Barbra Murray
CBRE Global Investors Grabs 700 KSF Downtown L.A. Office Tower
Trophy office assets in downtown Los Angeles are not easy to come by, but CBRE Global Investors has just gotten its hands on a big one, the 701,500-square-foot tower at 400 S. Hope St.
Simon Obtains Restructuring on $291M Retail Malls Loan
With Talmage L.L.C. acting as special servicer, the $291 million loan on the Cadillac Mills Portfolio has been modified and restructured. The portfolio encompasses three regional malls totaling 2.8 million square feet.
Chesapeake Lodging Trust Nabs $60M Loan
Relying on two key Manhattan properties as collateral, Chesapeake Lodging Trust has obtained a $60 million loan through Wells Fargo Bank N.A. The two-year term loan’s structure is multi-faceted, to say the least.
$34M of Financing in Place for NYC Office and Retail Portfolio
With the assistance of Meridian Capital Group L.L.C., Pi Capital Partners has obtained a loan for the refinancing of an office and retail portfolio in Manhattan and Queens.
Wells Core REIT Grabs 172,000-SF Suburban Chicago Office Property
Wells Core Office Income REIT has added a second suburban Chicago asset to its portfolio with the acquisition of Four Parkway North, a 172,000-square-foot office property in Deerfield, Ill. The REIT purchased the building from The John Buck Co.’s JBC Fund III in a $40.9 million transaction.
American Realty Capital Closes $235M Secured Loan
Lenders are looking favorably on some real estate companies, and American Realty Capital Trust Inc. is one of them. The company recently closed a $235 million senior secured loan through Wells Fargo Securities L.L.C.
Maturing 2007 Loans Drive CMBS Delinquency to Record 10.16%, According to Trepp
Only 28 percent of the loans originated in 2007 that were due to mature in 2012 have managed to pay off in full, according to Trepp.
PwC US: Office Sector Making a Comeback
According to PwC US’s second quarter Real Estate Investor Survey, the office sector is well on the road to recovery and rising higher on the investment radar.
Starwood Capital Closes $1B Purchase of Seven Westfield Malls
Starwood Capital Group is now 6.6 million square feet larger. The global private investment firm recently wrapped up its acquisition of a 90 percent stake in seven shopping centers from Sydney, Australia’s Westfield Group in a transaction valued at just over $1 billion. DDR’s Scott Wolstein will spearhead the new division.
Red Capital Taps Industry Expert to Lead Healthcare, Seniors Housing Expansion
Growth in demand for healthcare and seniors housing financing has prompted Red Capital Group L.L.C. to expand its seniors housing and healthcare platforms, and it has tapped industry veteran Kathryn Burton Gray to lead the charge.