TYSONS, Va., Oct. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE:PK) ("Park" or the "Company") announced today that the trustee under the $725 million non-recourse CMBS loan ("Loan"), by and through its special servicer, filed a lawsuit against the borrower entities related to the cessation of payments on the Loan. In connection with the lawsuit, the trustee requested the appointment of a receiver to take control of the hotels securing the Loan – the 1,921-room Hilton San Francisco Union Square and the 1,024-room Parc 55 San Francisco. Once appointed by the court, the receiver will have complete and exclusive control and possession of the hotels and will maintain Hilton and its workforce to manage the ongoing operations at the hotels. In addition, if appointed by the court on the terms stipulated between the special servicer and the borrowers, the receiver will have the ability to market the hotels for sale and have until September 1, 2024 to consummate a transaction, subject to a 60-day extension if the hotels are under contract by September 1, 2024. As further stipulated between the special servicer and borrowers, if the hotels are not sold within the predetermined sale period then the receiver will no longer have the authority to sell the hotels and the receivership will end with a non-judicial foreclosure. The Company anticipates appointment of a receiver will occur within the next few business days.
Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "Today's filing and anticipated appointment of a receiver is a positive step forward. The receivership will place control of the hotels as well as ...