LOS ANGELES, June 11, 2015 — sbe, the Los Angeles-based creative hospitality company, and CIM Group, a leading real estate fund manager, announced today the sale of the SLS South Beach hotel to GoldenPeaks Capital Real Estate, an international real estate industry management company.
The sale price was not disclosed.
The deal underscores sbe’s newly implemented growth strategy of focusing on long-term management agreements, and follows the recent sale of SLS Beverly Hills. sbe and CIM, partners in the South Beach venture, have sold the hotel as the Miami market continues to heat up.
As part of the sale, sbe will continue to operate the SLS South Beach, which includes The Bazaar by Jose Andres, Katsuya by Starck and Hyde Beach, through 2030.
“The sale of SLS South Beach represents the successful evolution of sbe,” said Sam Nazarian, Chairman and CEO of sbe and its subsidiary, SLS Hotels. “As the SLS brand continues to grow, we found a great owner in GoldenPeaks Capital Real Estate, which shares our vision for this world-class property.”
The 140-room SLS South Beach opened in June 2012, marking the brand’s premiere on the East Coast, complete with the exclusive roster of SLS partners Philippe Starck and Chef Jose Andres, along with key collaborators Lenny Kravitz and Chef Katsuya Uechi. The property has received many accolades including being recognized among the best hotels in South Beach by US News & World Report, USA Today, Travel + Leisure and Conde Nast Traveller, among others.
With its new growth strategy, sbe is embarking on a multi-year expansion plan. Set to open in 2015 is SLS LUX at Baha Mar in Nassau, The Bahamas. There are 12 other sbe hotel properties under development, including:
- SLS Park Avenue, New York is slated to open in the first quarter of 2016
- SLS Hotel & Residences Brickell is slated to open in Miami in 2016
- SLS LUX Hotel & Residences Brickell is slated to open in 2017
- SLS Seattle is slated to open in 2017
- SLS LUX Hotel & Residences Philadelphia is slated to open in 2017
- Hyde Hotel & Residences Hollywood, FL is slated to open in 2017
- Hyde Hotel & Residences Midtown Miami is slated to open in 2017
- SLS LUX Hotel & Residences Washington DC
- SLS LUX Hotel & Residences Cabo – Murano Beach
- SLS LUX Hotel & Residences Cancun
- SLS LUX Hotel & Residences Mexico City – Polanco
- SLS LUX Hotel & Residences Puerto Vallarta
- SLS Hotel & Residences Punta Mita
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