UPDATED: Thurs., Dec. 7, 01:48 p.m.: Korman Communities, in partnership with Shorewood Real Estate Group and Prodigy Network, bought the Smyth hotel in Tribeca for $72.2 million, records filed with the city Thursday show.
Walton Street Capital was the seller and the original developer of the property in a joint venture with Tribeca Associates. In 2010, the pair brought 15 condominiums in the building at 85 West Broadway to market. A well-publicized stay by the Kardashian sisters in 2012 preceded a boost in offering prices, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Alexandre Vial and Kyle Stein
Sources said Alexandre Vial and Kyle Stein of Prince Realty Advisors brokered the sale of the Tribeca property to Korman, a Pennsylvania-based owner of hotels and rental buildings. The brokers declined to comment.
Vanbarton Group also made an equity investment in the acquisition.
The 14-story hotel holds 100 rooms and when it opened, featured a 100-seat Jour et Nuit Restaurant and Lounge that has since been replaced by chef Andrew Carmellini’s Little Park.
Korman owns several other Manhattan hotels, Including Aka Wall Street and AKA Central Park, but has indicated an appetite to diversify. In 2015, it swapped a hotel plan for a site near Sutton Place for condominiums.
Mark Maurer contributed reporting.