Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Completes Sale of the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Bethesda-Washington DC for $50.1M
BETHESDA, MD. November 7, 2016 - Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PEB) (the “Company”) today announced that it has closed on the sale of the 270-room, upscale, full-service DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Bethesda-Washington DC (the “DoubleTree Bethesda”) in Bethesda, Maryland for $50.1 million.
The sale price of $50.1 million reflects an 11.6x EBITDA multiple and a 7.4% net operating income capitalization rate (after an assumed annual capital reserve of 4.0% of total hotel revenues) based on the trailing twelve-month operating performance for the period ended September 30, 2016.
“We are pleased with the sale of the DoubleTree Bethesda,” noted Jon E. Bortz, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust. “This marks the third hotel sold under our strategic disposition plan that we initiated earlier this year. Following the sale of the DoubleTree Bethesda and the execution of our Manhattan asset exchange agreement, our strategic disposition plan has generated almost $250 million in gross proceeds. These property sales allow us to take advantage of the value differential seen across our portfolio between the public and private markets. We continue to remain confident in the buyer interest shown by a wide variety of both domestic and international hotel investors, particularly for high-quality, unencumbered hotels.”
Proceeds from the sale of DoubleTree Bethesda will be utilized for general business purposes which may include reducing the Company's outstanding debt. The sale of DoubleTree Bethesda closed on November 2, 2016.
About Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (“REIT”) organized to opportunistically acquire and invest primarily in upper upscale, full-service hotels located in urban markets in major gateway cities. The Company owns 30 hotels, with a total of 7,837 guest rooms. The Company owns hotels located in 10 states and the District of Columbia, including: Los Angeles, California (Beverly Hills, Santa Monica and West Hollywood); San Diego, California; San Francisco, California; Washington, DC; Coral Gables, Florida; Naples, Florida; Buckhead, Georgia; Boston, Massachusetts; Minneapolis, Minnesota; New York, New York; Portland, Oregon; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Nashville, Tennessee; Columbia River Gorge, Washington; and Seattle, Washington. For more information, please visit us at www.pebblebrookhotels.com.
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