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NEW YORK CITY — Chesapeake Lodging Trust has acquired the newly developed 185-room Hyatt Place New York Midtown South, located at 52 W. 36th St. in New York City, for $76.2 million. The hotel, which opened last week, features 250 square feet of flexible, high-tech meeting/function space, a café and 24/7 Gallery Menu. Real Hospitality Group, the operator of Chesapeake’s other hotel in New York City located on 31st Street, will manage the hotel. Fairfield, N.J.-based Chesapeake funded the acquisition with available cash on hand, a credit at closing equal to the outstanding balance of a construction loan provided to the seller, and a $35 million advance under Chesapeake’s $60 million term loan obtained in July 2012.