CDL to acquire Sofitel Brisbane Central for $159.2 mil
City Developments Limited (CDL) has already acquired Sofitel Brisbane Central for A$ 177.7 million ($159.2 million) or A$ 427,000 per key. This will be CDL’s third hotel in Australia.
Some of Brisbane’s major attractions such as Eagle Street Pier plus Queen Street Shopping center are likewise within walking distance.
From the resort, people will be in a position take in sights of Brisbane’s famous ANZAC Square, the city’s skyline and even the Sunshine Coast, which is around an hour and a half’s drive off.
Softel Brisbane Central is located in the center of the city’s central business district (CBD) and also takes pleasure in straight access to Brisbane’s Central Station. The resort’s place likewise provides connectivity to the city’s business as well as retail store places, the Brisbane Airport Terminal, Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Gold Coast and the other parts of Queensland.
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The five-star high-end Sofitel Brisbane Central features 416 spaces and even suites and is Brisbane’s largest single-branded hotel by space inventory. The 30-storey hotel is home to the city’s largest resort activity and conference amenities with nine session together with conference rooms in which can accommodate up to 1,100 individuals.
“The proposed acquisition notes the team’s entrance into Brisbane’s accommodation field. Brisbane is among the key hospitality markets in Australia that have already enjoyed the greatest revenue per average room (RevPAR) rehabilitation in 2022, considerably surpassing pre-pandemic levels,” states CDL’s exec chairman Kwek Leng Beng.
The acquisition was made by the group’s wholly-owned hotel part Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Limited (M&C) and also in 50:50 joint venture (JV) with its New Zealand-listed subsidiary Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand Limited on March 22 when it participated in an acquisition sale agreement (PSA) as well as company possession sale deal with Brookfield Asset Management.
The acquisition is said to line up with CDL’s diversity method with Australia being just one of its essential markets. The group even has several enhancement projects, consisting of Fitzroy and The Marker in Melbourne, and also Brickworks Park and Treetops at Kenmore in Brisbane.
“Brisbane’s pipeline of over A$ 20 billion in structure projects will definitely even more improve the city’s position as a first-rate sporting, travel as well as organization occasions destination. With Brisbane being generally the host city for the 2032 Olympic including Paralympic Games and the Rugby World Cup in Australia in 2027 and also 2029, the procurement offers an appealing possibility for the team to expand our exposure in Australia and boost our reoccuring revenue flow. The group stays concentrated on optimising our accommodation portfolio,” he includes.
