Sonder, which decks out apartments and hotel rooms as short-term rentals, is looking to merge with the SPAC in a deal that will value them at more than $2.5 billion.
Retail, lodging/resort and apartment REITs posted the biggest gains in the first quarter.
New apartment leases in Manhattan jumped by 89 percent in March from a year earlier, according to Miller Samuel Inc. and Douglas Elliman Real Estate.
As people relocated during the pandemic, median rents sored in cheaper U.S. counties where residents tent to earn less, according to Zumper.
The price tag is the highest paid for a Manhattan hotel since the pandemic upended travel.