RLJ Development, LLC

Privately held RLJ Development, LLC (RLJ) was launched in December 2000 in Bethesda, Maryland, and today is America’s largest African-American hotel investment company.
The company was formed by Mr. Robert L. Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), the pioneering cable television network, Dr. Sheila C. Johnson and Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. RLJ was created to capitalize on management’s ability to attract low cost capital and identify well located hotel real estate. RLJ actively acquires, repositions, renovates, and re-brands institutional-quality hotel properties throughout North America and the Caribbean, and asset manages these properties throughout their intended investment cycle.

RLJ is exceedingly well capitalized, and is building an enviable portfolio of first-class hotels in strong, diverse markets. The company focuses on urban markets and other distinctive locations offering exceptional barriers to entry, and only the strongest brands in each respective market are considered. The company welcomes inquiries from hotel owners and operators seeking to re-capitalize or liquidate their hospitality holdings.

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