Saturday, December 19, 2009

Chicago's Hotel 71 Sale Upends Condo-Hybrid Model

A Chicago hotel that was part of developer Robert Falor's ill-fated effort to build a condo-hotel empire has sold for a fraction of its debt.

A fund managed by Canyon Capital Realty Advisors of Los Angeles bought the 437-room Hotel 71 for $37 million. The all-cash deal wiped out tens of millions of dollars in debt, according to people familiar with the transaction.

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