DENVER—Sage Hospitality, one of the leading hotel investment and management companies in the US, has purchased seven Courtyard by Marriott hotels in partnership with Whitman Peterson.  The purchase marks the launch of a programmatic, highly-focused investment strategy between Sage and Whitman Peterson, wherein they plan to acquire a sizable portfolio of select-service hotels in need of high-impact capital, operational, and/or brand improvements.
This first portfolio of hotels, purchased from Clarion Partners and C-III Capital Partners, will bring Sage's management portfolio up to more than60 hotels nationwide. 

The properties are located in desirable, business-oriented submarkets of Atlanta, Ga., Dallas, Texas, Detroit, Michigan, and Cleveland, Ohio.  Each hotel will receive significant capital
for complete guestroom and public space renovations, which include the addition of the Marriott Courtyard Refreshing Business Lobby (including the "Bistro" dining concept) to assist in repositioning each property.
Once completed, these hotels will be better equipped to regain their 
leading positions within each submarket and take full advantage of 
their prime locations and strong brand.
"This transaction represents precisely the type of opportunity on which 
Sage and Whitman Peterson are uniquely qualified to execute," said 
Michael Everett, Chief Investment Officer at Sage Hospitality.  "Our 
national investment, operating, and capital projects teams allow us to 
source, reposition, and efficiently operate one-off assets or large 
portfolios across the country - and having a significant allocation of 
capital toward this effort really opens up great opportunities for us."

The seven properties joining Sage Hospitality are:
- Courtyard Atlanta Norcross/Peachtree Corners
- Courtyard Marietta Windy Hill
- Courtyard Atlanta Marietta/I75 North
- Courtyard Dallas Addison/Midway
- Courtyard Dallas LBJ at Josey
- Courtyard Detroit Southfield
- Courtyard Cleveland Beachwood

To learn more about Sage Hospitality and to view the management 
company's full portfolio, visit www.sagehospitality.com.
Founded in 1984, Sage Hospitality has strategically grown into one of 
the largest privately held hotel management, investment and development 
companies in the nation operating a variety of large, full-service 
hotels and extended stay and select-service properties.