DALLAS, Jan. 14,
2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.
(NYSE: AHT) ("Ashford Trust" or the "Company") announced today that
it has completed the sale of the 315-room Courtyard Boston Downtown
located in Boston, Massachusetts
for $123.0 million ($390,500 per key).
"We are pleased to announce the closing of the sale of the
Courtyard Boston Downtown," commented Stephen Zsigray, Ashford Trust's President and
Chief Executive Officer. "This sale not only deleverages our BAML
Highland Pool loan, but also results in significant capital
expenditure savings going forward. We are encouraged by the
improved sentiment we are seeing in both the transaction and
financing markets and the progress we are making with our recently
announced GRO AHT initiative as
evidenced by the strong revenue growth we achieved in
December."
Ashford Hospitality Trust is a real estate investment trust
(REIT) focused on investing predominantly in upper upscale,
full-service hotels.
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