Qatari Investment Firm Purchases 293-Key Garment District Hotel

Rockwood Capital-led group has sold the 22-story, 293-key Hilton Homewood Suites in the Garment District to Alduwaliya Asset Management's hospitality arm for $167M.

This is the Qatari investment firm’s second NYC deal. The first came last December when it purchased a 17-story office at 250 West 39th St for $123.5M, The Real Deal reports. Before that, Alduwaliya made news when it bought 100 New Bridge St in London for €205M in November 2015.

The ownership group—made up of Rockwood, the Albanaese Organization and the Buccini/Pollin Group—originally purchased the property at 312 West 37th St (then a parking lot) in 2011 for $21M. By 2014, it was the site of NYC’s first Homewood.

Repped by Cushman & Wakefield’s Alex Ray, the owners sold the hotel to the Qatari company, which was repped by Eastdil Secured’s Adam Etra and will be keeping Buccini/Pollin to manage the property. Financing was largely supplied by the Doha-based Thani Bin Abdulla Media Group, which provided $100M.

Almost a year ago, we noted that Qatari firms (the Qatari Investment Authority in particular) were going to be stepping up their NYC investment game, but this is the first noteworthy deal since QIA's JV with Brookfield. [TRD]

Continue reading this story with a free account

Log in or register
Sign up for more articles like this
Subscribe to Bisnow's New York Newsletters
Related Stories

How Long Island Projects Can Cut Through Red Tape And Community Opposition To Cross The Finish Line

More Hotel Owners In Need Of Cash Are Getting It From The Big Brands

Empire State Building Observation Deck Hemorrhaging Visitors, Value

Slate, Hudson Cos. Picked To Develop Massive Queens Housing Project

BXP's 343 Madison Lands $1.2B Loan, Nears Deal With Equity Partner

Mamdani Adds Millions To Program Helping Retailers Negotiate With Landlords

Canadian REIT Buys Brooklyn Medical Office For $90M: The N.Y. Deal Sheet

Hilton's Q2 Results Barely Beat Wall Street's Expectations

NYC Stops Construction On Another Office-To-Residential Conversion As Inspectors Descend On Job Sites

SL Green Cashing In On Surging Manhattan Office Market

The World Cup Filled Stadiums. Hotel Rooms Were A Different Story

Developers Build More Bedrooms As 99-Unit Projects Dominate