Qatar to Buy New York’s Plaza Hotel for $600 Million: Source

Qatar to Buy New York’s Plaza Hotel for $600 Million: Source
Flags fly over the entrance of The Plaza Hotel in midtown Manhattan, New York, on August 19, 2015. Reuters/Brendan McDermid
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LONDON—The tiny but ultra-rich Gulf state of Qatar has agreed to buy one of New York’s most iconic buildings, the Plaza Hotel, for around $600 million, adding a development that was once owned by U.S. President Donald Trump to its luxury property portfolio.
Qatar’s state-owned Katara Holding is buying full ownership of the hotel, including a 75 percent stake from Indian business group Sahara India Pariwar, a source familiar with the deal told Reuters.