Hersha Hospitality Trust

Hersha Hospitality Trust is a real estate investment trust that invests in hotels. The company is named after the wife of the founder.[2] It is organized in Maryland, with its principal office in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. As of December 31, 2019, the company wholly owned 38 hotels comprising 6,104 rooms and partially owned 9 hotels comprising 1,425 rooms, all of which were on either the West Coast of the United States or the East Coast of the United States.[1]

Hersha Hospitality Trust
TypePublic company
NYSE: HT (Class A)
S&P 600 component
IndustryReal estate investment trust
Founded1984 (1984)
FounderHasu P. Shah
HeadquartersHarrisburg, Pennsylvania
Key people
Hasu P. Shah, Chairman
Jay H. Shah, CEO
Neil H. Shah, COO
Ashish R. Parikh, CFO
ProductsHotels
Revenue $529 million (2019)
-$27 million (2019)
Total assets $2.122 billion (2019)
Total equity $807 million (2019)
Number of employees
49 (2019)
Websitewww.hersha.com
Footnotes / references
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History

In January 1979, Indian-American immigrant Hasu P. Shah and his wife, Hersha, bought an 11-room motel near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.[2]

In 1984, Hasu Shah formed the company and purchased a hotel in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.[2]

In 1998, the company was organized into a Maryland real estate investment trust and in January 1999, it became a public company via an initial public offering.[1]

In May 2006, the company acquired 4 Boston-area hotels for $44 million.[3]

In June 2015, the company acquired the St. Gregory Hotel in Washington, D.C. for $57 million.[4]

In February 2016, the company sold 7 of its Manhattan hotels to a joint venture with Chinese company Cindat Capital Management.[5][6] The company also acquired The Ritz-Carlton, Georgetown for $49.9 million.[6][7]

References
  1. "Hersha Hospitality Trust 2019 Form 10-K Annual Report". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
  2. STEINBERG, DON (September 19, 2011). "The Shah Brothers Would Like You to Sleep With Them". Philadelphia.
  3. "Hersha Hospitality buys hotel portfolio for $44M". American City Business Journals. May 4, 2006.
  4. Sernovitz, Daniel J. (June 16, 2015). "Dupont Circle hotel sells for $57 million; new owner plans to upgrade restaurant, lobby". American City Business Journals.
  5. Hilario, Kenneth (May 2, 2016). "Hersha closes $571M multi-hotel sale". American City Business Journals.
  6. "Hersha Hospitality Trust Sells Joint-Venture Interest in 7 Manhattan Hotels for $571.4 Million" (Press release). Business Wire. February 4, 2016.
  7. Neibauer, Michael (January 6, 2016). "Here's who just bought the Ritz-Carlton Georgetown". American City Business Journals.
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