Canadian-headquartered hospitality giant acquires-128 bedroom hotel

The Quays Hotel and adjacent multi-storey car park, in Sheffield, has been sold off a guide price of £10m.

Confidentially brought to market on behalf of Furnival Quay Ltd, the 128-bedroom hotel which occupies a three-acre site, had previously traded as one of Hilton’s core-branded, four-star UK properties.

Following a strategic review of the business by property adviser Christie & Co’s consultancy team, Legacy Hotels were appointed to reopen the hotel which was rebranded in 2020 as a Best Western Plus.

Christie & Co’s Corporate Hotel team managed the sales process in collaboration with David Lee, regional director – Hospitality North East.

The sale has concluded to Canadian head-quartered Northland Properties Corporation, the parent company of multiple hotel chains, restaurants and sports teams, founded in 1963 and owned by the Gaglardi family.

Northland currently operates three hotels in the UK under its Sandman Signature brand in Aberdeen, Newcastle and Gatwick with a number of new locations in negotiation and under consideration.

Dale Fixter on behalf of Furnival Quay Ltd, said “As experienced, local developers and investors, we acquired the former Hilton hotel and adjacent multi-storey car park with a view to either redeveloping all or part of the site given it was a building of over 100,000 sq ft on a three-acre site close to the city centre.

“Together with the Christie & Co team and Legacy Hotels, we worked through a variety of scenarios and the competitive bidding achieved for the property validates our decision to proceed with the sale to a long-term owner with significant operational expertise.”

Mitch Gaglardi, of Northland Properties, added: “The acquisition of the Quays Hotel is a strategic one for our group as we look build our UK platform.

“The extensive real estate plays to our development skills and we look forward to showcasing the next Sandman Signature following the significant programme of investment we envisage being undertaken in due course.”

Jeremy Jones, head of hotel brokerage at Christie & Co, said: “The demand for good quality, freehold provincial hotels with further potential for development remains strong, with competitive interest from a variety of corporate operators being generated in this particular instance.”

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