HVS Asia Pacific Hospitality Newsletter - Week Ending 14 May 2021 share this article Advertisements Fridcorp and Piety Group (“Fridcorp and Piety”) announced its AUD180 million acquisition of the Intercontinental Hotel Double Bay from China-based private equity firm, Shanghai United Real Estate Investment (“Shanghai United”). The 140-key hotel has a total gross building area of 19,545 square metres and occupies a 3,670-square-metre lot in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, 4-kilometres east of the CBD. The hotel features extensive conference facilities, a rooftop pool and bar, six retail tenancies, a spa, a gym, a restaurant and bar, and a 156-lot underground public car park. Fridcorp and Piety mentioned that they have several plans in place to restore the property to its former prestige. It was reported back on