American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP
American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP
800 – 925 West Georgia St. Vancouver, BC V6C 3L2 Canada
(604) 630-3134
Sector: Financial
Description
American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP, an investment company, operates in the United States’ secondary markets.
The company primarily invests in premium branded hotels and select-service hotels.
It reportedly focuses on advancing its portfolio by having license agreements with international hotel brands, including Hilton, Marriott, and IHG. The company operates 78 hotels in 53 cities and 22 states of the US.
American Hotel Income Properties (AHIP) aims to generate long-term returns for its investors by achieving growth through diversified hotel properties and create monthly cash distributions from investing in real estate properties in the United States.
The firm was founded as a limited partnership to invest in hotels properties in the diversified US market. The company claims to generate revenue from room rentals, food, beverage and hotel suites, etc.
In 2013, AHIP acquired four hotel properties in Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania. The firm went public in February 2013 through an Initial Public offering.
In 2014, the company acquired properties from Marriot Hotel, Fairfield Inn, Suite hotels, Oak Tree Inn and Peny’s diner in Maryland, Brunswick, and other cities.
The firm claims that its diversified branded hotel portfolio consisted of 387 guest rooms situated near manufacturing facilities, military bases, and medical centers by July 2014.
In June 2015, it acquired premium branded and select service of nine hotels located in Kansa, Iowa, Oklahoma, and Illinois. These hotels are reportedly licensed by Hilton, IHG, Carlson and Rezidor Hotel group. In September 2015, the firm owned five railway hotels in New Mexico, Belen, South Dakota, Revanna and Nebraska. Later that year, the company reportedly acquired a select-service hotel in Florida and owned three midwestern Embassy Suites in Columbus, Cleveland, Ohio and two embassy suites in Dallas. In addition, the portfolio consisted of over 133 hotel properties at the end of 2015.
In 2017, AHIP entered into an agreement with Wyndham Hotel Group, wherein the latter rebranded the firms’ 44 hotels under different brands, including 14 hotels under Baymont Inn, 28 as Travellodge and two as Super 8 hotels.
AHIP’s properties are located in urban markets and key transportation corridors. It is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol ‘HOT.UN’.
Aimbridge Hospitality acts as the operator for AIHP. It is a US-based company that owns approximately 67 AHIP hotels and manages hotel properties in Dallas, Texas, Chicago, Illinois, and Puerto Rico.
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