{"id":176696,"date":"2026-02-23T17:21:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/176696\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T17:21:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:21:24","slug":"latest-news-ashford-finalizes-austin-sale-more-details-on-miami-tower-marriott-adds-in-sydney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/176696\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest news: Ashford finalizes Austin sale; more details on Miami tower; Marriott adds in Sydney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"headline\">Breaking<br \/>\nnews about deals, development, data and more. <\/p>\n<p>Ashford Trust sale in Austin. Dallas-based REIT Ashford Hospitality Trust has finalized a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hotelinvestmenttoday.com\/Deals\/Mergers-and-Acquistions\/Ashford-Trust-selling-3-hotels-for-69-million\" ek-link=\"true\" title=\"previously&#010;announced sale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">previously<br \/>\nannounced sale<\/a> of the Embassy Suites by Hilton Austin Arboretum in Austin, Texas, for $13.5 million. The sale was \u00a0between New Houston Hotel LP and Ashford Austin LP, as sellers and Galleria Lodging, LP and Arboretum Lodging, as purchasers. Hunter<br \/>\n    Hotel Advisors brokered the sale of the Austin property, as well as another previously announced Ashford Trust sale of the Embassy Suites by Hilton Houston Near the Galleria in Houston.<\/p>\n<p>More details on PMG tower. Miami-based Property Markets Group (PMG) is partnering with Ennismore\u2019s Delano hotel brand for its second condo tower in downtown Miami. The 985-foot tower (which would be the city\u2019s tallest building) would include The Delano<br \/>\n    Residences, break ground next year, and feature amenities such as an observation deck, a swimming pool, and a \u201csky restaurant.\u201d Units are expected to start at $800,000 and a penthouse will go to market at $50 million. The developer is also building<br \/>\n    a 1,049-foot-tall Waldorf Astoria-branded condo tower in Miami, with 90% of the units reportedly sold.<\/p>\n<p>Marriott<br \/>\nadding in Sydney. Marriott International will debut a new brand in Sydney in 2027, with the 104-key AC Hotel Sydney Hyde Metropolitan in the city\u2019s CBD. The project is part of a 55-story mixed-use development comprising the hotel, luxury residential<br \/>\n    apartments and retail. The project is expected to open in late 2027.\n<\/p>\n<p>Rotana<br \/>\nadds in Egypt. Egypt-based Astra Rise Developments has signed a management and operation agreement with UAE-based Rotana Hotels for a 4 billion Egyptian pound ($80 million) hotel project in Egypt\u2019s New Administrative Capital. The development will<br \/>\n    introduce the Rayhaan by Rotana brand to Egypt and will include retail and F&amp;B components. Astra Rise said the project will adopt a managed leaseback model, under which investors can purchase individual hotel units and lease them back to the operator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Breaking news about deals, development, data and more. Ashford Trust sale in Austin. 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