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Bryan Giglia

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1 story · First covered Jun 23, 2026 · Latest 15h ago

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Blackstone Paid $340K Per Key for a 3.5% Cap Rate in San Francisco. That's Not a Hotel Bet.

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Blackstone Paid $340K Per Key for a 3.5% Cap Rate in San Francisco. That's Not a Hotel Bet.

Blackstone's $279 million acquisition of the Hyatt Regency San Francisco prices in a future that hasn't arrived yet, at a cap rate that only works if you believe the AI boom will do for hotel demand what the tech boom promised and didn't deliver last time.

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