal Sonesta Chicago River North, a 261-room hotel located in Chicago, Illinois. The hotel has been rebranded as Hotel 505 River North, an independent property which…
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