Skip to content

Search

Latest Stories

Brookfield acquires Sheraton in Phoenix

It is the city’s largest hotel and is near the Phoenix Convention Center

Brookfield acquires Sheraton in Phoenix

Brookfield Hotel Properties acquired the 1,003-key Sheraton Phoenix Downtown in Phoenix from Blackstone.

Photo Credit: Marriott

Summary:

  • Brookfield acquired the 33-story Sheraton Phoenix Downtown in Arizona.
  • JLL Hotels & Hospitality brokered the sale.
  • The city’s largest hotel is near the Phoenix Convention Center.

BROOKFIELD HOTEL PROPERTIES recently acquired the 1,003-key Sheraton Phoenix Downtown in Phoenix from Blackstone. The 33-story hotel is the city’s largest.


Purchased by Blackstone for $268 million in 2020, the hotel has 112,000 square feet of meeting and event space, 26 meeting rooms, 20 breakout spaces and capacity for 2,510 guests, JLL Hotels & Hospitality group, broker for the deal, said in a statement. Nearby attractions include the Phoenix Convention Center, Footprint Center, Chase Field, Phoenix Symphony Hall, Arizona State University’s Downtown Phoenix campus and the Phoenix Bioscience Core.

Built in 2008, the hotel was renovated in 2020 for $45 million, the statement said. It spans 806,481 square feet, with eight room types on floors five through 33 and includes a 4,300-square-foot fitness center and an outdoor pool.

New York-based Brookfield is led by CEO Alok Aggarwal.

“The Sheraton Phoenix Downtown combines institutional quality, strategic location and scale to attract top-tier capital,” said Matt Riley, JLL Hotels’ senior director.

JLL recently brokered the sale of The Boxer Boston, an 80-room hotel in Boston’s West End, to Eurostars Hotels, part of Spain’s Grupo Hotusa.

More for you

Donna Marriott, wife of former Marriott CEO dies at 90
Photo credit: Marriott International

Former Marriott CEO’s wife dies at 90

Summary:

  • Donna Marriott, wife of former Marriott CEO Bill Marriott, dies at 90.
  • They married in 1955 and recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary.
  • She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

DONNA RAE GARFF Marriott, wife of former Marriott International CEO J.W. “Bill” Marriott Jr., died Dec. 30 at age 90. She is survived by her husband and remembered as a wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

Born June 10, 1935, in Evanston, Illinois, Donna Marriott grew up in Salt Lake City and attended the University of Utah, where she met Bill, son of Marriott founder J. Willard Marriott. They married in 1955 and recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary, Marriott said in an obituary statement.

Keep ReadingShow less