AUSTIN, TX—Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. has completed the acquisition of the Residence Inn by Marriott hotels located in Hunt Valley, MD, and Branchburg, NJ, for an aggregate purchase price of $56.8 million.
“We are very happy to announce the addition of these Residence Inn hotels to our portfolio. We remain very positive on the current state of the lodging cycle and see these two acquisitions as solid contributors to our long-term growth plan,” said Daniel P. Hansen, president and CEO. “Both of these acquisitions are located in strong markets that fit well with our growth strategy and portfolio of premium select-service assets.”
Summit acquired the 141-guestroom Residence Inn Baltimore Hunt Valley for a total purchase price of $31.1 million, and has entered into a management agreement with Interstate Hotels & Resorts. It plans to spend approximately $1.5 million on capital improvements at the property in 2016, and anticipates an estimated forward capitalization rate in the range of 8% to 8.5% based on management’s current estimate of the hotel’s 2016 net operating income. The company currently estimates the hotel will contribute approximately $1.1 million of EBITDA through the balance of 2015.
Located 18 miles from downtown Baltimore, the Hunt Valley Residence Inn is near the MTA Light Rail station that provides service to BWI International Airport, the Inner Harbor and Camden Yards. Major corporate accounts for the Residence Inn include PayPal, eBay, McCormick Spice Company, Men’s Warehouse and Johns Hopkins University. Leisure demand is driven mainly through the proximity to the Maryland State Fairgrounds and Pimlico Race Course.
Summit acquired the 101-guestroom Residence Inn Bridgewater Branchburg for a total purchase price of $25.7 million, and entered into a management agreement with Interstate Hotels & Resorts. It plans to spend approximately $1.1 million on capital improvements in 2016 and anticipates an estimated forward capitalization rate in the range of 8% to 8.5% based on management’s current estimate of the hotel’s 2016 net operating income. The company currently estimates the hotel to contribute approximately $1.0 million of EBITDA through the balance of 2015.
The Branchburg Residence Inn is located an hour outside of New York City in close proximity to several large pharmaceutical company headquarters, including Johnson & Johnson, Sanofi and Merck. The area’s largest demand generator is Diamond Nation, one of the hotel’s largest accounts, which brings tens of thousands of baseball players to the area each year for tournaments and instructional camps.
The acquisitions were funded by advances on Summit’s senior unsecured credit facility.