Braemar sells Marriott Seattle Waterfront to JV between Sixth Street Partners and Riller Capital

Braemar Hotels & Resorts has closed on the previously announced sale of the 369-room Marriott Seattle Waterfront in Seattle for $145 million or $393,000 per key to a joint venture between Sixth Street Partners and Riller Capital. RobertDouglas advised Braemar on the sale. Including anticipated capital expenditures of $7 million, the sale price represents an 8.1 percent capitalization rate on net operating income for the trailing 12 months ended May 31, 2025. The hotel is operating under a long-term management agreement with Marriott International.

"We are pleased that this strategic sale is complete," Braemar's President and CEO Richard Stockton said in a statement. "With this divestiture, which enhances our balance sheet and liquidity, we project no additional property sales this calendar year."

In conjunction with the sale, the company paid down approximately $88.4 million of debt and retained approximately $50.8 million of net proceeds after payment of transfer taxes and transaction costs.

The Marriott Seattle Waterfront has newly renovated nautical themed guestrooms; a M Club Lounge; approximately 17,000-square-feet of meeting space, including the largest ballroom in the competitive set at 8,000 square feet; and the only indoor and outdoor hotel pool in Downtown Seattle.
 
“This transaction reflects strong investor conviction in the long-term fundamentals of the Seattle lodging market, particularly in the downtown core,” said Patrick Tan, senior vice president at RobertDouglas. “This generational asset benefits from a diverse and durable set of demand generators – most notably its adjacency to the cruise port, which is on track for a record year.”