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| JV buys Delray Beach hotel for $58M, amid resurgence of hospitality investment sales |
| Published Friday, October 4, 2024 11:00 am |
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"A joint venture scooped up the Ray Hotel Delray Beach, Curio Collection by Hilton for $57.7 million, marking a resurgence of hospitality investment sales.
Tmgoc Ventures and Certares Management bought the four-story, 141-key hotel at 233 Northeast Second Avenue, according to records and real estate database Vizzda. The property’s sale price according to the deed was $47.8 million, but the trade actually was for $57.7 million, which equates to the loan balance after it was reduced from $85.8 million, records and Vizzda data show.
The price is about $409,000 per key. The buyers assumed the property’s loan, which is from lender AMF Levered II. "
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