CapitaLand acquires a hotel in Hong Kong for conversion into student housing.
economy12 h ago
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- Target property: Ibis Hong Kong Central and Sheung Wan at 28 Des Voeux Road West in Hong Kong.
- Plan: Convert the hotel into student accommodation operated by Ascott's long-stay brand Yayu.
- Transaction value: about HK$2.3 billion (approximately RMB 1.979 billion).
- Significance: Highest-value deal in Hong Kong's hotel-to-student-apartment wave and CapitaLand's first major HK acquisition since 2014.
- Market context: Since 2026, Hong Kong hotel/office-to-student housing acquisitions have surpassed HK$8 billion in aggregate deal value.
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