Moxy Denver Cherry Creek

Location: Denver, CO

Acquisition Price: $51.3M ($301K per room)

Year Built: 2017

Rooms: 170 keys

Amenities: Moxy Bar, Beer Garden, onsite parking, fitness center

Bullseye Deal

Rooms-oriented

High margins

High growth market

Heart of demand

location

Premium brand

High RevPAR

Investment Thesis

  • Recently built property
  • Top-tier,high growth market
  • A+ core location
  • Accretive to RLJ portfolio: o ~$170 stabilized RevPAR o ~40% stabilized margins o ~8.0% - 8.5% NOI yield
  • Upside from management company change

Denver / Cherry Creek Highlights

  • Denver a top growth market
    1. Growing, diversified economy attracting corporate relocations / expansions
    1. #3 highest concentration of Millennials in the U.S. (2019)
    1. Ranked 7th in the nation in tech talent (CBRE, 2020)
    1. 2015 - 2019 RevPAR growth higher by 70 bps vs. STR Top-25 Markets
  • Denver International Airport the 3rd busiest airport in country (2020)
    1. Adding 39 new gates to increase capacity 30% by 2022
  • Cherry Creek the top upscale submarket in Denver
    1. Strong population growth trends
  1. Since 2014, +36% increase in office space | +40% increase in residential units
  1. 2.8M SF of office, 255K SF of retail, and numerous residential projects currently in

development

    1. #1 price per unit asset trades in Denver for hotel, office, and apartment
    1. ADR premium over comparable Downtown Denver hotels
  • Strong CBD fundamentals
    1. Downtown Submarket RevPAR +28% higher than Denver market (CBRE, 2019)

Hotel Highlights

  • Irreplaceable real estate within core Cherry Creek
    1. A+ location with over 100 retail shops & 50 restaurants within a four-block radius
  • Marriott's Moxy brand well-suited for urban / metro areas
  • Lean operating cost model with high margins
  • Lively public spaces, minimalist style and beverage centric F&B
  • High barriers to entry submarket
    1. Restrictive zoning laws limits new hotel supply

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