Manga Hotels Pays $50M for Second NYC Hotel Acquisition
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. New York continues to bifurcate sharply: trophy office leasing at record rents, commodity Class B in conversion discussions or court-supervised processes. Rent-stabilized multifamily remains supply-constrained and tightly held. 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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The Chelsean New York Hotel has traded hands for $50 million. The Lam Generation , led by Jeffrey Lam , offloaded the 158-key hotel at 158-162 West 25th Street to Manga Hotel Group in what is the second transaction be…
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